Replacement shower cubicle - which tradesman?

uffington

20 year old shower cubicle (Mira) coming rapidly to the end of its life and needs replacing, possibly with whatever else (regrouting?) needs doing at the same time.

Who does these?  Is it plumbers, bathroom installers or what?  Not looking for anything fancy or expensive - so maybe not a bathroom installer?  Do plumbers do this sort of job?

twopenny

When you say 'shower cubicle' is it set in a wall or freestanding?

Is it a shower tray as well?

If inset and tiled you could have waterproof board over the tiles.

Albermarle

uffington said:

20 year old shower cubicle (Mira) coming rapidly to the end of its life and needs replacing, possibly with whatever else (regrouting?) needs doing at the same time.

Who does these?  Is it plumbers, bathroom installers or what?  Not looking for anything fancy or expensive - so maybe not a bathroom installer?  Do plumbers do this sort of job?

I would think some plumbers would, and some would not, depending on their skillset and preferences for the type of work they take on. 

uffington

twopenny said:

When you say 'shower cubicle' is it set in a wall or freestanding?

Is it a shower tray as well?

If inset and tiled you could have waterproof board over the tiles.

It's set in a wall - three sides are wall, and the front is an inward folding Mira door.  The floor is tiled - apparently made of small 6cm square tiles, but I'm not sure whether they're individual tiles or some kind of sheet that looks like individual tiles.

I'm guessing that regrouting the walls is probably needed after 20 years (?) and maybe the floor too.

twopenny

I've just done mine and I'm an old lady.
It's very easy to do and makes it look like new.
It's set into the wall too but asking about changing the shower tray I was told it would need new walls as well so a refurb cost would be around £5,000+
I've re grouted the shower, sink tiles and window tiles. Painted the skirting and tidying the walls for repainting, cleaned out old sealant. It's like a whole new bathroom.

I cost almost nothing but a few mornings listening to the radio.

The photo is just down a bit on here

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6515968/is-my-shower-safe/p1

If you wanted just re grouting (and the tiles are good) a handyman could do that.
If you want a new shower fixed try a plumber to do that. Someone near retirement often prefers small jobs.

If you tile or board over the existing tiles it never looks right. 

uffington

twopenny said:

I've just done mine and I'm an old lady.
It's very easy to do and makes it look like new.
It's set into the wall too but asking about changing the shower tray I was told it would need new walls as well so a refurb cost would be around £5,000+
I've re grouted the shower, sink tiles and window tiles. Painted the skirting and tidying the walls for repainting, cleaned out old sealant. It's like a whole new bathroom.

I cost almost nothing but a few mornings listening to the radio.

The photo is just down a bit on here

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6515968/is-my-shower-safe/p1

If you wanted just re grouting (and the tiles are good) a handyman could do that.
If you want a new shower fixed try a plumber to do that. Someone near retirement often prefers small jobs.

If you tile or board over the existing tiles it never looks right. 

That's seriously impressive!  I have all the skills of a dead ferret though - anything I do I know from past experience will need to be put right at greater cost by a professional!  Or an 'old lady'!!!

twopenny

OK, so maybe not.

A lot of skills are transferable and I reckon that if you can ice a cake you can grout and plaster a bit (mix and match which comes first) .

It was done with a small blunt tea knife, a small scraper and an old soft dish sponge/scrubber.

It can be easily scraped out during 24hrs of putting in if it's on top of previous grout.

They also make a grout whitener pen. That and paper towels would that give you some quick result while you wait half a decade for a handyman?

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