And I am not sure what the best course of action is. The current shower is a two piece, with hideous, mildew collecting joint and there is PL or some other adhesive smeared in random spots.
I am actually thinking of selling the house after I fix it up a bit, and this shower is a big part of what needs to be done. So, assuming I want to tile this shower, should I get a Kerdi kit that comes with everything (including a 48×48″ pan), cut down the pan, and do it that way?
I have never done a sloped mortar bed, though I have set quite a bit of tile and slate. Is this a better idea than a preformed pan?
Of course, the other option is another fiberglass unit, but I hate the two piece ones.
I can get the Kerdi kit for about $300, which would leave me to buy thinset, grout, pretty cheap tile, and a new showerhead (needed no matter what).
This is not a super expensive house, but I am willing to spend the time to make it show better if I sell it.
I am not really sure what I am asking here…just trolling for ideas and advice, I guess. Thanks.
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If I were and you can get a 1-piece FG unit in there, that would be the best, quick, simple neutral color better for easy sale.
I am trying to wrap my brain around how the one piece FG unit would get through the 2'8" front door.
Therein lies the problem... I usually cause some SR damage at this point or find damage to the door casing to necessitate removing the door frame... but 2-8 door RO will probably be still be too small. Remove some studs? To me, for a resale, the effor tto get the 1-piece in would be worth it. Kind of negates my idea of quciker in my previous post but I can frame and SR a lot better than I can tile.
Yeah, and I would rather tile than spend a day and a half tearing apart the front entry and then repairing it...I have a feeling that a cool, new tile shower will really help the sale (it's a starter house...there is one bathroom and no tub). Even if it costs me $600 and a couple days, I think it might help it sell faster.
"it's a starter house...there is one bathroom and no tub"I agree with others. If you're selling, go with a multi-piece FG shower. Make sure you caulk with good mildew-resistant caulk.Is there room for a tub? There's no time in my life, even in the many single years, where I would have purchased or rented a home w/o a tub.Brooks
by a knock down unit then.
Depending on the value of the house, I'd likely suggest some sort of pre-made base either an ONYX, Swanstone, or pre-cast. Tile above.
Better then fiberglass and less money and less work then a full mud set.
You said your probably going to sell the place.
So...
Why put the time and money into it.
Get a 2 piece.. 3 piece.. any pieces y ou need to get in and out as quickly and cheaply as possible.
Your not going to get your money out of what you'd really want to do.
Goodluck
Up here the stores only had the drain kit and membrain rolls of the Shluter system.
So I took a look at their web site. The way they explain how they want you to do the mud bed made the job very repeat very easy.
I do believe the drain kit came with a cd explaining it all.
If your looking to move the house, why not a 36x36 fiberglass base and tile the walls? The kerdi and full tile would be nicer but also more work and depending on your house and area, probably would not get you any more money. If you do go kerdi, I got mine from tileprotection.com or something like that, good service and the prices beat the locals by a lot.