Stall Shower Install

[M Westfall]

I just bought a condo and am looking to replace the tub in the master bath with a stall shower. I cant help but think that building my own rather than putting in a pre-fab unit would look better, utilize the space better and hopefully not cost as much. Questions: Am I a fool? Cant I just pour my own base, tile it and two of the walls and put up tempered glass and a door? If so, where are the best places to get these raw materials? Im in Dallas… any thoughts? Thanks. JOHN

[John Ley]

Unless you have some way to get a prefab unit into the room and rotate it into place, a built up shower is the only option. If you do not know the correct way to pour the base, tile the walls and put in a door, it is not a good idea to do it yourself. An improper installation will leak through the adjoining walls, and if on an upper level will also leak through the floor.: I just bought a condo and am looking to replace the tub in the master bath with a stall shower. I cant help but think that building my own rather than putting in a pre-fab unit would look better, utilize the space better and hopefully not cost as much. Questions: Am I a fool? Cant I just pour my own base, tile it and two of the walls and put up tempered glass and a door? If so, where are the best places to get these raw materials? Im in Dallas… any thoughts? Thanks. JOHN

[John Ley]

: Unless you have some way to get a prefab unit into the room and rotate it into place, a built up shower is the only option. If you do not know the correct way to pour the base, tile the walls and put in a door, it is not a good idea to do it yourself. An improper installation will leak through the adjoining walls, and if on an upper level will also leak through the floor.: : I just bought a condo and am looking to replace the tub in the master bath with a stall shower. I cant help but think that building my own rather than putting in a pre-fab unit would look better, utilize the space better and hopefully not cost as much. Questions: Am I a fool? Cant I just pour my own base, tile it and two of the walls and put up tempered glass and a door? If so, where are the best places to get these raw materials? Im in Dallas… any thoughts? Thanks. JOHNThere are several companys here that make a kit form shower cubical, Englefield are one. The kit comes in a box 1.9m x 1m x .150m thats the base, the screen, and the walls (they fold up at the corner, so there is no joint to leak). This kit starts at AU$1200.. must be something the same in the states.DISCLAIMERAll advice is given with-out seeing the job, and hence all advice MUST be taken as advice with limited knowledge on the exact situation. NO responsibility can or will be taken. And yes, I am a licensed plumber with my own business in Brisbane Australia

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