Fitting a new shower in existing bathroom

HU-209277437

3 months ago

We have a really nice bathroom. Although it’s 10 years old it’s in good condition and given we mostly use the downstairs loo during days all the items are like new!! The tiles round the room are also nice

Apart from the shower which gets used like 8 times a day (4 of us live here) so the shower needs a little TLC....the screen is cracked, door handle is broken, doesn’t slide properly, sealant is filthy, shower tray is cracked with kids dropping stuff

So instead of doing a full refurb I just want to change the shower and tray.....how easy would that be without damaging the existing tiles.....I’m not sure I can buy the existing tiles anymore. Also a full refurbished room will be north of £5k I assume!!!

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Daisy England
It’s possible. We’ve done it, but at the same time we swapped our shower wall tiles for Bushboard Nuance. (Shower area only). I was sick to death of dirty grout. Would never entertain putting tiles on the wall again in there.
3 months agolast modified: 3 months ago
HU-209277437
What’s bush board nuance. Do you have any pics??
3 months ago
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HU-209277437
This is the shower area that I would like replacing. Any ideas of how and who can do it without significant changes to the tiles. I can live with changing the tiling in the shower area.
3 months ago
Daisy England
It’s panels. See link below. Lots of choice, easy to put on and no grout to constantly clean.

https://www.bushboard.co.uk/nuance
3 months ago
Sonia
I think you could change the shower enclosure and tray quite easily. Grouting can also be spruced up by scrubbing with bleach and a small brush/toothbrush. Leave it for a few minutes and then scrub and rinse. Tile shops are full of beige/brown tiles so I’m sure you could find similar in case any get broken. If you want a good choice of showers go to either a bathroom specialist or a plumbers merchant (no showrooms but huge range!). I’ve never used bushboard but it looks good. They’re like big sheets of waterproof boards to line the shower with. Yes a full refurb is expensive. Mine cost £6000 all in, phew! This is bushboard and it comes in several shades.
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Fitting a new shower in existing bathroom

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