Shower replacement problems. What can and should be done?

6 years ago

My friend's tile shower was replaced with a vinyl shower. This is how it came out (pending spackle/finish work), and it looks wrong to us. We're coming to you for advice on how to handle the situation. It looks wrong, to put it bluntly. Shouldn't the shower pan go all the way out to the edge of the vinyl wall? If not, shouldn't the wallboard go all the way back to the pan? Also, the way the baseboard molding on both sides sticks out beyond the thickness of the vinyl wall, and ends abruptly

It seems the vendor didn't take into account the tile border around the shower when taking measurements (see before picture).

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6 years ago

It’s a standard budget replacement job. They DID take into account the tile border. That’s why the plastic wall extends past the curb. Exactly like the tile border of the shower did. That bit of wall needs to be protected from moisture damage. Once the transition to drywall has backer rod, caulk, and the walls are properly repainted, it will be fine. That’s usually your painter’s responsibility, not the insert technician’s. The molding to the left does need to be beveled back, rather than ending at a 90, but that’s simple to fix too.

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orangecamera
Original Author
6 years ago
@live_wire_oak, are the pans only made in certain sizes? The assumption was that the pan would extend out to the edge of the vinyl wall.
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6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
That’s an incorrect assumption, and would be an incorrect installation unless that whole wall on the left were covered with acrylic. The waterproofing surface cladding must extend past the curb. Just like what was there.

There are makers who create custom acrylic pans. They would be more than the cost of the standard kit in your picture. Just for the pan. Plus custom wall and trim. Plus the additional installation costs for the additional risk for measuring and installing custom. This should all have been clarified in a design document before a contract was finalized.
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cjl5982
6 years ago
Oh, I hope they haven't paid off the contractor yet!
millworkman
6 years ago
"Oh, I hope they haven't paid off the contractor yet!"

Why is that?
Dominick Guevara
6 years ago
This is a non-issue. It is not complete and the customer knows as much. It seems, from a distance, as if proper planning went in to it.
felizlady
6 years ago
Shower pans come in standard sizes. If the seams are caulked properly and waterproofed, it should be fine. I hope there will be a real shower door with drip edge, because the shower pan is very shallow and there will be water splashing.