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LostRF OP t1_jdw9vwp wrote

Reply to comment by ARenovator in Does a tile tub/shower surround need to come out entirely to replace a tub? by LostRF

So when I moved in, I could tell it was likely all done improperly. There was a lot of janky shit done on the plumbing and electric so it screams budget “renovation” with unprofessional “contractor”. I don’t know much about tile but I can see it’s a very inferior tub, likely why broken and needing replacing. I pulled a few tiles off the non-plumbing end and can see it’s just 1/2” cement board and tile. Looks like maybe non-shower area is greenboard. Is it bad to replace the same way?

Edit: much appreciated response btw

Second edit: looks like it’s worse than I knew and it should have received some kind of water proofing system, which seems to be the norm even when this bathroom was done. 🤬 man the people that did this bathroom make my blood boil.

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ARenovator t1_jdwmgio wrote

Yea, unfortunately the home improvement subs see this kind of BS all the damn time. It totally sucks, and you'd like to beat the installer into a coma.

Don't know what to tell you. Wish I had a quick and cheap way to deal with this, but that's not possible.

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LostRF OP t1_jdwow0i wrote

Yeah well now at least I’ll be more comfortable with removing all the the tile and just redoing it with a proper barrier. I got my phone behind the tub via the removed end, and can see there isn’t any water damage from the shit install at least. I was pretty sure it was wrong when I saw the bottom course was grouted all behind and down to the plastic tub and not siliconed at all. I won’t even tell you about the egregious use of sharkbites 🤬🤬🤬. In the event I need a pro, what trade do you recommend I search for? Coming from an electrical background and not knowing a single reputable plumber, are there any keywords I should be searching for? Questions to ask to check credibility for the job type?

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ARenovator t1_jdx1cun wrote

I find my plumbers and bathroom contractors by word-of-mouth, mostly. Friends, family, co-worker recommendations, etc.

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systemdelete t1_jdyqmks wrote

You CAN scuff and redguard over badly installed tile to make it impermeable. At least for a temporary fix until you demo and redo the bathroom.

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