Howdy, We're looking for someone to retile a walk-in shower in BCS. Does anyone have a recommendation?

Thanks!

Howdy - I can handle this for you. Is the shower leaking or just wanting to update it? Send me an email with details on what you're needing and photos please. Office@mpgtexas.com
Website: aggielandflooringandtile.com

Howdy - I can handle this for you. Is the shower leaking or just wanting to update it? Send me an email with details on what you're needing and photos please. Office@mpgtexas.com
Website: aggielandflooringandtile.com

Sorry for the duplicate post. I got an error saying try again… so I did… now there's two

I need 3 showers remodeled between Caldwell and Rockdale.

Do you travel that far?

Yes, can do

What type of water proofing system do you incorporate on your shower installations ?

JP76 said:

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What type of water proofing system do you incorporate on your shower installations ?

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We follow ANSI A118.10. Liner, Hardie backer, mesh tape, and RedGard. Cinder block benches.

Bill Merchant at Brazos Valley Flooring

those large walk in showers with no doors, how do those work out? My wife sees those when we look at homes and it all "NOPE". Seems like it would be very drafty and cold as soon as the water goes off.

AggieHandymanBlake said:

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JP76 said:

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What type of water proofing system do you incorporate on your shower installations ?

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We follow ANSI A118.10. Liner, Hardie backer, mesh tape, and RedGard. Cinder block benches.

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Tell me about cinder block benches, I've never heard of that technique. I'm going to start remodeling a shower in a couple weeks. The last shower I did a couple years ago I used Schluter Kerdi board to fab the bench

agracer said:

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those large walk in showers with no doors, how do those work out? My wife sees those when we look at homes and it all "NOPE". Seems like it would be very drafty and cold as soon as the water goes off.

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As long as it's large enough of a shower, and the shower heads are at least 50" inside the glass, they work. I don't personally love them because it lets the cold draft into the shower, but most people who do it it's because the orientation of the bathroom isn't conducive to a hinged or sliding door. Really just depends on the layout and the size of the shower. Also works great for ADA.

Dobro Turtlebane said:

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AggieHandymanBlake said:

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JP76 said:

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What type of water proofing system do you incorporate on your shower installations ?

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We follow ANSI A118.10. Liner, Hardie backer, mesh tape, and RedGard. Cinder block benches.

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Tell me about cinder block benches, I've never heard of that technique. I'm going to start remodeling a shower in a couple weeks. The last shower I did a couple years ago I used Schluter Kerdi board to fab the bench

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Schluter (kerdi boards) work for a bench too, we use that if it's a floating bench. It's a somewhat newer product, and was designed as an "easier" way to waterproof showers. We will do full shower schluter systems if customer requests, but it's no more effective than properly doing a liner, cement fiber boards and RedGard. Material cost is about double. A lot of installers don't know how to properly waterproof showers so they rely on Schluter, but it will still fail if not done right.

Specifically on benches - the "old school" way (and still done by a lot of volume builders) is to do a wood frame and try to waterproof over it. Just about every shower we tear out that was done that way is full of wood rot. I prefer constructing the bench out of concrete blocks (can cut them for whatever size/orientation bench you want), wrap it in hardie and RedGard, then tile over it.