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Recommendation for hot mopping built-in shower
March 2012Hi, we're remodeling a bathroom and were told by our carpenter that in order to seal a built in tile shower enclosure we need a contractor to hot mop (hot tar) the base. I'm having trouble finding someone to do this. Thanks for your help.
That's old school... Not that old school is bad... you should have a tile person look at the shower pan (that's what you call the bottom of the shower that contains the water, drain connection and eventual tile floor). There are more modern techniques than hot mopping that will keep the water where you want it (into the drain). ~just saying
Hot mopping is the traditional (read OLD) way to do this, but there are simpler ways now - the tarred paper can be replaced with something called 'Bituthene'. This is applied cold - much simpler and less messy. - Good Luck with your project, Andus
Grab bar installation for tiled shower
Feb 2009I'm looking for someone to install grab bars in a tile shower, and who also might be able to suggest other safety improvements that might be appreciated by older folks. Thanks for any recommendations you might have. Julie
My husband ordered one for his dad. It's a removable one that suctions to the tile. We were hesitate to get it, thinking it would wiggle free, but so far it's been good. (had it for one month now.) Safe-er- Grip Bath & shower Handle, 17-Inches. http://www.amazon.com/Safe-er-Grip-shower-Handle-17-Inches/dp/B000S8O9ME/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8=baby-products=1234985569=8-1 If others have experienced problems with these types of removable suctiony grab bars, hopefully they'll chime in! Anon
The acrylic shower may be cheap and easy to install. But the surface gets damaged easily. You are not supposed to use any kind of abrasive cleaner. How you gonna keep it clean? I like Corian. Easy to clean. No grout (which always gets moldy).
I have remodeled several bathrooms over the past few years and none has cost as much as you were coated by Re-Bath. The fact that they advertise on TV should give you some idea of their price and, if you want reviews of the company and their work, log on to yelp.com and put their name in the search bar. You can then read the experiences of people who have hired them recently and you can then make up your own mind as to whether or not you want to hire the company to work for you.
Acrylic look great for a while and then will start looking terrible. Over the years we remolded 4 bathrooms. The tile done as good today as it did 10 years ago. Other issue I have seem with some acrylic is after 5 year or so it starts curling and pulling away from the wall. Real question is how long will you be in the house? Less than 5 years acrylic More than 5, I would go with tile or stone. Or do the acrylic now and again in another 5 years or so.
Seems expensive but it depends on what you are asking for.
We did not use RE-bath but did do remodel of several bathrooms in a whole home in Tiburon.