Terrible shower installation

[mags]

Hi Ive been asked to retile a shower which has been poorly installed.

The current bandq white tiles are falling off and the wall the shower head and mixer taps is on is made of brick.

The pipes are not recessed into the wall enough at the bottom so I would need to put something in to pull the tiles away, HOWEVER the mixer is recessed and is close to the wall, so if I used for example shower board it would be fine by the pipes, but I wouldn't have the space around the mixer.

The client doesnt care about quality as long as it doesn't fall off and looks clean. However I am bothered about doing a decent job.

short of getting a plumber to sort the pipes anyone got any ideas?

[kermit]

cant allways get job satisfaction! make sure everything is sound and that the customer is happy with what you suggest b 4 u start, do as agreed, get paid -get out and hopefully the next job will be one u can look at and be proud of! ..........good luck!

[david campbell]

first priority would be to make sure you can make sure everything is safe and secure,at the end of the day it might look like a patch up job but make sure the client is aware of this if you are going to go ahead with it,and this isn't your usual standard of work

[simhopper]

Get a plumber in at there cost to remove and reset the shower valve

If you can post the make and model i can sort out fitting guides

[Daveyboy]

The pipes are not recessed into the wall enough at the bottom so I would need to put something in to pull the tiles away....

With your grinder, why don't you do some vertical cuts either side of the pipe(s) then, with a hammer and chisel, knock out the brick behind the pipes so that they can be set back further?...if you do this, it's best to turn off the water, just in case your grinder slips and cuts a pipe!

[Dave]

cant allways get job satisfaction! make sure everything is sound and that the customer is happy with what you suggest b 4 u start, do as agreed, get paid -get out and hopefully the next job will be one u can look at and be proud of! ..........good luck!

We don't do bodge it and scarper on here....

[Alan.P]

We don't do bodge it and scarper on here....

Funny, that's the way I read that.

mags, what's stopping you getting the pipes right, as has been said, a trimming of brick here and there, or board it and bring the valve etc forward, don't bodge it mate

[mags]

Funny, that's the way I read that.

mags, what's stopping you getting the pipes right, as has been said, a trimming of brick here and there, or board it and bring the valve etc forward, don't bodge it mate

1 quoted 150quid to do the job and someone has quoted it for FAR less so Ill let them get the job . There's also a guy doing stone travertine etc around here for £20 a sq metre ( mind he will install it on 9mm handiboard )

[whitebeam]

1 quoted 150quid to do the job and someone has quoted it for FAR less so Ill let them get the job . There's also a guy doing stone travertine etc around here for £20 a sq metre ( mind he will install it on 9mm handiboard )

If it goes belly up it'll be the other guy there'll be ringing, then when he can't sort it leave your card