Shower-Liner or Bath-Fitter Vs Ceramic Tile Replacement

If you live in an older home, you typically have ceramic or porcelain tile on your bathroom shower walls. While you may not like their current condition or color, the truth is that these ceramic tiles have stood the test of time, often lasting 40-50 years or more. When you consider the typical life expectancy of many materials, that’s a pretty good track record.

In the last decade, bathroom remodeling companies have started to offer alternative materials when providing bathroom layouts. Unfortunately, the reason traditional materials are abandoned is often to save money and increase the contractor’s profits, not to improve the quality and durability of a bathroom remodel. Shower liner is one such product. It has reduced bathroom improvement costs, but it has also had the effect of lowering the quality of many finished bathroom projects.

Simply put, a shower liner, or bath accessory as they are often called, is a sheet of molded vinyl or fiberglass that is installed on Existing tile and tub from one owner. Plumbing under tub or shower is not replaced. Many times in an older home, ceramic tiles have mold growth on and below the grout lines between the tiles. Shower walls can be unstable and rotten. Unfortunately, once the siding is installed over the shingles, homeowners don’t see the conditions behind it. While things look good on the surface, no one can be sure what lurks below the surface. Of the many bathroom ideas that contractors have come up with, bathroom siding is one of the worst.

Instead of saving a few bucks and buying an inferior product, homeowners would do well to use the services of a qualified bathroom contractor who will completely replace the shower walls and install new ceramic tile. Whether yours is a small bathroom or a large bathroom, a custom designed ceramic tile scheme will add beauty to your new bathroom and value to your home. Instead of just installing white or almond-colored sheeting over your shower walls, we can design an attractive pattern of angled tiles with interesting borders and glass mosaics.

Very often, the cost of the services of a professional bathroom contractor is not much more than taking the cheapest route and installing bathroom tile. That’s especially true when you consider that you’ll likely eventually need to remove your shower liner or tub fixture to replace damaged plumbing and eventually install new walls and ceramic tile anyway.