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Cost to tile shower?
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NE GA Pappy
Mr. Pappy
for someone to do it and materials?
NE GA Pappy
Mr. Pappy
well, you gotta tear all that out, put in a front step wall,fasten in a rubber tub, put in a floor drain, pour the floor and tile it... Tile the walls, and then grout it all in.... Probably the better of 3 days labor.
With materials,,,, I would say in the 1800 - 2000 range
With materials,,,, I would say in the 1800 - 2000 range
NE GA Pappy
Mr. Pappy
PS>>> I am not a tile guy, but I have had a good bit done in the past couple years.
1gr8bldr
Senior Member
Save yourself the grief and do it out of marble slab. So much easier to clean.
blood on the ground
Cross threading is better than two lock washers.
How do the prices compare? Tile to marble?
naildrvr
Senior Member
I don't know where you're located, but if you're close to Jonesboro check with Synmar. They do cultured marble and have a showroom. It is much easier to clean and maintain than tile. Google Synmar cultured marble.
1gr8bldr
Senior Member
Likely about the same. But not sure. I will try to locate some old quotes. They will build a custom base and then the walls. Bases are a little cheaper online if your size is standard. Price multiplies expondentially for large walls like 72 inches
x 2
1gr8bldr
Senior Member
Marty this is the price for those bases.
> 48 x 48 base: $425.00 Walls: $895.00
> 54 x 42 base: $395.00 Walls: $865.00 Thank You,Virgil EfirdTarheel Marble
Here is a quote from last year. Yours would be less. All colors are the same price. This was me picking it up and installing. Easy install, you set the base, glue the walls and caulk. I believe it was $200 for them to install???
My guess of a 3.5 x 3.5 is $300 base and $600 walls, $200 install = $1100
1gr8bldr
Senior Member
A lot of the marble pics online are like tile in pieces. You will want the 1 piece slabs. 3 wall sides and 1 base. Tile is a bich to clean, it's not waterproof and depends on a liner beneath to be water proof. It will crack. The grout will stain. It's pores hold moisture inviting mildew. One of these days, I will tear out my tile and go marble.
brownhounds
Banned
x3, and Ive done a good bit of tile work over the past 15 years. The grout color turns nasty, and it just doesn't last like you would think. The marble sheets are the way to go.
