Shower fitting at home

bobbobb

So we have a bath in our house, but no shower, trying to think of ways on how to fit a shower.

The bath has an old piece of mdf which is rotting now covering pipes and such from the bath it is right in the corner of the bathroom and the sink would be immediately to the right of this making that area slightly awkward to access, what would be an affordable shower option? To build up the area at the end of the bath and install a mixer or electric shower or get rid of the bath entirely? As said the end of the bath does not reach the wall so something would need to be done to add a shower to the bath.

What would the price estimates of both options vaguely be?

Sleeper12

bobbobb wrote:

What would the price estimates of both options vaguely be?

Electric shower is ballpark 700 supplied & fitted but can be more expensive depending on the layout of the house & what part of the country you live in. In some cases you will need fusebox upgrade, earth/bonding upgrade or ESB to upgrade the supply to the house. This would be for older homes. Price wouldn't include building out the wall or tiling.

Mixer on the wall won't have much pressure without a pump. You could go for an all in one power shower. Something like a triton as2000xt or mira vigour thermostatic. Ballpark 550 to 750 supplied & fitted again not including building out the wall or tiling.

antiskeptic

bobbobb wrote: »

So we have a bath in our house, but no shower, trying to think of ways on how to fit a shower.

The bath has an old piece of mdf which is rotting now covering pipes and such from the bath it is right in the corner of the bathroom and the sink would be immediately to the right of this making that area slightly awkward to access, what would be an affordable shower option? To build up the area at the end of the bath and install a mixer or electric shower or get rid of the bath entirely? As said the end of the bath does not reach the wall so something would need to be done to add a shower to the bath.

What would the price estimates of both options vaguely be?

You could fit a set of bath taps with shower head on flexible hose. They usually come with a wall bracket for mounting the head on the wall - although you might need a longer flexible hose.

Just a matter of changing the taps so the cheapest and simplest option of all.

Sleeper12

antiskeptic wrote: »

You could fit a set of bath taps with shower head on flexible hose. They usually come with a wall bracket for mounting the head on the wall - although you might need a longer flexible hose.

Just a matter of changing the taps so the cheapest and simplest option of all.

Adding to this idea a Triton T40i could be installed at the same time. Hose from the bath mixer goes into the Triton booster pump and another one comes out & has a shower head on it. Very simple to install but an electrician sh wire it as it needs a RCBO. The Triton won't turn it into a power shower but will noticeably improve the pressure.


https://www.topline.ie/kitchen-bathroom/bathroom/showers/power-shower/triton/t40i-booster-pump

BrokenArrows

If you have sufficent water pressure and hot water supply to the existing bath then attaching a mixer with a shower hose etc would be your best option.

As for filling up the gap. Ideally you would move the bath.

However if moving the bath is not an option then build a frame from wood which sits into this area.
Fix the frame to the walls.
Surround the frame with some cement board.
Tile the cement board using waterproof tile adhesive. Do a good job here of making sure there is a complete coverage of the cement board with the tile adhesive.
Grout the tiles.
Silicone between the new tiles and the wall and bath, and along the floor so no water gets in.

Job done.