Retiling the Shower
I've got a 1961 Sunnyvale Claude Oakland courtyard model and I'd like to re-tile the master bath shower. I'd like to rip out the existing tile, to keep the thickness of the tile to a minimum, but I don't know if the surfaces underneath are suitable (by modern standards) for tile installation. Does anyone know if the 1961 shower tile was installed directly on the sheetrock? If so, would the preferred solution be to rip out the shower wallboard and replace it with some kind of concrete backer board?
Also, does anyone know what's under the tile on the shower floor? Is it suitable for new tile installation or will some reconstruction of the shower pan be necessary?
Any knowledge or experience would be very helpful.
Thanks,
Andrew
I'm doing the same thing. I ripped out the walls where the new shower tiles would be installed and put in cement backer board over 30# roofing felt to give it more water resistance. As for the pan, the existing tiles were directly applied to an existing concrete curb that formed the pan so my options are to either chip them off (which would be very difficult if I were to try to keep the form of the curb intact), or to roughen the tile surface by drilling multiple times on their surface with a wide carbide bit. I've seen the later done before on renovations and the new tiles were applied with tile adhesive (such as omnigrip), and they seemed to have held up pretty well. I'm not sure yet which option I'll do yet. Just keep in mind that if you are putting in new fixtures as well, the thickness of the wall will play a big part in how deep you set your shower valves. I'm also planning on putting in floor to ceiling tempered glass surrounds with silicone joints at the corners. Has anyone put something like this in and around how much will this cost?
thanks!
