mike95060
New Member
I am fixing up my tub/shower in my late 40s house as inexpensively as is reasonable. I had planned to keep the tub and use low cost tile. I am a total novice and I called a plumber to see what he would suggest about the plumbing in the wall which is about 60 years old.
Although I have no problems with the plumbing now, he was concerned that tiling would make the plumbing inaccessible (at least from the front) and suggested that I have him install a Grohe rough-in valve ($115). I also priced Grohe trim which has integral stops (ca. $300 cheapest). Labor would be about $250 (2-3 hrs). Now we are over $650 for the plumbing alone.
He was uncertain about a lower cost way to go, but mentioned other brands (Delta, Gerber, Amer. Standard, Price-Pfister) that might be cheaper if I wanted to track them down.
I would just like to leave “well enough alone.†Perhaps I should not use tile, but some other material? Perhaps I should bite the bullet?
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Although I have no problems with the plumbing now, he was concerned that tiling would make the plumbing inaccessible (at least from the front) and suggested that I have him install a Grohe rough-in valve ($115). I also priced Grohe trim which has integral stops (ca. $300 cheapest). Labor would be about $250 (2-3 hrs). Now we are over $650 for the plumbing alone.
He was uncertain about a lower cost way to go, but mentioned other brands (Delta, Gerber, Amer. Standard, Price-Pfister) that might be cheaper if I wanted to track them down.
I would just like to leave “well enough alone.†Perhaps I should not use tile, but some other material? Perhaps I should bite the bullet?
Feedback?