flexinflux
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I'm in the process of obtaining bids to redo a 50-year-old, tiled shower stall with a bad trap/drain. This is a 3x3 enclosure with white tile.
Today I received a proposal from a local plumbing & HVAC company asking me for roughly six thousand dollars. Their bid includes ripping everything out down to the studs and rebuilding the entire threshold and enclosure with metal mesh, concrete and a kind of thinset (no backerboard). It also makes mention that the existing corroded trap will be removed and replaced with a contemporary ABS "p" trap and a new pan is to be used as well.
The reason I'm writing is in hopes of determining just how realistic this particular proposal is. I realize that costs can vary due to economic conditions and geography, but perhaps a few of you would be willing to offer your thoughts on what a project like this should cost on average? Anyone else been in a similar position?
Thanks.
Today I received a proposal from a local plumbing & HVAC company asking me for roughly six thousand dollars. Their bid includes ripping everything out down to the studs and rebuilding the entire threshold and enclosure with metal mesh, concrete and a kind of thinset (no backerboard). It also makes mention that the existing corroded trap will be removed and replaced with a contemporary ABS "p" trap and a new pan is to be used as well.
The reason I'm writing is in hopes of determining just how realistic this particular proposal is. I realize that costs can vary due to economic conditions and geography, but perhaps a few of you would be willing to offer your thoughts on what a project like this should cost on average? Anyone else been in a similar position?
Thanks.