Shower-Liner or Bath-Fitter Vs Ceramic Tile Replacement

If you live in an older home, you typically have ceramic or porcelain tile on your bathroom shower walls. While you may not like their current condition or color, the truth is that these ceramic tiles have withstood the test of time, often lasting 40-50 years or more. When you consider the typical life expectancy of many materials, that’s a pretty good track record.

In the last decade, bathroom remodeling companies have begun to offer alternative materials when providing bathroom designs. Unfortunately, the reason traditional materials are abandoned is often to save money and increase contractor profits, not to improve the quality and durability of a bathroom remodel. The shower liner is one such product. It has reduced bathroom improvement costs, but it has also had the effect of reducing the quality of many finished bathroom projects.

Simply put, a shower liner, or bath accessory as they are often called, is a sheet of molded vinyl or fiberglass that is installed on existing tile and tub from one owner. Plumbing under the tub or shower is not replaced. Often times, in an older home, ceramic tile will have mold growth above and below the grout lines between the tiles. Shower walls can be shaky and rotten. Unfortunately, once the siding is installed over the shingles, homeowners don’t see the conditions behind it. While things look good on the surface, no one can be sure what lurks below the surface. Of the many bathroom ideas contractors have come up with, bathroom siding is one of the worst.

Rather than save a few bucks and purchase an inferior product, homeowners would do well to use the services of a qualified bathroom contractor who will completely replace shower walls and install new ceramic tile. Whether yours is a small bathroom or a large one, a custom-designed ceramic tile scheme will add beauty to your new bathroom and value to your home. Instead of simply installing white or almond colored foil over the shower walls, we can design an attractive pattern of angled tiles with interesting borders and glass mosaics.

Very often, the cost of the services of a professional bathroom contractor is not much more than taking the most economical route and installing bathroom liner. That’s especially true when you consider that you’ll likely eventually need to remove the shower liner or tub fixture to replace the damaged plumbing and eventually install new walls and ceramic tile anyway.