I recently bought a 1949 bungalow with a compact 3 piece bath containing a 36" square shower. The shower has a nice 4" curb and 1" tile square. There are no visible cracks in the pan but the 3 walls all had a lot of water damage to the shiplap siding that was under the tile. I completely removed one free standing wall and have taken the other two walls down to studs, to expose the galvanized plumbing.
I don't want to try to remove the shower floor if there is a way to preserve it while waterproofing it. The sub-floor on the entire house is a suspended concrete slab, so I'm gonna guess that they pre-sloped the pan and that these little peach 1" tiles aren't coming up easily....and quite frankly, why mess with solid craftsmenship? I believe that the water got in from the previous shower walls and most everyone that has come to give me a quote wants to rip the whole thing out and put in a new pan. I don't think they understand the original construction and how that may be opening a can of worms.
Can I simply remove the 4" base tile around the curb and replace anything that is rotten, then cement board with a layer of redguard, then new wall tile?
I don't want to try to remove the shower floor if there is a way to preserve it while waterproofing it. The sub-floor on the entire house is a suspended concrete slab, so I'm gonna guess that they pre-sloped the pan and that these little peach 1" tiles aren't coming up easily....and quite frankly, why mess with solid craftsmenship? I believe that the water got in from the previous shower walls and most everyone that has come to give me a quote wants to rip the whole thing out and put in a new pan. I don't think they understand the original construction and how that may be opening a can of worms.
Can I simply remove the 4" base tile around the curb and replace anything that is rotten, then cement board with a layer of redguard, then new wall tile?