: I am remodeling my bathroom and planned to replace everything except for the tub and the surrounding
: tile. I plan to have the tub and tile resurfaced after I get the rest of the bathroom done. This is a guest
: bath, so I want to keep the cost down.
: I had planned to replaced the tub & shower fixtures, but after visiting a plumbing showroom
: earlier today, I discovered that none of the new fixtures will fit the valve currently in place, and several
: pieces of wall tile would need to be removed to access the valve to replace it. They are the common white
: tile squares, so not difficult to find.
: Question is, how difficult is this?
: The person at the store told me that I would probably end up cracking a lot more tiles and loosening the
: surrounding grout, and that if I don't plan to replace all of tile, I shouldn't consider replacing the valve.
: Any opinions?