About speedball1 Expertise About me: My Plumbing Expertise: I retired from plumbing after a lifetime in the trade. all phases from service and upkeep to construction, both residential and commercial. I am qualified to do anything in plumbing from fixing a leaky faucet to drafting a set of plans for a commercial shopping center and supervising the construction. My last five years were spent as a trouble shooter for a large plumbing company. I took on all my companys complaints. I have been a expert on the plumbing page at Askme.com. In a field of 200 experts my rating was number one. You may also find me at Answerway.com and AskMe Help Desk.com. This is fun for me and if I can help anybody out that`s iceing on the cake. Degrees & Certifications: As for degrees, I don`t have any. Just a Journeymans ticket, but hey! How about fifty years experience?
Experience Life Experience? Hmmmmmmm! Ran away at 15 and joined a carnival, Navy at 17 Merchant marine at 19 I've had a hellava life.
Question I looked carefully at all the experts info and you may be the only one who can help.. I take care of my 80 yr old mother and she has trouble getting in and out of the tub. She mentioned that she would like to replace the original cast iron tub with a new stand up shower.
Over the years i have done all the work myself i think this time i would like to get a pro in here to take apart the tub and install the new shower,,I have no idea how much this will cost or how long it may take. It is a very small bathroom, (6x8) the tub is the entire length of the wall and the only other thing is the sink and toilet.
When i remodeled years ago i had to leave the tub and build around it. the walls went over the small lip of the top of the tub. SO i know it would be a major job getting rid of it. I just have no idea what im looking at costwise,, thought maybe you could help.
Answer I can relate. I took care of my 94 year old mother untill she passed away. What I need to know from you is exactly what you're looking for. A handicapped shower stall? Plain walk in shower stall? Would you want it to have a seat? What is the top dollar you intend to spend on a shower stall? How much room would you have to install it? To be able to research a stall for you I have to know these things. Since you're handy with tools why not do some of the labor yourself? If I have to remove a old cast iron tub I put on a pair of safty goggles and break that sucker up with a 20 pound sledge hammer. It's a lot easier to take out 5 or 10 pound chunks then it is to bull a cast iron tub out of a bath room. If you plan on calling in outside help save big bucks, do the scutt work and prep the job yourself. Let me know exactly what you want and I'll get back to you ASAP. regards, Tom
