En-suite Shower Modernising

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Hi,

We've recently moved house and the en-suite is fitted with a 1990s ancient mira shower that's now broken and we've had some minor leaking through the trays grouting and rotten silicone seal.

I called Mira, and they can fit a new decent enough modern shower over the existing exposed valve plumbing for £520 (£330 parts RRP) and I can DIY the seal/tile base to stop the leaks.

However, the tiles, pink shower tray and sink are all quite horrible and will need replacing in time.

My question is, am I sensible paying £520 for a new shower now and then looking to have it retiled around it and a new tray fitted at a later date - or should I suck up the cost and have it all done in one go as a package deal? Not sure what the better / most cost effective route is here?

This is a small ensuite, at 0.85m wide and 2.4m long. Toilet one end, sink in the middle and wall-to-wall tiled shower at the other end. What sort of ballpark would it be to replace the shower/tiles/tray in one go?

Thanks for any advice :)

Have it all replaced! I am going to be mean - but it does sound horrible! If it is leaking, start again.

Get a decent white shower tray, shower mixerer, head and tiles. I would expect to pay £2-3000 to get this done. There is quite a lot of work removing what you have. 0.85m is very narrow so I would make the shower bigger! Make it as luxurious as you can so allow at least 1.2m into the room. Also, you might find it is wet under the shower if it has leaked, therefore be prepared for expense regarding correcting this.

My friend has an all in one cubicle. No tiles. I am not sure what they are called but DD had one at university. I think they look a bit naff but they may well be cheaper. Her DH is not a spender. In a 4 bed fairly expensive house it looks studenty. I think bathrooms sell houses and should make you feel good every time you use it.

Thanks, that does sound better than taking shortcuts.

Sorry for the silly question but having never done this before who should I speak to about getting quotes for this kind of project?

Should I go to a high street bathroom shop? A plumber? A Builder? A Tiler?

I'd probably be keen for them to supply the parts rather than me - is that fairly typical? I have no idea how to correctly measure a fitted shower tray for example.

Go to a bathroom specialist. If you are near Central Scotland PM me and I'll tell you of a really good firm.

We’ve just had our en suite re done and believe me you should get a bathroom fitter they do a far better job than your standard plumbers.

Thanks :) Looking on MyBuilder for bathroom fitters there's a number of well reviewed ones near me - hopefully that's a fairly safe place to start for quotes

Bathroom fitter. They'll know exactly what will fit in there.
Waste of money patching it up, its not going to cost a fortune for a new bathroom if it's that small.

Size of bathroom makes little difference because the same sanitaryware needs to be purchased and plumbing carried out. The only possible saving is a few m2 of flooring and possibly tiling and paint!

I spent £900 on tiles so size does matter.
Plus a small en suite with no room for a bath costs less than a larger room with one