Replace Bath With Shower

[DorisMay]

To make life easier as we are getting older, we want to take out the bath and replace it with a shower. The trouble is we have no spare tiles for the wall. Any ideas what we can do without a complete retile. Not keen on those shower enclosures advertised and we wouldn't have the room as the sink overhangs the bath slightly

[mallyh]

we did this and had a corner unit put in with a mira shower ,we had tiles down to the bath and managed to match them for the shower unit at a resonable price .

[mallyh]

ps we are both quite large and the shower is roomy .

[Cloverjo]

You could put in a "dado" set of tiles under your originals and put a new lot underneath. Something like this (hope the link works)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PrMo7BPTm4I/TYolhmdD4-I/AAAAAAAABOs/a7rVEgegQ70/s1600/Mar%2Brenov%2B2011%2B035.JPG

[ummmm]

I was thinking along the same lines as Jo.

[murraymints]

you can also get sheeting instead of tiles..better as there is no grouting to clean ..don't know what it is called but any builder/plumber DIY place will know what you mean if you say it is for wall in shower..mum has it and it is great stuff..

[Old_Geezer]

If you are replacing a bath with a shower then surely that should have a smaller footprint and basins that presently overhang your bath, no longer a problem ?

If you are set against an enclosure you can simply retile where tiles are missing. Choose the colour/style carefully and you should be able to create the effect that you deliberately tiled the shower corner to stand out from the rest of the room.