Out of Order

When we purchased our house over a year ago we knew it was going to need to work. Last summer, we did several projects in our backyard. At the time we felt it was important to get the back outside area looking good. This is where we spend a lot of time during the summer and we also like to entertain.

Until the recent turn of the economy our plans included a little remodeling indoors this Spring. We would like some improvements in our kitchen, along with new appliances and a make over in the master bathroom. When we moved in we heard from many people that the builder of our house did not properly install the showers. I believe they did not line the walls to the shower correctly which has lead to water leaking behind the tiles. Of course you know what happens when water gets behind tiles and sits......you guessed it.......mold.

We had just completed a bathroom renovation in NC prior to us having to move. We really loved the way the bathroom turned out. We were able to make efficient use of our space and also increase the size of the shower, with 2 shower heads. We have a good idea of how we would like our bathroom to look but decided we would have to wait at least another year until yesterday happened.

As I was showering my foot hit one of the tiles at the bottom and it pushed through. All I could see what black stuff. My husband came home and took a few more tiles off and found that there is no lining on the back of the tiles, it is all black and there is standing water.

We went through several scenarios of what to do. We could try to fix it but it seems pointless if at some point we are going to rip out the entire shower. Our plan now includes to increase the shower size both in width and depth and install an additional shower head. We will have to have the shower re-tiled but are unsure how that will look because the same tile is on the tub deck and the floor. We may do a few minor things on our own and then hold off on the rest.

We are now in the process of trying to get someone out to give us a quote. We only have the name of one person and are trying to get a few more contractors out here. We need to move some what quick as we can't use the shower.