yendor grunted in :

On 06/12/2013 10:07, asalcedo wrote:
The shower cubicle in the main bathroom at home needs repair.

It is lined with marble tiles. After a period of several years
without re-grouting the tile joints or re-sealing with silicone the
juncture with the shower bowl, water has leaked through the tiles and
silicone joints and damaged the walls behind and surrounding areas.

I am going to re-do the whole shower repairing the walls so that they
are sound and firm.

Other than a ready-made shower cubicle, is there a better solution
than just re-tiling?

Forget tiling, fit Wetwall
http://www.wetwall.com/why.htm

Yes - what I did; using http://www.multipanel.co.uk. Looks fantastic,
completely leakproof and is much easier to keep clean and maintain than
tiles. I fitted mine direct to the timber studs surrounding the cubicle
(ie after ripping out all the old tiles and knackered plasterboard).

John Rumm has already mentioned using a shower tray with an upstand...
I'd second that suggestion; I went with a Coram one
(http://www.coram.co.uk/product-categ...s/riser-trays/) which
has the added advantage of being much easier to fit than conventional
stone-resin trays; it's much lighter (easily manhandled into position by
one person), readily adjustable for level/height but without sacrificing
any of the 'solid' feel of a standard tray,

--
David