Hello:

Would like to get some advice from all of you so I can learn a little on
this before contacting
a Contractor.

Have a 25 yr old house in which the upstairs shower stall is one of those
molded plastic
types, where most of it goes in as a single unit.

It's about 6 feet high, which leaves the remainder to the ceiling, and the
ceiling itself, just
painted drywall. It has begun to flake.

I am thinking of asking a contractor to come in and discuss the possibility
of doing the rest of the
walls and the ceiling with additional plastic.

a. Is this feasible ?

b. After scraping the flakes off, need there be any surface treatment or
priming (e.g. with that Zssner product)
beforehand ? Can the primer, if needed, go directly over the existing
paint ?
(I'm assuming the drywall underneath the flakes is still in
"reasonably" good shape)

c. If not in good shape, what do I do ?

d. As always, there's always a complication. The ceiling over the stall is
curved. Not a plane surface that slopes, an actual
curve to the outside walls. Not drastic, but a pretty fair amount of
curvature. If "plastic'd" over, can they handle a curved surface ?

e. How should the joints be sealed ? RTV Silicone ?

Any other options, thoughts on what else to ask the contractors, etc., would
be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Bob

"Robert11" wrote in message
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Have a 25 yr old house in which the upstairs shower stall is one of those
molded plastic types, where most of it goes in as a single unit.

It's about 6 feet high, which leaves the remainder to the ceiling, and the
ceiling itself, just painted drywall. It has begun to flake.

I am thinking of asking a contractor to come in and discuss the
possibility
of doing the rest of the walls and the ceiling with additional plastic.

Go to builder's supply stores and review the
vinyl-surface wallboard designed for bathrooms.
It is designed to look like ceramic tiles and is
flexible enough to fasten to a bowed wall.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)