Install a Prefab Shower

Amy Matthews: It’s no secret that adding a shower to a bathroom will increase the value of your home but if a tiled shower surround is too much for your budget, try adding a prefabricated shower. They cost just a few hundred dollars and can be installed in a weekend.

Male: Showers are the most popular and probably one of the biggest investments anyone can make in their bathroom these days.

Male 2: First we’re going to do is we’ll actually get the panels and we’re going to glue them up on the walls and then do the centerpiece here.

Amy Matthews: Using shower and tub adhesive, apply a thick bead around the edges of the panel then make an X, the size of the panel. Stick the panel to the wall pushing firmly and smooth it out with a rug or towel.

Male 2: All right, so the next we’re going to do is we’re going to measure this. We’re going to find the center on this; it comes in the bottom here.

Amy Matthews: Use a hole saw to make cuts in the panel for your control valve and any other plumbing then place the panel on the wall.

Male 2: All right, you want to wire up that for me?

Amy Matthews: Next, the corner piece or center track panel is installed. To provide a track for the glass door and panels, attach the metal base plate and side plates with more adhesives and screws. This provides a track for the glass panels and door.

Male 2: Once this dries and then we’re going to white silicone and everywhere if there is a seam, we’re going to come in here and we’re going to push that into the seams all the way around here. That’s going to make it absolutely wire type.

Amy Matthews: The glass panels are set into the metal plates and screwed into place. Finally, attach the top plate.

Male 2: It’s solid.

Amy Matthews: And secure the door.

Male 2: There’s your shower.

Female: It looks great!

Male 2: Fantastic.

Female: I’m ready to use it.

Amy Matthews: If you’re adding a new bathroom to your house or have an existing one that just needs a quick fix, installing a prefabricated shower is the way to go. I’m Amy Matthews from DIY Network’s Sweat Equity.