Would I need a contractor to fix tile broken and door broken on shower stall?
Question:I even see some metal under the base of door where the tile is broken
Answers:
A good two-part epoxy adhesive should do the trick for your tile. Especially if you are going to be bonding up against the metal you see.
Stay away from Mastic in the shower area. It's popular because of its price and pre-mixed advantage, but the reality is that Mastic is organic and can not only re-emulsify when wet, but it's great mold food. Use mortar that advertises an anti-microbial agent for all tile work in wet areas.
talk to them at home depot see if they can recommend someone
Depends on how handy you are with the fix it your self projects. Tile isn't hard to put up, if that is your only problem. Just knock out the tiles you need to replace and put the tile glue on and stick it in. put some Caulk on the cracks to fill in the tile and wipe off the excess. As far as the shower door. Depends on where it is broken and i would need to know what type of shower door, is it a sliding door or a swing open door?
By your question alone, I would say probably yes.. HOWEVER, being fair, it is not a difficult task but requires some precision for the tile... The door is a little easier in most ways..
If you are handy, or are a fairly adept person with a few tools, you can do both yourself..
The door can be removed and installed with a drill (and bit), utility knife, a Sharpe marker and either a couple of screw dirvers or a driver bit for the drill, and some caulk. The directions for them are usually ok. remove the old one.. remove that mildew and the caulk where the old tracks were . Then you take out the new one, mark the holes with the sharpe, drill them, place the anchors, and follow the directions for assembling the frame pieces in the size you need. Time 1-6 hours depending upon skill, quality of directions, tools and space.
The tile will require a bit more finess, especially if the broken piece(s) are still attached. If they are attached, you may have to break them in place with a hammer and a nail set or sacrificial phillips head screwdriver (not too hard or you may go through the backer board) the goal is to crack the one enough to get a flat head screw driver under it and pop out the pieces.
Once you can get the pieces out, you have to trim out the old grout from aroung the space and remove some of the mastic so it does not protrude out from the others.
Getting to this point could take a couple of hours depending upon how aggressive or dainty you are.. too aggressive expands the job due to collateral damage.. too dainty and it just takes longer to do it.
When the surface is cleared you can insert the new piece of tile. You will need the mastic (glue) and a couple of spacers that match the size of the grout line you already have. They come in packs of like 25, 50, 100 at DIY store and are cheap.
The matsi needs to dry according to directions before you apply the grout. then follow the idrections to add the grout.. A good spounge will work instead of a float but a cheap plastic grout float will server you better and you don't feel bad about ditching it afterwards.;
you can probably go to your local home fixit store and get the answers you need to fix it yourself and save a buncha money.
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