advice on hire for new shower

Guys,

I'm going to arrange to get bids on building me a new shower. I'm looking for some advice onthe following things, any help would be greatly appreciated.

My existing setup is a very small shower area with bad mud-style concrete walls in the shower space, and an old lead pan in bad shape.

1. Firstly I'd like the existing concrete walls and lead pan removed - is this something I should have quoted or even expect a tile guy to do for me, or would I be better off looking elsewhere?

2. Another construction question, I want the current door-way to the shower expanded out about 6 inches at either side - same deal here, tile guy, or hire a construction guy?

3. The pan needs to comeout, and I'd prefer small tiles on the floor - what's going to be the most cost effective way to do this - have someone put in a mudded base, or have someone do one of the schluter sets? I'm guessing the mud is cheaper on parts, but perhaps the schluter is less on labor - which is typically the most cost effective for a hire?

4. I'm planning on having the walls re-framed with concrete board - is that a good plan, or better to go with green board, or drywall with lining?

5. Any guys on the board in the LA area want to get in touch for an estimate?

Thanks again,
Matt

Sit down and write-up what you want done from the studs and raw subfloor to completion. Take quotes on that phase only. This way you are getting prices that are apples to apples.

Once you have secured a satisfactory price then hire a handyman to do the demolition taking everything down to studs and raw subfloor.

I honestly think your safest bet is in using the Schluter System, there is less room for error and you won't be getting involved in grandpas techniques handed down.

Schluter may cost slightly more but is much less labor-intensive and there could actually be some savings there to say nothing of the quick turn around time.

You could use KERDI Mat on greenboard. They say you can KERDI drywall but I wouldn't do it.

If you require plumbing then hire a plumber.

I personally use MUD on the walls and floors, that is the old fashion of doing tiles, so what I sugest is get rid of the old mud that you have on the walls ans shower floor, replace the liner and redo the mud, make sure your tile guy that you're going to hire knows how to do mud on the walls and the shower floor has to be pich down. Good luck from Detroit Mi