So I have this basement shower. It shares a room with a washer, dryer, sink, toilet, and furnace/hot water closet.

I'm trying to decide if I should throw in a molded drop-in shower (like what was there before), or if I should have it tiled.

From a value-added standpoint, is it worth it to do the tile? Do you think a potential buyer, say years in the future, would care if there was only a drop in shower in such an environment? I think tiling would be an extra $500 or so.

I need to get this stupid shower finished so I can use it while we have someone do the main shower upstairs which is starting to get quite disgusting.

 

I think drop-in would suffice. Mainly for the reason it sounds like it's not your main use shower. Personally, I wouldn't give it a thought about not buying based on the secondary shower being tiled vs. fiberglass.

And not knowing what your area looks like, tile doesn't sound like a good fit and would seem out of place next to the hot water heater.
edit:After rereading: Not directly next to the HW heater, but you see what I'm saying?

Alternatively, I've found these intriguing:

 

When I put a shower in our basement went with a 3 piece fiberglass shower since nothing else would make it downstairs. Save the money on the tile for a basement shower and spend it for the upstairs bath

Are you below the sewer line? We had to put in a sump and pump up to septic.

my .02

 

Yea, it would have to be a 3-piece because there is a 1.5" space it has to squeeze through to get to the shower. I assume we're above the sewer line. As I've mentioned before, the purpose of this project was to put in a p-trap and eliminate sewer oder.

The upstairs bathroom will be completely re-done.

 

Sterling shower modules

We install Sterling fixtures often. They are a good quality unit. Sterling is a subsidiary of Kohler.

Fiat shower bases

We sometimes use Fiat shower bases when the walls will be tiled or acrylic.

When the floor is tiled you need to put down a base. We like to do copper shower pans. Not many other people want to go through the time and/or expence and opt for a membrane rather than a pan.

The most cost effective thing to do would be to go with a module or a base and tile/acrylic walls.

KSUWildcat, where did you find that shower? That's pretty cool.

 

I saw it in a home restoration catalog a few months ago. The website I pulled it from lists it at $1400 I had never seen one before the catalog.

 

Yea, Lowes sells something like the Sterling showers. The space is already designed for a 32x32x72 shower with some flexibility on the height.

I'd be looking at a fiber glass base, three sides, and painted drywall near the very top and ceiling. Also puttin in a sealed light to liven up the small space.

It had a fiberglass top too but I dont find those anywhere.