Glue-up shower panel repair

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Glue-up shower panel repair

Author: Hotdamn (CA)

I bought this house 10 years ago and live in it. The shower needs repairs, and the pictures in the link below show the issue. The shower has three glue-up panels and a tub. One panel, the one with the shower head, is coming off the drywall. It's been like this for almost 10 years, and there might be water damage behind it.
I plan to either remove and replace this panel or try to glue it back. I might also consider replacing all three panels, but I want to keep the shower tub. Here are my questions:

1. If I remove the panel, can I reuse it? For example, can I fix any damaged drywall behind it and glue the original panel back on?

2. If I buy a new panel, how likely is it to match the existing panels and tub? The pattern seems to be an industry standard called 'Carrara.'

3. If there’s a lot of damage to the drywall, should I cut it all out and install a 'direct-to-studs' shower? I like this idea, but I’m concerned it won’t fit well with the existing tub.

4. If there’s significant damage to the drywall, should I replace all the drywall and just tile it?

I appreciate any thoughts or advice you can offer. Here's the link to pictures:

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Re: Glue-up shower panel repair

Author: steve (CA)

It looks like the shower door hinge was attached to the wall panel and not the framing behind the drywall. You might be able to remove that panel, using a wood cutting hand saw and saw through the globs of glue that are holding the panel to the sheetrock. It's almost 100% chance that a new panel will not match what you currently have. If you get the panel off and want to reuse it, clean off the existing glue residue, install wood backing between/alongside the studs for attachment of the door, install densshield instead of sheetrock on the studs and reglue the panel.

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Re: Glue-up shower panel repair
Author: Hotdamn (CA) Much appreciated, thanks Steve! The handsaw makes sense, I wouldn't have thought of that. I hate this question but.. is there a type of caulking you like for showers? If so I'm all ears..
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Re: Glue-up shower panel repair
Author: george 7941 (Canada) Not Steve but I will answer. My go to caulk is GE Advanced Kitchen and Bath Silicone Caulk While the GE is excellent for tile and enamelled steel, it is not good on plastic, it does not adhere well.It looks like your shower panels are plastic. For that, use this GE Hybrid Caulk
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Re: Glue-up shower panel repair
Author: Hotdamn (CA) cool, thanks! Edited 1 times.
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