Did you tile your shower ceiling?
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Show me your tiled shower ceilings, please
Comments (2)Check my bathrooms Gallery: Here is a link that might be useful: My gallery's bathrooms section...See MoreMongo/anyone else - how did you trim the outside of your shower?
Comments (3)Yup, never really gets wet. The inside of the "shower door casing" and the "shower door jamb" are both tile. Only the outside casing is wood. Oil-primer, two coats of paint, the joint between the wood casing and the tile jamb is caulked. Water would have to go out the door and turn 90 degrees left or right to hit the casing, or I'd need a lot of splashing off the floor near the door. That just doesn't happen. I'm actually in the process of doing a similar treatment on the tub surround in my kids' bathroom. They have a standard shower/tub setup, on the front wall of the tub I built a wall with an arched opening that you step through to enter the tub. I'm going to tile the arch tomorrow and then do a painted wood arched casing for the bathroom side of the opening. You can use non-wood. There are urethane foam moldings that can handle water with ease and they take paint well. There are also extruded PVC trim materials like Azek. But with those materials, you're sort of stuck with the profiles that they offer. In my bathroom I wanted the door casing to be similar to the details on the cabinets, the mirror frame, and the window trim, and since I made those, it was just as easy to mill the door trim too. Same with the kids' arch. I could manipulate the non-wood materials to suit my needs, but poplar is easier, faster, and will stay dry enough. You could use another wood that has better water repelling abilities if you're wary of poplar. I do recommend backpriming it as well as hitting the end grain cuts with primer....See MoreDid I make a mistake not tiling ceiling of shower?
Comments (8)I don't think it's that big of a deal. I didn't want to put the 9"x18" tiles on the ceiling (and as you may recall if you read my post, I used non-calacatta-gold on the floor that would likely have been too obvious on the ceiling. I, too, used the BM Aura bath/spa paint (Mt. Saint Ann on the walls and Dove White on the trim and ceiling) and I have a 9" clearance for steam to escape. The ceiling color really makes it non-disruptive because it's nearly the same color as the tile (slightly more off white though). I think you'll be fine with whatever you choose to do....See MoreHow did you layout your corner shower? How would you layout mine
Comments (11)I really appreciate all of the input, suggestions and questions. The room is a big, ugly shell right now so now is the time for all major design issues to be addressed! John, thanks for the info on the drains and the flood test. Waterproofing is definitely a priority since our project has been complicated by uncovering evidence of water leaks that were previously unknown. We're in Michigan, unfortunately, too far away to take you up on your kind offer! I know that our door situation isn't ideal but it's one that we feel we can live with. We had considered using a pocket door but we're not able to relocate electrical switches to allow for it. I didn't try too hard to work around that issue though because I'm not a big fan of pocket doors personally. I'm definitely going to plan for niches right away, before the framing and plumbing is done. Emknc, thanks for posting a photo... You have a very spa-like room and I love your accent tile! Jglassdude, thanks for your input. I know that a 3rd sink would seem to be overkill but we (ok, mostly my micro-biologist husband!) prefer to wash our hands inside the lav area, before opening a door to come out and use a sink. Originally, the water closet fit within the square outline of the room and once we realized that we could bump it out and orient the toilet in the new space, we then added the sink where the toilet was planned to go. It's funny that you mention a bidet because we just tore one out... I used to use it for in-home pedicures and as a mop-sink for the floor! Lol! I should have mentioned that the shower head and control were shown on our drawing prior to the decision to hinge the door on the right. She correctly put the showerhead on the little corner piece because we can't run plumbing on an exterior wall but, as you pointed out, it angles straight at the door. We were thinking of instead having the NE corner of the shower built to accommodate a shower head that could angle more straight across the shower, especially since the door would swing away from it. It would seem that our controls then would be best on the south wall of the shower. Could you explain what you mean by "double acting door intent"? I'm not planning to hang towels in the tub area but there are raised areas on each end of the tub where towels can be placed while we are bathing. We've designed towel niches on either end of the tub step for extra rolled towels. We're planning to put a Runtal Solea towel warmer on the wall between the water closet and the shower. This is pretty much what the room looks like now... You can look right down into my kitchen and my dining room(!) The bifold door to the left of the ladder is my old linen closet door and will be walled off....See Moreigloochic
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