Question About Shower Tile Edge - for tile gurus? [with pics]
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Comments (12)Do you recommend tiling the ceiling? Depends. If you have a header going across the doorway, so that the ceiling is more or less enclosed, and there's no vent fan inside the shower so the steam has no place to go, then absolutely-- you should tile the ceiling. If there's no header, or if you have a fan inside the shower, then it's up to you, but personally, I'd tile it anyway. Tile seems to last alot longer than paint. :-) Also, anything about walk in showers to be warned about, especially if we don't do a curb. The biggest things to remember is first, minimum 1/4" per running foot from the furthest point to the drain for the rate of pitch (max 1/2" per foot). Secondly, if there's no curb, then the floor at the doorway to the shower needs to be atleast 2" above the drain. And is $20 per sqft labor sound about right for a shower...both estimates have quoted the same. First, that figure is deceiving. It's not necessarily 20.00 per foot, although that's what it might average out to. I know for myself, just putting the shower pan will cost you 30.00 a foot, plus the cost of the tile installation. Also, you haven't told me what' involved. If this is a Kerdi shower, as well as whether or not that price includes cement board installation, any of the materials, is there any kind of design or any kind of custom work going in. About all you've told me is the square footage, give or take. Tough to say whether it's a fair price in your area, but I'd say that both prices you've gotten so far being the same would be a good indicator....See MoreIdeas for Edge of Tile (With Pics)
Comments (11)Thanks for all the advice. I am planning to use porcelain or stone so I think the ideas above for the non-glass side of the wall will work. Sounds like I need a through body porcelain if I go the porcelain route. catbuilder: The glass will be a panel, not a door. When you say recess the door, does this mean cutting some type of vertical slit in the drywall next to where the tile ends and putting the edge of the glass panel into this slit? Or, am I misinterpreting what you mean by "recess the channel"?...See MoreDumb tile question (one in a series) for tile gods & gurus
Comments (1)The risk you run is that your new shower won't have exactly the same footprint as the old one. If you're going to do a custom sized pan, I don't see a problem....See MoreHave a question about a new marble tile shower
Comments (5)It seems to me that rczap is asking for some help here, but is being berated with snarky answers instead. Rczap, I agree with Dragonfly that you need to post some pictures so we'll see what you're talking about. You should absolutely talk to the contractor, and soon, but wait until you get some helpful opinions from some of the people on these boards. Then you'll be armed with knowledge about what is reasonable for you to expect, and what is within acceptable limits....See MoreUser
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