how to finish tile/molding around window in shower what to do?
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Tile around window in shower... How to fix/finish the job?
Comments (21)I'm so glad I found this thread because I have a similar problem. We just bought our house a month ago. There's a window in the shower, above the tub. The previous owners had sealed the window shut with silicon caulk. I knew the grout would need touching up but this morning I tried opening the window to see how secure it was, and it opened right up. It wasn't even locked let alone sealed. There also is no extractor fan in there (having one installed this month) so now I'm really anxious that the wall is full of water. We can't afford a reno right now. Can anyone recommend the best stop gap solution to limit damage while we save up for a reno?...See MoreHow to run tile around shower? Please Help!
Comments (2)Hi Kirsten-- I'd say go ahead and run the border through the shower, but if it were me, I'd stop the pencil rail that runs underneath the border right at the entrance to the shower, or you might end up with some issues with the glass. AS for the chair rail, I'd run that up and over the top of the tile, and back down on the other side, where you could restart the pencil rail, and the three elements come back together again....See MoreTiling Window Sill...help please! What do I do with window trim?
Comments (5)My sink and window set-up are very similar to yours, right down to the window moulding abutting the sides of the cabinets. the only difference is that our sill is much deeper. We have a tall faucet as well. If you're thinking that you need to tile the sill because it will get wet, I can tell you that our sill does not get wet. Don't know why, but it just doesn't. If you want to, you could trim or remove the part of the old sill that sticks out horizontally and use a different piece of painted wood trim applied on its side. By this I mean so its front is flush with the front edge of the moulding on the side of the windows. This is what we did. We have a piece of moulding about 2 inches high and maybe 5/8 inches thick. The side window moulding runs into it. So it's like a frame to the window, but a different profile from the side moulding. It looks like it belongs there. We needed a flat moulding to have room for our faucet. We tiled up to the bottom of the cabinets, and the tile runs into (and stops at) the moulding on the sides and bottom of the window. It looks nice. Sorry I haven't learned how to post pics....See MoreNeed design help around shower - how to tie in finish
Comments (5)The cement board fastened 8" requires all board edges to be reinforced with alkali resistant mesh and embedded in thinset. Now you can apply liquid or sheet membrane waterproofing. If sheet membranes are selected you can use it to substitute mesh tape. To simplify. You should be able to shower without any tile installed. The tile is only cosmetic. Which ever product is selected follow the manufacturers instructions. They all have a tech support line and you should use it. Your present contractor does not have the knowledge to be installing showers if he believes the cement board alone is waterproof. Red Guard, Laticrete hydraban are usually readily available liquid applied systems. I was typing and was not aware of Tundra's post....See Morebill_vincent
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