Walk in shower advice - is this wide enough for it to be open?
Lacey Sheardown
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walk-in shower still under consideration- tile advice?
Comments (3)Thanks both of you for your replies. Therenee: I had not thought of a very long skinny tile as an alternative, will look into that. I like some of the ones that look sort of "influenced" by wood instead of mimics of wood. Lornas: That sounds JUST like what we are talking about. Our house is not even built, I just don't feel like devoting a lot of space to the bathroom, but I want it to feel bigger than it is. I haven't decided if we'll need a glass panel plus a door or try to make do with just a panel, since the whole floor will be tile. Have you been using yours for a while? How much water gets out? Do you have pictures posted anywhere that I can have a look at?...See MoreConflicted big walk-in shower or soaking tub with smaller shower
Comments (32)I wouldn't give up the tub because it really makes the bathroom. I think the Master Bath is more of a master with a soaking tub. I would never give up 2 sinks. It wouldn't be good for our marriage to be fighting over the sink. I like the privacy of the toilet area in your first drawing. I would go with the smaller shower with the tub. I have had a 36" by 36" shower for years. A 6'2' large build husband, who is comfortable in there. We are going to make our new shower 36" x 48" because we have the space. I agree with someone else don't put the bench seat in. I think tile also gives you more space as opposed to a fiberglass surround which adds a couple inches to the interior walls. I considered going into my closet for a 60" shower but I don't think it is worth it. I will make the smaller shower elegant and put top features in it....See MoreLooking for advice on walk-in shower for new master bath
Comments (6)Exactly what Live Wire wrote. I'm guessing your floor "tiles" in the drawing are a 1' grid? Referencing your last drawing, you could have the bathroom floor tiles and the tiles in the shower space that are below the 4'11" measurement all flat and in the same plane. The break in the floor where the shower slope starts will be at the end of the sub wall, right on that 4'11" line. A 6'8" stub wall will give you about 3/10ths" of drop per foot of run to get your 2" drop. A 7' wall will shallow it out a bit, a little over 9/32nds" drop per foot of run. Get out your micrometer and your magnifying glass. lol For wheel chair considerations, personally? I'd rather have an extra 4" of width at the shower entry and accept the shallower 6'-8" depth. Water spray really won't be much of an issue with your head 4' away from the threshold. I recommend you use a topical membrane on the shower floor; both on the sloped shower floor and on the "flat" shower floor (total 11' by 5' shower footprint), and also extend the membrane outside the shower door a couple of feet onto the bathroom floor....See MoreShower screen ideas at back of walk in shower
Comments (24)Okay, there is just a whole lot wrong there, and it is not just the shower pan, thus some of the harsh comments. The tiles do not overlap the pan, providing no mechanism to channel water from the walls into the pan. Water will get through the grout on the walls. It should then travel down a waterproof membrane, into the pan and down the drain. Your installation can't do that. The water will go down the waterproofing (assuming it exists), outside your shower pan and into lower walls and/or your floor. Even if your tile DOES overlap the shower pan, water can still wick out side the pan area, then down the wall, into the floor, because your pan isn't big enough. Simply purchasing a new enclosure to sit on top of the pan will not solve this problem Your existing glass panel doesn't even reach the end of the shower pan, providing an easy avenue for water to reach outside the shower "enclosure. Even if you increase the size of your shower pan to cover the entire area, if the waterproofing wasn't done correctly, you will still have water in your walls. Unless your entire bathroom floor is constructed like a wet area, with waterproofing and a drain mechanism, then this is destined to be a problem no mater what you do with the enclosure. Given all of that, we are back to, "This is beyond stupid." Reality is, you will replace this now for a large fee, OR you will replace this and repair the water damage for a really large fee. Pay now or pay more later - it's as simple as that....See MoreLacey Sheardown
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