Placing a backlit onyx slab in shower wall
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Onyx tile shower: where to use caulk vs. grout?
Comments (3)We plan on very tiny joints. Are spacers used for very thin grout lines? Yes. Usually they're small tapered spacers called "marble wedges", as seen in the pic below. but Bill Vincent recommended siliconized latex caulk in another thread. Are there particular brands that perform well? Whatever the brand grout you used, that's the brand of caulking you get, as well, and from the same place, and in the same color as the grout. Just about all grout manufacturers now make their caulkings with antimicrobial agents in them to put a stop to mold and mildew. Do we fill the tub with water before caulking? If it's cast enamel, it's not necessary. If it's plastic or fiberglass, you'd do alot better to make sure the installer supports the "belly" of the tub with mortar or foam. It'll go alot further than filling the tub. The reason for filling the tub is so that excessive movement won't stretch the caulking past its limits. Even a better idea is to limit said movement (which is what you do by supporting the bottom of the tub). Also, I remember a thread mentioning using caulk instead of grout in the "corners," but I am not sure if that means just the bottom corners, or the whole vertical seams where the back and side walls of tile meet. Any place where one wall meets another, or a wall meets a floor (or in this case the tub), it should be caulked....See MoreOnyx Shower Base too small for framing
Comments (1)I ordered my onyx shower base for a 60" bathroom but once I pulled out out the old fiberglass tub and measured the gap, it is actually 60.5". When I installed the base, I left it tight on the side with the plumbing, but now I have a 0.5" gap on the opposite side. I am wondering how to make that transition without the onyx wall panel looking out of place. Plan on furring out the drywall that goes where the panel is, which will leave a .5" transition along the one edge and top of shower. The panel is 84" and the wall its 96"....See MoreShowers from The Onyx Collection?
Comments (4)definitely look for dealers on their very user friendly and detailed website onyxcollection.com. Some dealers have sample shower displays at a showroom and some dealers are contractors that just will sell the materials to you or also install. You can get sample color chips (about 2"x3") sent to you for free. I was ready to order a shower pan and walls, and a sink for a vanity, but as of January 2022, they no longer sell the matte finish. I'm not sure how I feel about the glossy finish. I may go with Onyx anyway, since they seem to have a bigger selection of standard shower pans and I prefer the low profile base....See MoreHidden Space in Bathroom
Comments (7)It allows you to put in a recessed ledge most of the length of that wall. Build a header and recess the wall in that space by 4-6” and you have a nice ledge for holding bottles and such. I suppose it would also allow you to backlight a translucent panel of real onyx, a stained glass piece (encased in a sand which of tempered glass), or another art piece....See MoreB Carey
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