Showered in the New Crackle Glass Tiled Shower - Hate or Love it?
Matthew Williams
4 years ago
We'll eventually have a door installed, just using a curtain for the time being.
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Comments (10)I'm sorry you hate your shower; I have similar issues with regretting my choice of brass shower surround. As far as the issues you're dealing with, I've found that the more you use something, you 'll find that you get used to it and it become easier as time goes on. I know what you mean about the clear glass...in our case we don't use the bathroom at the same time, so I have the privacy I need by closing the door most of the way. For the water hitting you in the face, Can you aim the shower head more outward so you it hits you lower and you can step under it when you want to rinse your hair? As far as the blast of cold air, I deal with it by drying myself off totally while the shower doors are still closed. Helps a lot. Again, I think you'll find a system that works for you and soon it will become second nature. I hope it works out for you....See MoreCleaning Glass Shower Doors & Shower Pan Tiles
Comments (23)Hi there, This is my first time posting in the bathroom forum (been hanging out in the appliance section), so I'm glad people have the same concerns I do about cleaning the shower! Apologies in advance if this is a bit tangental, but I've been looking at various shower surfaces for our new bathroom remodels. I like the look of tile/stone but absolutely abhor the idea of dealing with the grout and caulking -- it just seems like an inevitable problem. Those acrylic inserts appear to resolve this issue, but they're just so cheap feeling I don't think I can buy into it. Having recently visited a home show, I think I found a really interesting compromise called stonecraft (not sure if that's just the company brand name or the actual product name -- linked below). It's a plastic/cement mixture that they paint in two layers. The first layer goes on solid. Then they 'tape' the tile pattern you want, then apply the second coat (different colour). When the tape's removed, the first layer appears as the grout lines. I first looked at this for my patio deck, but the more I read into it, the more I liked it for other parts of the house -- including the shower (they even suggest it). My contractor worked on another house that used this outside and it really feels like a stone material. As it's painted on, it should be seamless (walls, floor, ceiling)and, therefore, a breeze to clean! Kind of hoping someone's used this and can share their experience, because it seems like a silver bullet. As for the doors itself, I'm wondering if anyone knows how long a shower stall would need to be to go 'doorless' without getting significant splashing out of water. TIA Here is a link that might be useful: Stonecraft...See MoreHate cleaning grout in the shower!
Comments (18)It could be relatively easy, particularly if you have wood framing underneath. In my case, I had a cement slab with radiant heat tubing in it, so, instead of breaking up the slab to put the linear drain at one end, I chose to have it in the center where the existing drain was located. My shower is about 5' X 7', and I have two planes sloping slightly from the far ends and meeting in the center. Typical slope for the floor is 1/4" per foot. How much slope you would have is based on whether you center the drain or have it at one of the ends of your shower....See MoreGlass or Tiled Wall for shower? (Ease of cleaning top priority!)
Comments (21)I converted the original master bath's builder's special shower - 4 1/2' x 2 1/2-3' with built-in seat on one short wall, 3 tiled walls and a glass door - to a walk-in shower that is 5 1/2' x 3'-4 1/2'. No glass and the 30" opening does not have a threshold and is ADA compliant. (We live in an active adult community and I did that for resale.) Although people warned me it would happen, I've never been cold. I stand in the "dry" end to towel off so I'm still in the warm air of the shower. I was definitely working on a budget and kept the original shower space with seat, just lengthened it with new extended wall on one side. We have 10' ceilings and I ran the tile to 8'. No fancy tile inserts or decorative glass tiles, etc. Used a "plain" blue/gray 12" x 24" tile for the walls and seat and a coordinating 2" x 2" tile with more colors in kind of wavy lines on the floor in a criss-cross pattern that looks mosaic. And gray grout !! Easy peasy to clean and the colors, picked specifically to not scream "clean me!", could be called plain but all who have seen it are excited about anything that is not the beige tiles the developer used everywhere. I used Kohler antique bronze fixtures and they look great against the blue/gray. The remaining floor in the bathroom is 12" x 24" wavy lines tile. In other words, I got what I wanted - updated and looks good bathroom with no glass/no grout to clean - without lots of fancy tile work. In another standard 5' x 7' bathroom with tub/shower that we did at the same time (both were gutted to the studs but I didn't move plumbing in either one), I used 12" x 12" white tile with a very dark gray grout. Super expensive multi-color glass mosaic tile - little tiny squares - just in the shower niche and as backsplash to the green glass top of the vanity (vanity and top ordered online, not expensive!). And a colorful shower curtain. I never wanted to see white grout again. Except...I have it in my kitchen (another gut job) with glass tile and most definitely used epoxy grout there. Can't recommend epoxy grout enough but can't stress enough that you have to make sure your tile installer knows what he/she is doing. It's like bubblegum and dries almost immediately. I cannot and will not give up my pink Camay bar soap, however. I do have to clean up the pink spots on the tile but I can live with that. ;)...See More
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