Bathroom before (old steam shower) and after (walk-in shower)
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Comments (34)Thanks for the info dpowlan. We had actually planned to put the toilet under the sloped roof and put a small shelf behind the toilet; essentially bumping it out about 6-8 inches, and then put a curbed skylight above it to combat the lack of headroom. Our contractor (at the time) seemed to have no problem with that. We were also going to run our shower all the way back to the roof and put in a shelf and a bench. However when the plumber showed up he told us he was pretty sure that that was not to code. My contractor then called me and said that all the walls in the bathroom had to be at least 5 ft tall per code. Which meant building a wall out from the sloping roof and losing 12 sq ft. Soo our small bath just became much smaller. It is good to hear that the internal dimensions of your lovely shower are 36 x 45. Our "new" dimensions will be approx 42 x 34. I looked at your pics and stopped hyper-ventilating a bit and thought, "Ok that looks roomy and do-able, if we are somewhere close to that size-wise we may be ok" Anyway, thanks for the help. You give all of us small bath people hope!!...See MoreVenting for bathroom w/Steam shower
Comments (6)The two you mentioned are both excellent. The Panny whispers can be a bit noisy if the ducting has too many bends, but it;s a good unit. Fantech's stuff is excellent. If you want quiet, the fantech is the winner. And I think it's a better fan. The other plus is it's easier to work on a fantech that is up in the attic than trying to do whatever with a tiled-in ceiling mounted fan. With the size of your shower and the size of the bath outside the shower, I'd do a fantech with two lines, one outside the steam room door, the other elsewhere in the bathroom. You have a 30sqft in the shower and 88sqft of bathroom outside of the shower, total 118. I'd add another 50 for the "steam" part of the shower, so about 168 cfm figuring it one way. For baths over 100 sqft, which your's is, you can calculate using a certain cfm per fixture; 50 for the toilet, 50 for a tub, 50 for a shower. Add another 50 if you have a steam shower and/or a whirlpool. Going this way you get 150 if you don't have a tub, 200 if you do. So either way you want 150-200 cfm at .4 static. The following numbers might be incorrect, this is off the top of my head...but the Fantech two-grill PB-230-2 at .4 is right around 195cfm. the single grill Pb-190 is about 160cfm at .4 static. If you want two grills, both outside the shower, do the PB-230. That's what I'd do were this my bathroom. If you just want one grill outside the shower, do the PB-190. If you want a fan inside the steam shower, then I'd recommend two separate fans on two separate timed switches. One inside the shower, one outside. Both could be PB-100's. those are each around 80cfm at .4 static. I highly recommend you get a timer switch for the fan. The switch keeps the fan running for 'X' minutes after you turn the switch off. Mongo...See MoreHelp me choose shower, steam shower module, or DIY custom steam shower
Comments (6)Creative Tile, I also have heard good things.....my plan has totally changed, you can search my name and find my design thread. I'm now doing a 48" neo angle. I want to go USG because they make the custom pan with the drain where I want it, and trimming these pans will obviously create some strange aesthetics at change of plane w/ wall. Problem is, no one wants to sell me one! Here in NJ, only distributor within 90 minutes are HD stores. I call them, and they don't know the custom pan exists. Local tile guy has Wedi, but very pricey, and it doesn't seem ideal for a neoangle curb, also no custom pan. I'm assuming you may have a connection with someone who will sell me one? Online USG email support for neo angle sent me back to uninformed home depot, and a general instruction which doesn't address how to wrap the 135 deg. angle. I'm going to call them one last time, if not I'll take my chances with kerdi membrane with a mud deck. 1 question on the USG product...if i go with the new ultralight foam, does it require full membrane, or just the seams? If it requires full membrane, should I just use fiberrock as it will probably be much cheaper? Any ideas how to do the 135 neoangle curb, I'm probably just going to borrow kerdi methods over at johnbridge, and use the sealant for any questionable corners . Thanks so much for your help!...See MoreBefore & After My Old World Guest Bathroom Remodels PICS
Comments (7)Thank you all for your comments! It was a 5 year complete down-to-studs home renovation of an old 80's house of redwood walls. We've turned it into an Italian lake villa. So happy it's finished and very pleased how it turned out....See MoreOlychick
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