[Greenbuilding] wall surfaces for open shower?

Sam Ewbank g.l.ewbank at gmail.com
Wed Apr 19 07:53:12 CDT 2017


On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 7:39 PM, Reuben Deumling <9watts at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm working on a newly added upstairs bathroom that is too small to
> usefully accommodate a fiberglass stall and would like to experiment with a
> wall-less shower that is situated in the corner of the room, so would have
> a curtain on two sides. The obvious way to protect the walls would be to
> tile them but I am curious if there are other materials one might consider?
> The floor will be tiled and I plan to frame and tile a lip to contain the
> water running down the inside of the curtain.
>
>  Hey Reuben
Tadelakt plaster might be alternative to the tiles.
I've not used it but have read a bit about it. It's a lime based plaster
that is burnished and sealed with oil.
I would imagine that the wall to floor transition would be a critical point.

Sam Ewbank
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