Building a Tile shower surround
4 Comments Published by J and T Barnes on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 10:05 PM.
Next step build a shower in the master bathroom! We wanted to keep the natural stone tile theme going from the upstairs floor but without the bathtub. So we started to study how to build a fully tiled surround. We found there is a lot to it.
Checking the plumbing to see if there are leaks. The liner is installed and tested over a motor bed poured to the correct slope.
You have gotta love PEX it is so simple and clean. This is the valve and plumbing for our new Moen Fixture. Notice the four body spray ports.
Checking the plumbing to see if there are leaks. The liner is installed and tested over a motor bed poured to the correct slope.
You have gotta love PEX it is so simple and clean. This is the valve and plumbing for our new Moen Fixture. Notice the four body spray ports.
If you have been following our Family and Friends blog you would know why our House Project blog has not been updated since May (check out the sidebar for a link).
Looking at our previous post reminds us how miserable that subfloor work was. We were glad to move on to Drywall which is just as painful. Fortunately we were able to hire out the taping and texturing.
Looking at our previous post reminds us how miserable that subfloor work was. We were glad to move on to Drywall which is just as painful. Fortunately we were able to hire out the taping and texturing.
Hanging rock in the master bedroom just before we purchased the right screw gun for the job. The drywall drills like the Milwaukee that we purchased are leaps and bounds better than trying to use the drywall tips on a standard drill.
Priming the stairway. We used the airless and back rolled.