Tub to shower conversion - shower base
Hi all. New here.
Well, I decided to refinish the vanity in my bathroom. Took out the drawers and doors and started to sand them. Then, stood there and looked at it and decided I hated the old, 60's tile behind it so I decided to rip it out. THEN, I turned my head to the tub - same old, 60's tile. You know the rest.
And it all started with a piece of sandpaper.
Now, after ripping out the rest of the tile and the cast iron bath tub I have a bare bathroom.
The question I have for you is... which shower pan to buy. There seems to be a bunch of them from which to choose. I'd like the option of using a shower curtain or doors although that's not mandatory. It's 60"x32". The drain is left and I'm going to have a plumber do that. I'm not interested in tiling the bottom of the shower - just want a pan. Any recommendations? I've looked online and at both Lowes and HD.
Bootz was recommended but I'm concerned about the Styrofoam flexing/compressing. And I've read here that the porcelain on steel will crack easily due to the steel flexing.
The pan will be on slab and it's level.
Thanks!!
Dave
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PROAvanti Tile & Stone / Stonetech
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Nancy in Mich
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Comments (48)Free standing baths are only suitable for larger rooms where you have the ability to position the bath with free access all the way round, I regularly remove them from smaller bathrooms when doing re-fits, people like the aesthetics of the free standing bath and plough ahead and install them against a wall, the result is a disgusting accumulation of dust, fluff, pubic hair etc, this will happen quite quickly and you will regret having gone down this route. The concept of having the bath with no curtain is interesting though, in a bathroom around 2.1m square, most of the bathroom will be effected by splashing, the room will need a wet room floor former, and will require that the whole room is tanked prior to tiling, have a look at. (http://www.wetroominnovations.com) I usually use their Maxus formers and Purus gully traps. you can indeed get a flexible waste connection, have a look at McAlpine "Flexcon" range, these are available through any reputable merchants, these are quite substantial and would stand up to semi regular movement, if your free standing bath is an acrylic bath it won't be too heavy, so moving it would be quite straight forward, but I would suggest having small felt pads on the feet to protect the tiled surface, also from a drying point of view, Karcher have a very good little gadget for cleaning windows, which vacuums up the water, I often mention it to clients and any who have bought one have been delighted at how easy it is to use, it will leave the floor almost dry once you have used it, one note of caution would be your choice of floor tile, you will need a porcelain tile that has an R rating, this is a slip resistant rating and would be most advised. another note of caution, because the splashing will not be controlled, any vanity or wood based furniture will deteriorate. I hope this is of some help....See MorePOLL: Shower curtain or shower screen?
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Comments (5)Are you keen on keeping the bath next to the window? You could possibly move the vanity so that it is immediately ahead when you walk in the door, build a thin wall to the ceiling behind that and hide the toilet behind the wall. The toilet would then be in the bottom left corner. You could put a towel rail where the toilet currently is. The bath could stay as is. Turn the glass for the shower 90 degrees so that it is on the right as you enter the room. That way you have a 'wet area' without splashing the whole bathroom. you can have a a drain next to the wall rather than in the middle of the floor. Not sure it would all fit, but you could give it a go! With the current plan, you will need to work out how to slope the floor to the drain in the floor, which may be tricky. You also need to work out where you will hang towels so that you can reach them, but they won't get splashed....See MoreFixed full height shower screen
Comments (13)A glass wall that doesn't move is going to be a nightmare. It gives no flexibility for cleaning - you'll have to get into the bath to clean that shelf, the taps and the bath as well as the inside of the glass. Perhaps this glass door swings and it's just a clever photo? As for the taps, they really do need to be on a different wall so you can turn them on before getting under the shower - having them on a side wall is better than having them on the back wall. I reckon you'd bump into them all the time, turning them on or off accidentally, if they were on the back wall. When I installed my shower room, I decided against glass and built a wall instead, tiled on the inside and painted on the outside. If you get the lighting right, it doesn't matter that it's a wall that doesn't let light in; you don't need daylight to wash, you just need light! And the tiles are much more forgiving in terms of cleaning than glass is. I realise this might not work for you if you are having an over the bath shower though, if you have room for a shower room and a bathroom you might not need one over the bath?...See More
PROSagent Builders
4 years ago
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4 years ago
PRODebbi Washburn
4 years ago
cat_mom
4 years ago
Eileen
4 years agojck910
4 years ago
PROBeverlyFLADeziner
4 years agoGet a ready made base from either Kohler or Maxx
Maxx has this system with tiled walls, ready made base & doors
But Kohler can provide one with a linear drain
Of course American Standard has the linear drain also.
Choreograph Barres need blocking in the walls.
Design2 girl
2 years ago
DaveOriginal Author