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   noe_cunningham | Mar 07, 2002 10:01pm | #1

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   i dont know how you are suppsed to finnish those but i have been runnig 1X2 oak or maple trim around the edge either rabbiting the rear corner or more recently i just lay it on the drywall whitch butted the flange i also polyed all six sides of the wood and bedded them in silicone as i installed them

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   Mercer | Mar 07, 2002 10:31pm | #2

   *I ran a border of decorative tile around mine. Tiles are about 2" x 6". Not cheap though.

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   taylorf | Mar 07, 2002 11:05pm | #3

   *I was thinking what Noe said but I would use strips of Corian.Forrest

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   Bucksnort_Billy | Mar 08, 2002 02:37am | #4

   *Tiles would be very nice, but, if the sheetrock and caulk joint are done well it looks very clean, and is inexpensive to boot...

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   tool_shed | Mar 08, 2002 03:07am | #5

   *I always start by furring out the studs on the walls that the flange is on. Usually about 1/4 inch.Then the drywall will go on smooth and won't have a bow where the tub starts.Then tape and bed the drywall around the tub and finish off with caulk.

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   cc_ | Mar 08, 2002 04:22am | #6

   *We butt to the flange and our taper packs it with dura - bond and skims it out, never a call back

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   alan_r. | Mar 08, 2002 10:20am | #7

   *We do too, cc.

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   Sandy_Winfrey | Mar 08, 2002 02:07pm | #8

   *We do the same as tool shed......the furring is especially important ........Sandy

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   Steve_Joyce | Mar 08, 2002 05:22pm | #9

   *In the process of doing this myself. We butted the drywall to the tub surround and needed a little smoothing out with compound. I plan to seal the joint with Silicone caulk.....unless there is some better choice out there.The tiles and wood would be nice but if your wall is bulging a little the joints could be tough.The good news is any slight imperfections in my seams will be hidden under the shower curtain!!!SJ

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   Tim_Mooney | Mar 08, 2002 05:31pm | #10

   *Tool shed is right on. That is the way its done. Apartments dont have the furring ,but its finished to the shower. One thing to add here is to use green rock. Any shower application needs it.If you dont fir it out,dont nail where it will be hollow.Only at the top and screws in the flange providing there is solid nailing.{el-cheapo way} The best way is to fir it out. Durabond would be an alternitive if the furring job was to big.{its a lot tougher than drywall} happy mud trails , Tim

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   r_ignacki_ | Mar 09, 2002 05:16pm | #11

   *There's a plastic edge bead we use for this, it get's stuck on after the rock is hung. It has a 1/4" or so flange that you tear off after the rock gets finished, and leaves a crevice that you caulk.