Would like to thank all on this forum who provided useful advice on my recent Master Bath Reno. Many may not know they helped because the search function works so well. Just about anything has been discussed at least once on this forum.
Hint to anyone else building a shower. Guys put your sink in the shower! Works great.
You don't have to sacrifice historical elements of a house in the name of energy efficiency.
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I like your mosaic tilework around the front of the sink...nice!
Why did you put the sink in the shower?
how are the seats, sink supported? With "Better bench"?
What type/brand of windows are those? Maybe you should have used the Pella with the shades that are inside the window itself.
Why stop at a sink, why not a toilet and a TV? Just kidding
Turtleboy
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as Buddha said to the hotdog vendor .... "make me one with everything"
yeah, does that shower seat tie into framing members? And what material is it?When in doubt, get a bigger hammer!
I like it.
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as Buddha said to the hotdog vendor .... "make me one with everything"
Thanks for the feedback. See if I can answer some of the questions.
First. Why the sink in the shower and why not the toilet? Interestingly enough I had not realized it before but I guess I was probably influenced by the head in my old 30' sailboat. Anybody who has cruised in a sailboat has experienced the shower/head one in all. Probably got used to shaving in the boat shower while conserving water!
On the practical side the I wanted a walk in shower with no shower door. This results in a tiled section of the shower that doesn't receive any direct spray but deals with the splashing. This space seemed to need a 2nd use.
The overall space wasn't big enough roughly 9' by 9'. So the vanity ended up only 48" wide. Traditional his and her double sinks would be tight in that area so I thought put the his in the shower. Love it.
Construction details.
Window are basic vinyl, didn't know about the pellas someone mentioned, but the wife is pretty good with the sewing machine. Looked into the LCD windows, electrically darkened, but it seems that technology is still a few years off.
Sink, counters, seat sills and shelf are corian. Expensive but worth it. got a slight break by providing my own templates.
The seat is supported three ways. 1) Stainless screws into blocking from up underneath. 2) an aluminum 1x1 under the edge of the corian also screwed into the blocking. 3) the tile and grout help alot applied after the seat is installed.
The sink top is installed in a 3/4" Plywood box 5" high shaped line a pie(quarter circle) Wacky wood on the outside curve all glued up with west system epoxy. Once screwed to the wall very sturdy. The panel below the sink is removable(edges are caulked not grouted) for access to the plumbing.
Be pleased to answer any other questions. Fun project.
I think I'm seeing sink plumbing on an outside wall. You must live in a warm climate.
In my deepfreeze climate, all our plumbing is on inside walls, 'cept for kitchen sinks, which typically get their hot and cold supplies up through the sinkbase floor.
Your arrangement makes me think of the bathrooms I have been in down in Mexico. Everything is either tile or stucco, and often there is no wall-off between the shower area and the rest of the bath. The floor is pitched to drain over near the showerhead, but everything can get wet if it wants to.
Makes for easy cleanup, for sure.
Nice.....hmmm corian? have to look into that
Yeah that bathroom looks a lot like the one I have down here in Peru. Probly cause they always tile the walls. No shower wall here either.
I have a lot of problem with splatter though, how high did you build that splash wall? 10 or 12 inches? Also, does it get real wet on the floor under the sink? Or is that far enough away that there is minimal splash?
I take it this is like a master bath? not a family use? I like the idea, thinking it wouldn't work so hot for a heavily traffic bath though (tracking water around)
Also what did you use for the pan? You float it out yourself?When in doubt, get a bigger hammer!
The sink is on an outside wall. house is in south eastern Mass. so cold temps were a concern. The plumbing in not in the outside wall itself but runs up from below thru the smaller triangular section below the sink. For extra security I ran the radiant heat pipe in the same air space as the Hot/ cold feeds and super insulated on the outside of those(using foil faced Polyiso)
The shower pan and floor are constructed just like the article in FH several years ago. Sloped motar sub floor, Rubber membrane clamped in the drain and up the walls 12in or so, 1.5" mortar base then tile.
The curb is only 4" tall but end up being about 6" above the drain due to the slope of the floor.
With the spray heads on the interior wall aiming out very little spray at the base of the sink or near the curb.
Attached plan may clarify.