My Master Bath

[motobrewer]

Haven't been around here (at least, in the actual brewing forums) in a long time, and here's why:

I'm not the best with taking pictures but you can get the idea.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Nice! Good job man!
Regards, GF.

 

[SharonaZamboni]

Sweet! Love the colors!

 

[headbanger]

Good work, looks nice.

 

[Grannyknot]

Not exactly my style, but looks like some quality work.
Great job.

 

[motobrewer]

thanks. i'm pretty proud of it. my dad gave me a ton of help as well.

i've never tiled before, but it went pretty smoothly, as we had pretty large tiles.

there's in-floor heating as well.

 

[Punity]

I'm gonna have to lock this thread down so my wife doesn't see it and get any ideas

 

[Yooper]

It's awesome! Especially the "in floor heating" part!

 

[TxBrew]

That's a manly bathroom. Well done.

 

[northcal]

Nice shower! I want to enlarge mine into a closet area.

How wide is your shower?

Best,

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

I must be a visionary: Why hasn't anyone thought about putting the shower's control offset from the shower head? That way you can start the shower (to let the water warm up) without getting wet. I know it would look a bit strange but... It would be a nice functional touch.

MC

 

[liquiditynerd]

I've built a lot of these before and I'm very picky, Very Nice Work. Except for the..... Nope just kidding,

 

[motobrewer]

I must be a visionary: Why hasn't anyone thought about putting the shower's control offset from the shower head? That way you can start the shower (to let the water warm up) without getting wet. I know it would look a bit strange but... It would be a nice functional touch.

MC

My dad and I discussed this at length. We ended up leaving it because....well....it would have been more work to route it thro the studs and back.

But honestly with the no door thing it's not an issue. I don't get wet at all from turning on the shower.

 

[liquiditynerd]

My dad and I discussed this at length. We ended up leaving it because....well....it would have been more work to route it thro the studs and back.

But honestly with the no door thing it's not an issue. I don't get wet at all from turning on the shower.

That's the best way, I've done them all kinds of ways, opposite, 90 degrees, overhead. Other than the traditional, overhead is the only way I would do it. Way to much work and look out if you have to ever repair a leak. You can always get an extension to get the shower head out over the controls.

Just keep the drain free of hair buildup and your threshold will be fine. I've seen them all over the world like that.

 

[motobrewer]

I've built a lot of these before and I'm very picky, Very Nice Work. Except for the..... Nope just kidding,

Thanks!

 

[motobrewer]

Nice shower! I want to enlarge mine into a closet area.

How wide is your shower?

Best,

36" or so. I used the Schluter Kerdi system (http://www.schluter.com/5288.aspx), 32"x60" pre-form pan but I had to extend it to fit. It worked pretty well.

 

[NivekD]

That looks great...I finished mine about a year ago...love it. Gotta love that Kerdi too.

 

[Zuljin]

Nice.

We're doing the hall bath now.

 

[DanH]

SWEET!!


I'm about to do mine also but it doesn't have the potential to be as nice as that.

 

[conpewter]

Very cool. I hope to build one like this myself when I build my brew-hut with attached house.

 

[Jester369]

I was gonna ask if that was kerdi I saw peeking out, but you answered my question before I could ask it! Looks great! Wish I was to the point of tiling in my project - still slogging through electrical and plumbing.

 

[stevo4361]

That's good looking work, well done

 

[northcal]

Thanks for the info, mine is currently a 2'6" square; kinda tight for my homebrewer physique. Not sure if I should just make it longer but the same width or enlarge the width and go longer, but at least you got me a starting point to think about. I've used that schluter system under my kitchen tiles and that stuff is handy!

Best,

36" or so. I used the Schluter Kerdi system (http://www.schluter.com/5288.aspx), 32"x60" pre-form pan but I had to extend it to fit. It worked pretty well.

 

[427Cobra]

That's some mighty fine work there.

 

[user 125772]

Looks nice man, is that stone, or ceramic?

 

[WissahickonBrew]

This is a crazy off topic topic, but thanks for sharing! Looks like nice work!

• What was in that space prior?
• How much square footage did you have to work with?
• It looks like you insulated the walls like they are "outside" walls, is it a garage on the other side?
• For never having done tile work before you took on an ambitious job and kicked butt!

 

[motobrewer]

Looks nice man, is that stone, or ceramic?

The shower wall and floor is travertine. The bath floor is ceramic

 

[finsfan]

looks very nice!

 

[motobrewer]

This is a crazy off topic topic, but thanks for sharing! Looks like nice work!

• What was in that space prior?
• How much square footage did you have to work with?
• It looks like you insulated the walls like they are "outside" walls, is it a garage on the other side?
• For never having done tile work before you took on an ambitious job and kicked butt!

1. It was a bathroom, lol. Shower was leaking
2. Not exactly sure of square footage but it was the same size. The previous shower was "framed in" so it had a lot less space tho.
3. Yeah, garage

thanks!

 

[passedpawn]

I've done 2 showers myself just like yours (in fact,I have the same travertine tiles on my master floor). Your's looks great!

I've never even heard of that Kerdi stuff. Man that would make the job easier. I poured the concrete pan over rubber pan liner. The liner tucks up behind concrete board walls. The liner also goes over the curb, which I build by stacking/nailing 2x4s. It's all a lot of work. I bought a wet saw a long time ago and do the tiles, but I'm still not that good at it.