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Do It Yourself

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I built this from scratch, including the the wall framing, drywall, cusom mortar shower pan, and the hardwood floor insert. It was 98% complete here.

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[–] Wigglet@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I love the wooden slats at the bottom. Do you find they get slippy at all?

[–] Snapz@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] CleverUserName@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There was blood sweat and tears, but that is most likely part of the waterproofing membrane.

[–] Snapz@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago
[–] Boe6@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Beautiful! I'm curious, how much carpentry and plumbing experience do you have? Looks like a pro job from here :)

[–] williamallenbro@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Looks amazing! I love the wooden floor.

Would you recommend this project to a relative novice? I have this dream of adding a shower to our half bath.

[–] CleverUserName@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thats a hard question to answer. The overall process took a ton of planning and pulled from alot of areas that i have done some work before. If you are familiar with framing, some cement and tile work, i say go for it. Prepare for mistakes amd take your time. The shower pan was more difficult than i thought. It was my first one and i would say it was the hardest part. Getting the angles right to flow water into the drain was tedious. Id say watch some youtube videos on that part for sure and shower waterproofing. This took me about 14 days all together.

[–] williamallenbro@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks for that!

My biggest concern was the pan as well. The angles seem less like science and more like magic. Maybe I'll outsource parts of the project ha ha!

[–] CleverUserName@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Anytime. Another option for the shower pan would be a pre-made fiberglass one. They come in a variety of sizes, but the large ones can get expensive. Good luck and share your build!

[–] huojtkeg@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] CleverUserName@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yep. I started with hardwood 1x2's, cut them to length, sanded them and sealed them with 5 coats of polycrylic sanding between coats. Ive used it before and it penetrates pretty well leaving a very tough finish. Its an experiment though, might not hold up. We will see.

[–] panchzila@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've seen this type of shower using tropical woods with the appropriate treatment last for a long time.

Nice project!

[–] CleverUserName@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Between saunas and sailboats using hardwood, i figured it was worth a shot. Thanks!!