ksanders
Moderator Emeritus
Lets talk about matertials that others have used or contemplated using to remodel the showers on your boat.
Right now my boat has two showers. Each one is constructed with what appears to be plywood that has vinyl wallpaper glued to it. We all know this is not a great construction technique, but it has lasted almost two decades.
I want to refinish the shower, and am considering my options.
One choice would be to remove the wallpaper, and glue something to the existing walls if there is no moisture damage. Formica comes to mind for this purpose.
If there is moisture damage I could replace the wall material and clad it with something. This is where I’d like to ponder the choices.
One suggestion is to replace the walls with a product that is constructed of a substrate that already has a finished surface. There are several on the market one being FIBO which is a marine grade plywood clad in a tile look plastic.
I just had a shower at my house redone and the tile guy replaced the whole wall facing with a foam product from the Schluter company. This is it appears the state of the art in tile work right now. This “foam board” is light weight and 100% waterproof. I could then adhere anything to it including tile. That would be heavy though as the tile for my home shower was several hundred pounds.
What have you guys used or considered for a shower remodel?
Right now my boat has two showers. Each one is constructed with what appears to be plywood that has vinyl wallpaper glued to it. We all know this is not a great construction technique, but it has lasted almost two decades.
I want to refinish the shower, and am considering my options.
One choice would be to remove the wallpaper, and glue something to the existing walls if there is no moisture damage. Formica comes to mind for this purpose.
If there is moisture damage I could replace the wall material and clad it with something. This is where I’d like to ponder the choices.
One suggestion is to replace the walls with a product that is constructed of a substrate that already has a finished surface. There are several on the market one being FIBO which is a marine grade plywood clad in a tile look plastic.
I just had a shower at my house redone and the tile guy replaced the whole wall facing with a foam product from the Schluter company. This is it appears the state of the art in tile work right now. This “foam board” is light weight and 100% waterproof. I could then adhere anything to it including tile. That would be heavy though as the tile for my home shower was several hundred pounds.
What have you guys used or considered for a shower remodel?