Porceline vs Ceramic tile

[vacationhopeful]

Uh- gee- I am not feeling good right now. This bathroom cost us like $18,000 and no way will it get remodeled again (we are 58 and 60 and plan to sell no later than 10 years from now). We are lucky to get the rest of the house fixed up in the next few years with limited funds. Like I said, we do wipe it down every time we shower. Will think about sealing..

Like I said, KNOWING what you have and maintaining it, IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT. Prevention is FAR, FAR cheaper than a big re-do (and also better than a repair that looks like a big repair).

And the comment is right about not caulking & trapping the water coming off the wall -- except you do not have a "pan" but a tiled base.

 

[Kal]

...Did you see him use a RUBBERIZED MAT on the slope to the drain on the floor? The rubber mat should also have come up the wall 6+ inches. Would most likely have been a GREY rubber - about the weight of a bike tire tube (not the tire, but a bit heavier than a inside tire tube.

Good comment. If he cheaped out on using green board instead of cement board, there's no telling what he did at the floor level.

 

[WinniWoman]

Like I said, KNOWING what you have and maintaining it, IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT. Prevention is FAR, FAR cheaper than a big re-do (and also better than a repair that looks like a big repair).

And the comment is right about not caulking & trapping the water coming off the wall -- except you do not have a "pan" but a tiled base.

I think he meant the part about the pan for the original poster.

 

[WinniWoman]

Like I said, KNOWING what you have and maintaining it, IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT. Prevention is FAR, FAR cheaper than a big re-do (and also better than a repair that looks like a big repair).

And the comment is right about not caulking & trapping the water coming off the wall -- except you do not have a "pan" but a tiled base.

Did you see him use a RUBBERIZED MAT on the slope to the drain on the floor? The rubber mat should also have come up the wall 6+ inches. Would most likely have been a GREY rubber - about the weight of a bike tire tube (not the tire, but a bit heavier than a inside tire tube.

We were both working while my bathroom was being remodeled. We have to work in order to pay for all the work that needs to be done in our money pit house. We don't remember what he did on the floor.

The bathroom was done almost 3 years ago. We love it. We take care of it best we can. Most people don't wipe their shower down every single day like we do. If I feel like I have nothing better to do one day, maybe I will attempt sealing the shower grout- maybe. Nothing else we can really do. Other posters here said they have had no issues with the green board and no grout sealing..Maybe we won't either. We had regular sheet rock up for 26 years in this bathroom before the remodel. True- we did not have tile- we had a prefab shower stall- no ceiling vent and we always got mildew on the bathroom ceiling. Happy to say- we do not have that problem now that we put in a ceiling vent in the newly remodeled bathroom. (we do have a window in there as well)

We have moved on to the 2 other bathrooms (finished last year) and kitchen and dining room and den - just finished last month-and next year we move on again to the upper and lower hallway and landing- hoping the following year to do our living room and study (our furniture is 37 years old!).

So- not worrying about the bathroom shower- we're not getting any younger-we're going to be dead.

 

[Wyominguy]

Home remodeling

Having just retired last year our house has been in constant remodel mode since about November. I have almost finished one bath (white shower pan with 12" Porcelain tile on sides and ceiling and frameless shower door) and am in the middle of the second having just replaced the tub and will be doing tile and shower curtain there.

I also spray painted the entire kitchen cabinet area and have about half the doors done and hung. I moved to the bath since we have house guests coming in two weeks and need the bath done more than all the kitchen cabinets done.

Use cement backerboard, porcelain tile and I would suggest using the grout with the special liquid that mixes with it so you never need to seal the grout. This bathroom I am using grout the same color as the tile so it covers any slight imperfections. I used Schluter metal edging for both the transition from tile to drywall and to edge the inset shelf I made.

Neil