I'm going to be installing a seat in my custom shower but there is one
thing I can't figure out. If I run the membrane up the front and over the
top of the seat and cement backer board to the top of the seat how do I
attach backer board to the front wall of the seat without screwing it
through the membrane? My seat is the same width as the shower so I planned
on covering the the front of it and overlaping the side walls a few inches
with membrane.
Thanks in advance
Steven
Harry
01 Jul 2009, 20:44
Great question Steve... anyone have an answer? Tim?
Brant
11 Feb 2010, 12:58
I'm building my own shower seat today and have a couple of steps in mind to
help with installing the backer board to the front and side of the seat. I
am going to screw it on. I will pre-drill the holes and fill them with
caulk before I put in the screws. Once I have it all assembled I am going
to use redgard to waterproof the whole structure again. I'm not a pro, but
I feel these steps will ensure a waterproof structure.
Mike
31 May 2010, 16:55
I have a walk in shower that has a recessed floor. I build a concrete pad
to elevate the seat and build the frame on to keep the frame out of the
water. I framed it from 2x4’s with 2 layers of ¾’ plywood for the top.
Since it was on its own pad I screwed the frame down with concrete screws
and adhesive. Once framed out I covered it with concrete board and sealed
it. Then I tiled the sides of the seat to match the wall and had a marble
top cut to fit with a bull nose edge.
The seat is fits on the corner and has 3 face sides. I started with square
18” x 18” On the edge facing into the shower I cut back 8” on each
side to make a 45 degree angle face so it has 3 faces and no sharp points
facing into the shower. There is plenty of room for even a large person to
sit in comfort.
I am an amateur boat builder and after building my shower seat I’m
thinking of building a mold for a modular seat out of high tech boat
building materials using a foam/glass composite. This would be wood free,
light, strong, and impervious to water. It could be placed in any shower
and glued in place with marine adhesives. It could be left as fiberglass
with a gel coat finish or tiled over. Any thoughts?
Ed
16 Jul 2010, 17:59
I would like to put stucco over the ceramic tile in our shower. Can this be
done and how?
Ceramic Shower Seat
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08 May 2008, 11:35
I'm going to be installing a seat in my custom shower but there is one thing I can't figure out. If I run the membrane up the front and over the top of the seat and cement backer board to the top of the seat how do I attach backer board to the front wall of the seat without screwing it through the membrane? My seat is the same width as the shower so I planned on covering the the front of it and overlaping the side walls a few inches with membrane.
Thanks in advance
Steven
01 Jul 2009, 20:44
11 Feb 2010, 12:58
31 May 2010, 16:55
The seat is fits on the corner and has 3 face sides. I started with square 18” x 18” On the edge facing into the shower I cut back 8” on each side to make a 45 degree angle face so it has 3 faces and no sharp points facing into the shower. There is plenty of room for even a large person to sit in comfort.
I am an amateur boat builder and after building my shower seat I’m thinking of building a mold for a modular seat out of high tech boat building materials using a foam/glass composite. This would be wood free, light, strong, and impervious to water. It could be placed in any shower and glued in place with marine adhesives. It could be left as fiberglass with a gel coat finish or tiled over. Any thoughts?
16 Jul 2010, 17:59
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