Bathroom walls

[MaximusAir]

We bought our '75 Sovereign with the bathroom already gutted. If we are planning on tiling the shower what can we use on the wall to support the tile without having a moisture problem? Also thinking about weight cause the bathroom is at the back of the trailer? And what else can we use for walls in the rest of the bathroom? -again thinking about weight and being able to bend it to fit the curve...
If you've tiled your shower and have a solution to this and pics please let me see!! Thanks!

-Love the young full-time airstream newbies.

[AlinCal]

I think tiling an AS shower is a bad idea, these thing move and flex too much plus the weight issue you already mentioned.
I am redoing our shower with sheet aluminum, by bath is mid ship so no complex contour to deal with and the hardest part as I learned in doing our kitchen back and side wall is keeping from scratching it during install.

[Isuzusweet]

If you were turning your trailer into a park model, knock yourself out and tile away........tiling and towing don't mix at all; especially with a rear bathroom.

Cheers
Tony

[DaveMc]

While it may not be for wet solutions, some on here have used a press-on tile (in 12x12 sheets) in the bath. Was the original shower already trashed when you guys got it? If not, maybe some TLC on it is possible. Paint, patches, etc.

[TheGreatleys]

Check out Hoffman Architecture. They professionally remodel Airstreams and use tile in bathrooms all the time. They use 1/2" marine plywood behind the tile, and they use resin mosaic tiles from a company called Sonite. Lightweight and flexible. They don't say what they use to waterproof the plywood but you could use Kerdi or Redguard.

https://hofarc.com/tips-on-tiling/

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[sgschwend]

We used FRP panels, you can get them in lots of different colors we just went with white. If I remember correctly it took only two sheets to cover the shower and bathroom walls. The FRP was install onto the plywood with mastic.
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