A how to- Custom Shower

[rd tighe]

Truckasaurus,
I all projects cost get’s to be an issue. What I have seen is clear core acrylic laminates for the wall’s you would get a look that will wow anyone who see’s it the color’s are great and it is suitable for shower stall’s. It is .060 thick the exposed edges can be polished to join at the wall. I would recommend axiom silicone we use it in the solid surface business it is made to join none porous surfaces like corian and one again the colors are great when it comes to calking we apply the caulk in a descent bead then we spray with Windex and wipe with a wilsonart laminate chip that you can get at any home center it will leave a perfect cove and make you look like a pro . attached are the links to the products I have spoke of.

Good luck

Dean Tighe
wbcci # 5617

P.S. if you can't find these items we run a kitchen and bath business and we can get them for you

shower wall's
Advanced Technology

to install caulk
Axiom Caulk Line Instructions

caulk
Axiom

[malconium]

Dean,

That looks like a nice trick for installing a clean caulk line. Thanks for sharing it.

Malcolm

[hampstead38]

What was your final solution on the shower, Truck?

[hampstead38]

I'm actually moving towards doing some bathroom stuff. Has anyone had any field experience with the laminate referred to by Tighe?

[RV H-D Lady]

Any specific suggestions on what adhesive to use to attach Fiberglass Reinforced Panels to the painted aluminum shower walls?

[truckasaurus]

Hey Dean, thanks for the great post, that stuff looks great. We had a mass clean out at work this week so I have a stash of partial sheets of honeycomb, both Aramid and Aluminum/ Aluminum- composite so my plan is starting to come together.

I was hoping to make a frame using aluminum extrusion from these guys, 80/20 Inc. - The Industrial Erector Set® then fab up panels with the composite and skin with something waterproof but the material you linked too looks the best. I'm going to start measuring up tonight. :-)

[89Excella]

I finally finished the bath and it came out great! We have been camping this Fall and everything has worked really well. Here are a few pictures of the finished bath. I posted pics of the entire interior in the Photos section under "1980's Airstream Trailers". It was a worthwhile project!

[Aage]

Wow! I love that look! The white is so clean and crisp, and the dark grey in the shower pan and seat is gorgeous!

Is the shower grey paint, too? I need to hear the details of that job, it makes it look better than brand new.

[89Excella]

Thanks for the compliment! The shower pan was refinished with gray urethane boat paint thinned for brushing over an epoxy primer. The walls are covered with white Formica. I stripped off the old vinyl on the plywood walls and applied the Formica with contact cement. Formica on the ceiling and outside wall was cut using the the old interior skin as a pattern.
The vanity top is Corian. A new china sink and faucet with new shower faucet. All the piping was done in PEX. I used the original vanity front and modified the shelf inside to accommodate the new plumbing.

The box above the window is plywood covered with Formica to give a flat surface for the mirror and lights. The medicine chest is a home type mounted on the wall.

I got rid of the black water tank vent pipe in the corner to the right of the medicine chest and routed it on the other side of the wall behind the refrigerator and tied into the gray tank vent line.

[rd tighe]

It look's great

[JIMandPJ]

I agree, great looking shower. Can't wait to see Trucks efforts and steal some more ideas!!

Question - Are exhaust fans necessary? I haven't planned one. Should I?

[89Excella]

I would recommend an exhaust vent. Mine was equipped with the Ventline 7" fan that you can see in the photo, from the factory. It helps get rid of some of the humidity from the shower.