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What have I gotten myself into?With the old bathtub cleared away, I tried masking out several different shapes with blue tape.
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Initial baseboard shape and curb being built from 2x4's
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Extending the wall
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Ready for the first layer of cement
Black building paper placed on the baseboard. -
First sloped layer of mortarThis layer goes below the PVC membrane to insure proper drainage, then another layer of cement will go on top of the membrane.
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PVC membrane in placeFloorpan filled with water overnight to insure there are no leaks.
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Durock and greenboard installed
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Second layer of cementThis is the important one that pitches the tile floor just perfectly... it was also a very messy project.
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Starting to put up tile -
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The finished productIt took some time for the glass to arrive, but overall it was a really cool project!
Custom Granite and Slate Shower
Designed and Built by Steven Heintz
I embarked on a project to build a custom tiled shower from scratch (and photographed my progress along the way)
The project took about three weeks to complete.