Updating the shower

shakenbake · Mar 25, 2012

I'm in the process of a complete remodel an my 95 Southwind Storm. I've been tossing around ideas on what to do with the shower without spending a bunch of money. Here is what I got done yesterday. The whole project will be under $60.

The new walls are a $20 piece of vinyl floor remnant. I used 3M Super 90 adhesive to attach the vinyl. For the base I decided to apply a liquid epoxy coating on the original shower base. I've had good luck with this in the past. It works well when the surface is prepped properly. Here is today's progress. First is the before picture.

Water Dog · Mar 26, 2012

Nice job....! I like the idea of the vinyl. I'll file that away in the back corner of my mind for later use. Be sure and post a pic of the completed pan when you're done. Good work.

shakenbake · Mar 26, 2012

Will do. I should have that set back in place tomorrow.

shakenbake · Mar 27, 2012

Got a little more done last night. Now I'm waiting on the new shower door and trim for the pan to show up so I can wrap this part of the project up and move on to the bathroom.

Water Dog · Mar 27, 2012

Very nice. What did you do at the vertical corners to keep water out?

shakenbake · Mar 27, 2012

The corners are not finished yet. After I install the shower door all of the seams and corners will be sealed with an almond color bathroom silicone.

go6car · Mar 27, 2012

Looks great!!

Lady Fitzgerald · Mar 27, 2012

Where did you find the corner shelves?

Happy Prospector · Mar 27, 2012

Thanks for the post, you are giving me some ideas, I do believe this is going to cost me some money.

Kevin

shakenbake · Mar 27, 2012

Lady Fitzgerald said:
Where did you find the corner shelves?

Target for $25. It's adjustable and spring loaded. I think it will work out well.

GMascelli · Mar 28, 2012

The materials you used gives it a modern look and the overall update looks great!

Lady Fitzgerald · Mar 30, 2012

shakenbake said:
Target for $25. It's adjustable and spring loaded. I think it will work out well.

Thanks!

samhain · Mar 31, 2012

Great idea. Did you remove the original shower walls? Or just go over top?

shakenbake · Mar 31, 2012

samhain said:
Great idea. Did you remove the original shower walls? Or just go over top?

In my case the shower walls were a piece of Luan with a waterproof film on top. The surface was in good shape so I just went over top of waht was there.

shakenbake · Apr 2, 2012

Finally finished it up last night. I think it turned out nice. We are headed to the Natural Bridge State Park in Kentucky this week so I'll get a chance to give it a try.

shakenbake · Apr 6, 2012

Went camping this week and got a chance to try out the new shower. Everything worked great. The vinyl seems to have the best of both worlds. A nice modern look and the flexibility for all of the shifting around an RV does.

ruthandken CDN · Apr 6, 2012

You did a lovely job. Looks really nice.

Wanderman · Apr 6, 2012

That is an absolutely beautiful and professional job!

Better than the factory!

Rich "The Wanderman"

winnone · Apr 6, 2012

A professional looking job!

Lady Fitzgerald · Apr 6, 2012

Ok, I'm just ruminating here (no old cow cracks, please). This isn't to say you didn't do a good job (which you did).

I'm wondering if vinyl floor seam sealer would work better for sealing the corners instead of caulking.

Or using a bit of heat from a heat gun or hair dryer to bend the vinyl around the corners so there won't be a seam at all. If backed up with cove molding, the corner bends coud have a gentle radius.

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