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Tub surrounds--what's your preference?
We need to redo our tub surround. I followed the mold on the caulk up
under the tiles which turned out to be all soggy mastic and crumbling plaster underneath. Fortunately, there's concrete board under the plaster so at least we won't have to redo that. Don't ask me why they decided to plaster over the concrete board and under the tiles. Our replacement choices are basically either more tile in a proper thinset cement this time or a Fiberglas® tub surround. We've had bad past experiences with tile in thinset--the cement crumbled and it was a bear to remove the whole mess. We've also not had terrific experiences with fiberglas--I think it looks cheap to start with and looks permanently grubby within a couple of years and it leaked eventually, too. So what would your first choice for a shower surround be? What's the most waterproof choice out there? -- Caren |
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Tub surrounds--what's your preference?
Thanks. I'll have a trot by Lowes on the way home to see what it looks
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Tub surrounds--what's your preference?
If money is no object:
http://www.corian.com/corian/a/en/h/...rsandTubs.html wrote in message oups.com... We need to redo our tub surround. I followed the mold on the caulk up under the tiles which turned out to be all soggy mastic and crumbling plaster underneath. Fortunately, there's concrete board under the plaster so at least we won't have to redo that. Don't ask me why they decided to plaster over the concrete board and under the tiles. Our replacement choices are basically either more tile in a proper thinset cement this time or a Fiberglas® tub surround. We've had bad past experiences with tile in thinset--the cement crumbled and it was a bear to remove the whole mess. We've also not had terrific experiences with fiberglas--I think it looks cheap to start with and looks permanently grubby within a couple of years and it leaked eventually, too. So what would your first choice for a shower surround be? What's the most waterproof choice out there? -- Caren |
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Tub surrounds--what's your preference?
Art wrote: If money is no object: http://www.corian.com/corian/a/en/h/...rsandTubs.html No thanks--I remember what our Corian kitchen counters cost. -- Caren |
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Tub surrounds--what's your preference?
When I'm in the tub, I like to be surrounded by cold beer and topless women. |
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Tub surrounds--what's your preference?
When you're not in the tub, can you send them to my house?
"Red Neckerson" wrote in message news:ALexf.17614$ya4.3513@trnddc03... When I'm in the tub, I like to be surrounded by cold beer and topless women. |
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Tub surrounds--what's your preference?
"Red Neckerson" wrote in message news:ALexf.17614$ya4.3513@trnddc03... When I'm in the tub, I like to be surrounded by cold beer and topless women. When are they due back at the kennel? |
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