Troweled Concrete Shower Walls

Shower walls and floors.

Troweled concrete shower walls.

I had a homeowner mention that he saw troweled concrete walls on a shower surround he thought it would be pretty cool. The concrete a surecrete design products gfrc mix was cast with a 10 by 10 scrim in the shape of corrugated steel and sealed with pearl in the finish to suggest metal. Check out our recommended tools right here. Kudrick explains that the shower pan is custom fabricated with a drain trough outside the separating wall to drain drips from the door back into the pan.

Troweled on concrete creates seamless waterproof shower walls and basins. We are sticking with tile for now but i can t stop thinking about it. I am wondering if you can trowel cement concrete onto the shower walls. Designed to soothe both body and spirit this master bath features concrete vanity tops a concrete tub surround and concrete shower walls all integrally colored an elegant bone white.

You may consider using a waterproof concrete mix also available at lowes or hd for extra protection but be aware that this mix sets up very quick and so you would need to work fast and only do small sections at a time. Figure you ll spend 1 200 2 400 for a 36 by 36 inch show stall. The right look for any shower. The floor is concrete as well trowel applied over a wood subfloor and sloped to eliminate a curb around the concrete shower pan which was cast in place to match the floor.

Because our solutions are long on high quality resins and because we use the correct amount of aggregate our shower floors and walls boast a superior thinner surface while still keeping water away from your drywall. A tile trowel with only one measurement i e. As 1 2 trowel means that both measurements are the same. Other floor coatings are in most cases 160 mils thick.

I told him that was out of my league but i d look into it. A concrete shower means no grout to scrub. A big tub might require beefier floor structure consult an architect or structural engineer. 3 hand trowel ie diy a stucco high sand content concrete mix over the durock.

Super shower finish produces the natural old world appearance for a premium look without the premium price. Super shower finish is a polymer modified portland cement finish for interior wall and overhead surfaces that are exposed to high moisture such as showers bathrooms kitchens laundry and indoor locker rooms and pool dressing areas. Has anyone done it and how has it lasted.