This one sent me to the corner to think. Maybe somebody else has an idea.
Installed a new shower in a 2nd floor bathroom. The “front” shower wall, with the handle and fixtures, follows the angled roof line starting about 5′ up.
How do I attach a shower rod to that wall? It’s all tile. It’s angled. The aschutcheon (sp) won’t angle.
I thought about drilling a hole into the wall then burying one side of the shower rod. It’s not my ideal solution. Ideas?
Don K.
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How 'bout a wedge attached to the wall giving you a plumb surface to mount the rod to.
Toolfreak -
Triangulated wedge is another possibility that I've considered. It's tiled, and would be small, so if I were to tile the wedge, it would be a PITA, but a possibility. Also considered an AZEK wedge since I needed 6 feet of the stuff and wound up with 18.
Don K.
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How about a spring loaded rod beveled to match the ceiling pitch angle?
DJH -
I would probably need to rebuild the entire end of the rod. The problem is that these ends are not set up for the angled use. Add'l problem is the pressure would expand the rod, and the rod would move down (as the roof pitches).
Don K.
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If the 'hardware' wall turns into ceiling abut 5' up is the shower head in the sloped ceiling or is this a hobbit house? Secondly, if you do manage to attach the shower rod to the 'ceiling' doesn't that mean that the curtain will not go all the way to the end wall!!!!!!!!!!!!
Perhaps a bit late but perchance there should have been a stub wall coming out from the hardware wall?
Me thinks with skill you could bevel the end of the shower rod to match the slope of the ceiling, then a standard shower mount escutcheon should work.
Let's not confuse the issue with facts!
gdcarpenter-
You are correct that the spout is in the angled portion. Is it wall or ceiling?
A stub wall would work in some situations, but would need to be built atop the tub, and would have turned a 5' tub into a 4' tub. Occupant is claustrophobic and didn't even want shower doors. Wall is not the answer.
Cutting the proper angle on the rod is not a problem. When you try to move the escutcheon to an angle, the hole needs to be elongated, and as careful as I might be with the Wiss snips, it's going to look like it was cut.
Don K.
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A tubing bender might solve your problem. Out the escutcheon straight, angle bend, run, angle bend opposite, into the other escutcheon straight.
Now that we've got that solved, let's find some no-slide shower curtain rings that will keep the curtain from sliding all down to the low end.
Gene;
I'm not sure that I can picture it the way you have described, but I admit I didn't think of the tubing bender. I cut the pipe to rough size and have about 2' left. It might be worthwhile to try bending a piece. The cheap tubing (like copper type M for heat) doesn't bend well, it kinks. This stuff is thin. Can you say aluminum foil? Your idea might work, if I can get a larger chrome fitting and push this one into it.
As far as the falling shower curtain, I've already talked to her about that. A piece of velcro will take care of it. A clothespin might be necessary too.
Don K.
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