Hi all. I’m planning to remodel my small bathroom by opening it up a little by making one existing interior wall (labeled wall #1) a half wall and then installing a glass panel on top of that wall. It would really make the corner with the vanity a lot brighter and make the room feel less claustrophobic and more open. Please see my attachment that shows a plan of the room, a “before” 3D drawing and the “after” 3D drawing of what I’d like to accomplish.
My questions are:
How do I make a nice and elegant transition in the corner labeled “Corner 1-2”? I would like to buy one of those 3 piece tub surround kits but obviously since I’ll be converting that wall #1 to a glass panel I won’t be able to use one of the walls that comes in the kit. I plan on removing the entire existing tub/shower surround unit and replacing with a whole new tub/shower surround unit. I like those surround kits because I figured it is easier than tiling and less susceptible to water damage. I’ve never tiled before. But when the wall 2 gets covered with the panel and dies in the corner there how do I cleanly transition over to wall 1 above the tub?
How do I finish the wall above the tub but below the new glass panel? Tile?
Do they sell tub/shower surround kits that only have two side wall panels? One of them wider than the other like in the situation I need? Where one would go against wall 3 and the long one agianst wall 2? I know there are corner shower stall surround kits (like the Neo Angle products) but those usually have two walls that are equal widths.
How would you do this elegantly?
Any suggestions? Thanks to all in advance.
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Hi Pizza,
Hi all. I'm planning to remodel my small bathroom by opening it up a little by making one existing interior wall (labeled wall #1) a half wall and then installing a glass panel on top of that wall. It would really make the corner with the vanity a lot brighter and make the room feel less claustrophobic and more open. Please see my attachment that shows a plan of the room, a "before" 3D drawing and the "after" 3D drawing of what I'd like to accomplish.
In general I think the idea is great but I'd take quite a bit different spin.....the glass where the shower head will mount will probably be less than fun to keep cleaned and spot free.....so although this next idea will still leave you feeling closed in.....it'll still let in the light and show water spots less.......I'd use glass block at the head of the shower and use ceramic tile as the surround. You can make it much more elegant and the style can come about in accordance with your taste.......white subway tile will give you a 50's or contemporary feel depending upon how it's trimmed....or warmer tones with deep accents for a warmer older richer feel........etc.
I've attached an example......for some reason it doesn't preview here....I had to d/l it to view...I'll check into that later.....growl
Pedro the Mule - Let the sunshine in
Edited 4/29/2009 9:10 pm ET by PedroTheMule
Edited 6/23/2009 9:46 am ET by PedroTheMule
Thanks for that idea. How could I attach the shower head slider bar to the glass block?
Hi pizza,Thanks for that idea. How could I attach the shower head slider bar to the glass block?
I'm not sure what kind of bracketing comes with the slide but you should be able to either embed brackets in the glass block mortar or after the mortar sets up, drill out for plastic screw anchors or you could even mortar in stainless threaded sleeves which would be my choice.
Pedro the Mule - I bolted it to the wall and now I can't pulled it off puff puff argh!
I've done this with glass block from just above the shower/tub control to a little over 6'. I ran the pipe for the shower head horizontally to the back wall, up, and then horizontally over to the shower head. My shower was tiled -- I don't like the surround kits anyway -- and I matched the grout for the glass & tile. (I held the glass block mortar about 1/2" back and "tuck pointed" it with sanded grout to match.)
But if you wanna use a handheld, you can screw the brackets into the joints.
Didn't think I had a pic, but I just found one.
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Mike Hennessy
Pittsburgh, PA
Everything fits, until you put glue on it.