What would be the correct way to attach Swanstone pan to ceiling 96″ high panels to the new framing in a total bathroom gut job?
Over a substrate or directly on new studs or what?
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What would be the correct way to attach Swanstone pan to ceiling 96″ high panels to the new framing in a total bathroom gut job?
Over a substrate or directly on new studs or what?
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I've worked with Swanstone before, but am not sure of your question;where do you want to attach the bowl? As a drainpan on the ceiling, or as a sink?
It's thin material about 1/4 in. so construction adhesive often works.
I have access to three sheets of this stuff to go in a shower stall on top of a 48x34 shower base. Walls only.
Yes, its about 1/4" thich. One of the trim pieces is broken, looks to be on the brittle side. looks like it could span the nornal stud spacing and be solid to the [email protected]
Check out the mfg specs and I think you will find that backing is required for 1/4" stock. The increased rigidity is needed to maintain the caulked seams as watertight.
Locally, a waterproof backer in 1/2" thickness glued and screwed to the studs and then the swanstone applied with a reccomended adhesive.
...................Iron Helix
Around here we use 1/2" AC Plywood as a backer. The installer had problems with adhesive pulling the paper off of MR Sheetrock.
Unless the installation is different than Corian, you would use green board on the wall above the pan and leave a 1/2" gap between the drywall and the pan to prevent wicking. The adhesive that you would apply would be silicone and use "Hershy's kisses" size globs to attachi t to the drywall and a bead og silicone between the edges of the sheets where they forn a butt joint or a 90 degree angle. Try to get silicone the samer color as the sheets. This will keep the color of the silicone from transferring through the sheets. If you were to write some hing on the wall with a darker colored silicone, the words can transfer through the sheets. Seal the sheets to the pan with silicone that matches the sheets. Make templates of the walls before you cut the swanstone and then lay the templates on the swanstone for exact cuttting. If you cut it wrong, you have then just opened up another can of worms and you don't want to go there. Route all edgfes of the swanstone with carbide bits(cutting with carbide saw blades also) Sand tith 150 grit and then use a red scothch brite on a orbital sander for the final finish. I dobn't recommend that you try a give it a high gloss because it takes alot of work and the maintenence it a Bit*$.
When cleaning to walls later on, just use the same scothch brite and you will have no problem. Be careful on what types og cleaning agents/no shower products.
The first job is the worst to and the next time its a no brainer.
By the way, using 1/2" material is easier and not much more expensive
Personally, I rather have marble slab or 12"X12" tiles and I was certified solid surface fabricator in my "past life" -Brian
Thanks all for the info. Looks like a long weekend on this job. I'll go with the backer and the matching color Swanstone silicone. Also checked the SS site for further [email protected]