Hi,
I’m moving into a house which has just had a partial bathroom remodel, and has drywall up all in the bathroom. I don’t think I will have time to finish the bathroom (tile, etc) before I move in, but will still like to be able to shower.
My question is: Is it OK to put up a full shower ring with curtain to fully enclose tub and take showers even though there is bare drywall in the room?
Thanks!
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If you are in a cold climate, then you need to think about diffusion of water vapor (lots in a bathroom with shower going) through the drywall. If there is a vapor retarder under the DW, perhaps in the form of paper facing on FG batt insulation or a poly film over the studs before the DW went up, then you are ok. Otherwise you ought to get a vapor retarder primer paint on the DW before cold weather sets in. Oh, and run the fan for some time after the shower (even after paint/tile goes on). Others may have other thoughts.
Thanks! I do have a new ceiling fan installed, and the cold weather won't be settling in until the end of october, which is when I hope to have the tiling job finished.
By "fan" I meant exhaust fan. Oh, maybe by "ceiling fan" you meant one that exhausts through the ceiling to outside (?). Anyway, you do want to exhaust the excess moisture to the outside, and that takes a while after a shower.Even if the house is old and leaks air like a sieve, and you think you want to keep the moisture inside in winter to humidify the air, still you want to run that fan for a while. If the house is leaky, then the air that leaks in is displacing air already inside, which is leaking out through every conceivable crack and hole in the outer shell. You really don't want moist air leaking into a cold wall cavity or attic during winter.
Yes, by 'ceiling fan' I meant exhaust fan, in the ceiling int the bathroom :) Thanks