I have put a round vinyl window in a shower directly facing the shower head.We put the casing and jam extension in and now am trying to figure out how to totally waterproof this scenario.I am thinking of putting flex base all the way around the jam and sealing that in.I also thought of using layers of polyurethane to seal the jam area up but I don’t think it will build up properly around the top.Any suggestions will be appreciated.
ANDYSZ2
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the vinyl window was a step in the right direction... for your jambs & sill . either tile or stone or corian... with a waterproof caulk like sika-flex
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
I recently changed a window in my tubshower area, and instead or replacing the wood which was there, I used plastic brick mold, with a good caulk job. It is not the usual look for trimming the inside of a window, but in this case, where it is behind a shower curtain most of the time it worked out fine.
there's a q&a in the current issue of JLC about flashing a curved-top window...might give you some ideas.
Coming from a boating community, my frist thought is to layup fibregalss.
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Piffin by fiberglass do you mean putting up a web tape and bondo it in place? Secondly if I take this route what type of paint would you recommend?
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Rather than bondo, I was thinking of web reinforcing and a boat repair type kit. Works a lot like bondo or West system repairs but with fibres to build depth then a finish coat of polyester Resin. Oil paint..
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Advise customer to lower the showerhead. One of those telephone showerheads that slides up and down on a vertical pole will work wonders. The less water that hits the window the better. Unless they are absolute clean freaks (like my cousin Pat) shower windows get pretty skanky in a hurry.
Not many alternatives with a round window except caulk all the seams and wipe up the water, but I'm sure there are hundreds of theoretical solutions.
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Window directly facing a shower head. While the window itself is vinyl clad, the framing underneath is raw wood, without any waterproofing. This application will leak, the framing will rot, and you will be replacing the whole shebang in about 5 years.
I would have eliminated the window entirely. If you must have it, I would have relocated it.
But you didn't and you have a nice vinyl window which will leak. At this point, I think I would remove the vinyl jambs and use mud, or use mud over them. I'd nail backer board over the sill. For the casings around the window, I'd remove them and again use mud. Waterproof the whole shebank with Laticrete 9235.
Boris
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