No Tile Shower Walls

Long wall panels do exist to make big showers work.

No tile shower walls.

Veritek shower walls offer outstanding value and durability while being easy to install. Begin by removing the old tile or the fiberglass shower wall. Find a utile dealer. They will help you dump your nasty tile scrub brush once and for all.

You ll love the realistic looking tile patterns and grout lines which are crack proof and low maintenance. However it s not the only option. Build your own utile shower. The staggering of tiles in thirds helps limit this effect.

Large tiles tend to cup or bow upward in the middle of the tile. Veritek is a compression molded composite material with molded in color and a natural gloss surface. If solid surface doesn t thrill you the pvc composite and high gloss panels have seam pieces to go beyond the standard 48 and 60 wall panel sizes. This article sets out 7 viable options other than tile for your shower.

Before the panels were installed the walls were completely waterproofed with cement tile backer board and an acrylic sealer. One way to limit tile lippage is to stagger large format tiles into thirds. Notice how the deep blue countertop recalls the bits of blue tile in the mosaic. Veritek has no surface coating to chip or crack color runs throughout.

We set out detailed pros and cons of each option below. Well that and a tile leveling system. Enter the no tile tile wall these laminated wall panels which have been used in europe for over 20 years will be available in the united states in november of this year. What s wonderful about the laminated no tile tile shower system is the panels are approximately 2 x 8 the actual size is 23 6 x 94 4 and can be installed by one person.

Here a transparent glass partial wall exposes the beauty of the tile job at all times. This in turn creates a slight lip between two adjacent tiles. Don t settle for tile if you have a large walk in shower. Your bathroom your shower or even your bathtub walls will have the realistic feel and look of tile without the maintenance forever.

Tile is the most popular material for shower walls. Glass mosaic tile brings lots of color to this doorless shower. This design by john lum architecture via houzz is an example of a classic low cost beautiful walk in shower. There are several alternatives to tile in the shower.

This is a dusty job so use plastic to cover your doorways wear a respirator that s rated for dust cover the floor with a drop cloth and make sure there s plenty of ventilation.