In some cases, many people prefer not to use a preformed shower enclosure for their bathroom remodel so that they can install their very own shower surrounds. Doing this of course requires more work in order to complete the job. And if you are unsure what shower surrounds are, then simply speaking they are basically walls around the shower so that your plastered walls don’t get soaked. They are most commonly seen as tiles or a one piece of fabricated hard plastic, vinyl, or some other materials.
For most people, the only reason why they would even want to install a bathroom shower kit without shower surrounds is so that they can have the surrounds be customized and done to their personal likings. Just be aware that if you decide to go this route, it will take a little bit longer for the job to be completed since additional steps needs to be done. However, if the end result is what you’re after, then it may be very well worth your wait.
So let’s go over the different types of shower surrounds that are available for you to use. The first and most common of these are the titles. Laying tiles on walls can be quite a challenging job and if you’ve haven’t done anything like that before, then it is best to practice on a slab of thick cardboard prior to doing the real thing. This way, you don’t have to worry about messing things up. The downside to using tiles for your shower surround is that it requires monthly or a biannual maintenance at the very least. You need to scrub the mold and mildew that gathers in the grout lines of the tile and make sure that if there are some damaged grout lines, that you see to it that they are fixed as soon as possible. These tiles can come in various different shapes, designs, sizes, and materials. It all boils down to what kind of look you want so that it completes the look of your bathroom. Also for those who have completed a tub to shower conversion, you’ll have to make sure that you thoroughly clean out any existing grout underneath the old existing tiles after you’ve removed them.
The next types of shower surround that you can use are the slabs walls. These are exactly as they sound. They are simply large wall slabs that can be cut to fit perfectly onto a wall of the shower stall. Again, these slabs can be made of various different materials and can even have different patterns engraved in them if you wish. These are much easier to install than their tiles counterpart and you don’t have to worry about grout lines. The only thing to be extra careful about if you choose to go this route for installing your own shower surrounds is that you have to make sure to get the exact measurement for the wall. Remember that these walls have to be custom fabricated and cut to the size that you specify so make sure that you get the size right.
The shower surrounds can be a great way to allow you to really customize the looks of your bathroom shower designsand show off your artistic sense. Having one installed isn’t all too hard once you selected the right one to buy.