Hi All!
My husband and I recently bought a home and the bathroom is in need of some work. The tile comes from the shower stall all the way around the entire bathroom, roughly 3 feet feet up from the ground.
We don't want to have to rip out all of the walls and replace them (we'd leave the shower stall tile as-is) , but want to cover up the tile or remove it with a crow bar and put white wood paneling in it's place or over top of the existing tile.
Do you think this will work? I've never used wood paneling before, but am thinking it will be a lot less work to either just cover the existing tile with it, or chip the tile off with a crow bar and cover the once-tiled portion with it. We'd use chair molding to finish the top and bottom of the paneling. Also, we'd most likely need to use chair molding to finish the sides where the wall tile meets the shower stall tile. Do you think covering the existing tile or chipping it off would be easier?
Thanks in advance for your help!
2007-12-18 05:20:27 · 4 answers · asked by presserized 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
I would remove the tile then put up the paneling. You don't need something as heavy duty as a crow bar. You can use a smaller pry bar, or just a hammer, if you don't care about saving the tile.
2007-12-18 05:33:43 · answer #1 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not put paneling in the shower/tub area, it will not last long before you have larger problems. Below is a website, national chain, that I have used and would certainly use again. If your tiles are in good shape, not falling off they would work well. Also at the hardware/lumber stores they make shower surround kits, some are cheap junk but there are a few that are good. With the shower kits the fewer the pieces the better, you just need to make sure you can get through all the doors to get one in. I did use a one piece that came in a roll, it was heavy duty and had built in shelves and looked good. This would cover up quite a bit of the old, I bought it at Home Depot.
http://www.surfacespecialists.com/
2007-12-18 14:07:17 · answer #2 · answered by louiesiddog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is paint out there that can go over the tile. I have seen it and it looks nice. Not sure what the paint is but I think its epoxy paint. I would check with a paint store.
2007-12-18 13:41:28 · answer #3 · answered by blb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One problem with wood is that it may swell up with the humidity, you should give it time to acclimatise before fixing.
2007-12-18 13:29:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋