sikwan
06 Tin Can
Since this is the "Off Topic" section and I wanted to make everyone feel welcome to post topics not related to Sprinters, I thought I'd start one since there might be some experts lurking.
I removed most of the tiling, cement board, and some of the sheetrock.
Here's the shower that I'm remodeling.
The close up of the old stuff. Yellow tiles and brown vinyl.
The galvanized piping that I need to replace since I'm in there.
The shower pan is being replace with a Swanstone version in the same size.
The unused space above the shower.
Above, I want to get rid of the space above the old shower and just wall tile up to the ceiling.
My question revolves around the green sheetrock or greenboard. I've read that greenboard is used behind toilets, sinks, etc. However, they're not used in shower or tub installations or at least some have not recommended it. It has a more water resistant membrane than the regular stuff, yet they don't use it?
I'll be installing sheetrock to the walls and ceilings, adding cement board (Hardibacker) to the walls, and tiling over the cement board. Here are my dilemmas...
1. If I use greenboard I will have to cut out the ceiling (probably the regular stuff), replace it with greenboard. Since greenboard is heavier, I have to make sure to mount it with 12 inch centers. I think my joists are 16 inches apart.
2. What is your opinion on using greenboard behind cement board in shower installations?
Should I just use the regular stuff and leave the ceiling alone? Leaving the ceiling alone would probably be the easiest. I'm not tiling the ceiling but just using regular waterproof paint and making sure it is sealed probably.
I almost forgot, I'll be adding a flush mounted water resistant light above the shower.
Thanks,
Seek
I removed most of the tiling, cement board, and some of the sheetrock.
Here's the shower that I'm remodeling.
The close up of the old stuff. Yellow tiles and brown vinyl.
The galvanized piping that I need to replace since I'm in there.
The shower pan is being replace with a Swanstone version in the same size.
The unused space above the shower.
Above, I want to get rid of the space above the old shower and just wall tile up to the ceiling.
My question revolves around the green sheetrock or greenboard. I've read that greenboard is used behind toilets, sinks, etc. However, they're not used in shower or tub installations or at least some have not recommended it. It has a more water resistant membrane than the regular stuff, yet they don't use it?
I'll be installing sheetrock to the walls and ceilings, adding cement board (Hardibacker) to the walls, and tiling over the cement board. Here are my dilemmas...
1. If I use greenboard I will have to cut out the ceiling (probably the regular stuff), replace it with greenboard. Since greenboard is heavier, I have to make sure to mount it with 12 inch centers. I think my joists are 16 inches apart.
2. What is your opinion on using greenboard behind cement board in shower installations?
Should I just use the regular stuff and leave the ceiling alone? Leaving the ceiling alone would probably be the easiest. I'm not tiling the ceiling but just using regular waterproof paint and making sure it is sealed probably.
I almost forgot, I'll be adding a flush mounted water resistant light above the shower.
Thanks,
Seek