Looks fantastic. I'm considering doing this. The only thing I might suggest doing differently, although it adds some expense, but also considerable longevity, would be to use a tongue and groove cedar. Tight fitting seams that are easy to keep sealed up tight. Instead of a spar urethane, use a clear epoxy. Absolutely waterproof, and high gloss that lasts, easy to touch up if marred in any way. Brush on an additional coat in the tongue and groove seams for absolute water tightness. And use a PVC shower liner behind the walls instead of the plastic sheeting. All those folds will eventually hold humidity (moisture) and create mold within the wall. Don't take the above as criticism. I think what you did is outstanding. Just adding some ideas to possibly enhance the experience for others considering doing this.
I agree, the spar urethane will probably last a long time too. I do like epoxy more. I think for less maintenance you could have a wall system with a tongue and groove channel that will allow the water to just weep down and use sealant on the backside so it doesn't need to be retouched every few years and avoids old looking moldy spots after a long time. I may have done a wall panel system so the seams are only at the edges. But seriously great work ya'll should be proud!
So here is a couple of tips for doing this better with no chance of mold, 1 Use metal roof screws with the little gasket on them to secure the plastic. 2 Use pressure treated planks to build out the wood panels from the plastic wrap, Pre drill the holes for the screws to secure the pressure treated planks then fill the pre drilled holes with silicone then secure the pressure treated planks to the wall and the plastic wrap then after bulding out 1-2 inches from the plastic wrap Then secure the stained cedar boards to the pressure treated planks And make sure there is a 1/4 inch gap between the planks, this will allowed for expansion of the boards and make sure there is proper ventilation to dry the planks. Other than that great build and cool look. Also i would spray mold killer/inhibitor behind the planks.
I love this! I own a 101 year old wooden home and I'm trying to remodel the bathroom... little by little, cash is not my friend and I can't stand holding on to it.🙄 Sooooo, I can never save it.😔 Any who, the house was build on wood that is so gorgeous to me so I'm trying to keep the walls bare without sheetrocking it, all is intact except for the wood behind the sink, seems like it's been replaced with short pieces of cheap wood or plywood, so maybe that wall will be sheettrocked over but everything else will be wood, except the floor and tiled shower. Looking at this video I am certain I will do a great job of protecting the wooden walls..... thanks!🙏🏼
Could I get an update on how this is holding up ? Please. I really like it and want to start it on our damaged restroom ASAP. But im worried about how long it will last.... If its held up 3 years for you Thats good enough for me! Lol seriously though please let me know how its held up
Hi, I just found your channel because it popped up in my feed because I had been searching wood shower walls. I see you published this in 2018 so then I subscribed and liked video and searched for any updates on the shower but I didn't find any. Can you tell me how it held up and if you did followup videos? Thanks.
Thank you, and its been almost two years that we've had the shower, and it has worked amazing. I will add, moisture likes to enter wood at the very bottom (like how a string will suck up moisture against gravity) so it started to want to create mold on one of the boards. so i just put extra helmsman on the end. So if I were to do it again, I would maybe dip the ends in extra helmsman, or even a layer of syllicone should fight the moisture. other than that its been amazing.
@@mandmsimplelife2007 we are doing one very soon! And we decided we were going to do overkill and waterproof all sides of the boards. Definitely appreciate the feedback.
I plan to build one as well I have most of the materials purchased. I'm still not sure what I'll do on stain if any. Did you receive any off-gassing from the stain especially when the shower is hot. If so how long until the off-gassing no longer happened? and if it had any off gassing was it hard to handle the smell did it get better? I purchased cedar tongue & groove for mine. Please do advise it's been hard to get information about this topic.
It doesn't matter what stain you use, just make sure you coat the boards on all sides with multiple layers of Spar Urithane (I use Helmsman) to seal the wood from water. Once the Urithane dries it should be sealed and then no worries for smells or off gassing.
It's only completely necessary to polyurethane the front face, but make sure you use silicon down every crack and hole along all the borders to keep water from getting to the other sides of the boards@@penguinman1000
It will surprise you. If wood is stained properly and spaces siliconed, it will last several years. I have a 20- year old fence sealed in this way (both sides and edges) and water doesn't penetrate when it's pouring rain. I also had a wood tub surround that lasted at least ten years with no rot or warp. Then we moved. Nothing organic is meant to last forever. By the time it starts to have any problem it's likely a design change will be desired. As for that tape, I've used for many projects. Just try to get the blasted stuff off once it's on. Nearly impossible.
It's actually holding out awesome. Even though everyone told me that the walls would warp and mold would grow. My bathroom has good lighting and a fan, and the wood has not changed at all, no warping no mold, and its been almost two years since I completed the project. The only thing that has gotten some wear and tare is the wooden shower floor bottom, some mold seemed to get in the bottom, but I made it removable so I just sanded it down and sealed it better, and she is good to go. Super stoked
MandM Simplelife have you seen the back of the wall boards? Understand it is not simple to check but if you somehow did or can please let us know. I like the idea and I believe it could be as simple as you did (I remember some Swiss company has made it but the price was just ridiculous). I have similar idea or same idea different design but I am bit scared.
We would have to take out the boards to check the studs behind for water damage, but there is no sign of water getting behind the boards, or the silicon in every crack, or the multi layers of plastic rap behind the boards. The shower has not even warped, and it has had no smell, the only thing we changed is lifting the wooden slat bottom to clean out the drain, but other than that it has been holding up solid for almost two years with no problems. I would just advise having good lighting and a fan, but it's up to you, It just beautiful and unique to have the wood for the shower, rather than tile or fiberglass @@mirolubos
