first time post long time reader! Need to remodel the bathroom after an extensive leak. I have gutted the room to the studs already hired a plumber to do the shower/tub plumbing ( the cause of all this) now I want to do a tile enclosed shower tub. Here’s what i am thinking I want to insulated the walls all interior (mostly for sound) and then come up 5′ off the tub with cement board then the last 2′ go greenboard and paint. for the rest of the wlls I would like to wainscoat withbeadboard. I am staitioned out here in cali so Iam hearing alot of you can do that’s. But growing up in new england I have seen it done lots of time. found a web site selling popular or maple but I could not find cypress. of course this would all be backpainted with a good primer. thanks for any input. V/R CIC
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I'm not sure what your question is. As for beadboard, there are synthetic materials, that come in sheets that look like beadboard. If you are going to paint it, that's an easy way to go.
I can recommend Zinsser Perma White Mildew Proof Bathroom Paint. It would be a good choice for the beadboard and trim, and the ceiling, and can be tinted for the walls. It's a bit trickier to spread than standard paint because it sets up to a tough film quite rapidly, but forms a really durable surface. It is self priming, too.
You do need a waterproof barrier, such as tar paper, behind the cement board, because grout and cement board, while not damaged by water, will wick water to the framing.
If you want more detailed construction advice, more folks knowledgeable in that area hang out in the Breaktime forum.
WAYNELS, I guess i was kind of rambling! MMy question for this forum was with the cement board being 5 * 3 I was thinking of coming 5 off the top off the tub with 4*4 tile and leaving 17" of painted greenboard, or should i take tile straight to the ceiling. At 6" 1" with me standing in the tub the tile will end 3" above my head will this be enogh for a splash factor. CIC
You will be fine with tile 5 feet up from the tub. That's what you see almost everywhere, and if you used a fiberglass tub surround, that's about what it would be.
After one coat of paint (or primer) on the wall, caulk along the top and side edges of the tile with a paintable caulk, such as a mildew-resistant siliconized acrylic latex, then finish up with subsequent coats of paint. Don't use silicon caulk for any of your caulking. It is over rated, difficult to clean, unpaintable, prone to mildew, and cannot be completely removed in the future.
With your splashing and your warm climate, the Zinsser paint, or something similar in another brand, really recommends itself. I have had poor results painting over shellac based primer sealer in a bathroom.