No Tile Shower Walls

This article sets out 7 viable options other than tile for your shower.

No tile shower walls.

Enter the no tile tile wall these laminated wall panels which have been used in europe for over 20 years will be available in the united states in november of this year. Notice how the deep blue countertop recalls the bits of blue tile in the mosaic. Well that and a tile leveling system. One way to limit tile lippage is to stagger large format tiles into thirds.

Here a transparent glass partial wall exposes the beauty of the tile job at all times. There are several alternatives to tile in the shower. Your bathroom your shower or even your bathtub walls will have the realistic feel and look of tile without the maintenance forever. Large tiles tend to cup or bow upward in the middle of the tile.

Don t settle for tile if you have a large walk in shower. Glass mosaic tile brings lots of color to this doorless shower. However it s not the only option. They will help you dump your nasty tile scrub brush once and for all.

Corrugated galvanized steel roofing panels make nearly seamless shower walls for this house in new mexico. Build your own utile shower. We set out detailed pros and cons of each option below. Veritek is a compression molded composite material with molded in color and a natural gloss surface.

Veritek has no surface coating to chip or crack color runs throughout. Begin by removing the old tile or the fiberglass shower wall. This in turn creates a slight lip between two adjacent tiles. This design by john lum architecture via houzz is an example of a classic low cost beautiful walk in shower.

Long wall panels do exist to make big showers work. If solid surface doesn t thrill you the pvc composite and high gloss panels have seam pieces to go beyond the standard 48 and 60 wall panel sizes. You ll love the realistic looking tile patterns and grout lines which are crack proof and low maintenance. Tile is the most popular material for shower walls.

They re held in place with trim pieces so there are no nails. Find a utile dealer. Our innovative utile shower wall panels are stylish easy to install and will provide you with peace of mind for years to come. The staggering of tiles in thirds helps limit this effect.

Before the panels were installed the walls were completely waterproofed with cement tile backer board and an acrylic sealer.