Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - Beadboard

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ejoycemc
02-11-07, 11:07 AM
I would like to install beadboard around the bath tub/shower? If it is practical and if so what do I need to do to prep the area?

thanks
ejoycemc

chandler
02-11-07, 11:54 AM
Welcome to the forums! Glad you got here when you did. Wood in a wet area is not very nice. It will wick water, and turn black in time. I like taking the sheetrock out below the 36" mark and replacing it with horizontal nailing framing and installing 1/2" tongue and groove, and installing a chair rail at the intersection. But not in the wet area. It is relegated to tile, marble, or waterproof panels.
aschwein
03-05-07, 01:29 PM
I wanted to do the same thing, but worried about using wood as shower walls. Then, I found a product made by Swanstone (http://www.swanstone.com/products/wallPanels/decoWallKits.php). They make decorative shower walls in a number of colors and styles, including beadboard. I haven't ordered it, yet, but it's a thought.