PSWired
join:2006-03-26
Annapolis, MD | Steam room progress I'm converting my "outdoor shower" into a steam room. The old outdoor shower was a glorified closet with an exterior door and a metal shower stall on the inside. It had been used for storage until I built a shed, which allowed me to clear everything out of the shower.
So the idea was to make this a more useful shower, and get a steam room out of the deal too.
The walls/ceiling will be cement board with Kerdi membrane, then tile. Floor will be mortar/kerdi/tile. Glass tile accent wall at back, 16" tile benches/walls/ceiling, and 2" tile floor.
Lighting will be 12v LED in ceiling, and a waterproof marine switch panel will control the lights and steam. Also putting some waterproof speakers in. |
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PSWired
join:2006-03-26
Annapolis, MD | 
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PSWired
join:2006-03-26
Annapolis, MD | reply to PSWired
Steam generator installed in basement | 
Steam outlet | 
Infloor heat with PEX | 
Reconfigured shower plumbing in crawlspace underneath | 
Shower valve |
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PSWired
join:2006-03-26
Annapolis, MD | reply to PSWired
Left bench | 
Right bench |
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PSWired
join:2006-03-26
Annapolis, MD | reply to PSWired
And finally the wallboard is up. |
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| Looks good so far, what do you plan on using for a water barrier/membrane? redguard or something like kerdi? |
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| Looks like I can't read, saw in the post just now you're using kerdi. |
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Very nice. I'll bet it will be a great room to take a steam in once complete.
I am curious about what the two former-holes in the wall that look like they are stuffed with a paper material were.
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PSWired
join:2006-03-26
Annapolis, MD | Yup, Kerdi is going in next, once the pan is built. I'm glad that stuff exists--this would be a much more difficult project without it.
Those two weird things in the wall are for soap dishes that were added to the shower that's on the opposite side of the wall. It looks like they cut out the tile in the shower wall, stuffed in a bunch of insulation, then filled with grout to back up the soap dishes. As you can see, one of them was leaking for a while too. Not too concerned about that, since that shower could stand to be ripped out and redone anyway. In the mean time, the leak has been fixed. |
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Don't give me ideas like this. LOL. |
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PSWired
join:2006-03-26
Annapolis, MD | reply to PSWired
Formed the pan tonight. This was a job where some experience would've helped. At least the mortar is slow to set and I had plenty of time to work.
I put a screed around the edge, then set the drain assembly in a soft mortar bed, then finished filling in the pan. Used quickrete sand mix from HD. |
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robbinPremium,MVM
join:2000-09-21
Leander, TX
kudos:1 | reply to PSWired
Are you putting a slope on the ceiling? |
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PSWired
join:2006-03-26
Annapolis, MD | No. Everyone recommends a sloped ceiling for steam rooms, but in reality the water seems to just drip off the edge of the tiles instead of running down to a wall anyway. I decided it wasn't worth the trouble. |
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 Nick_LPremium
join:2003-01-22
Pittsburgh, PA | reply to PSWired
Looking good (although I'm puzzled by the fact that there seems to be no interior access from the house to this room. Maybe it just doesn't get as cold as I thought in MD.). The only thing I might have added to the project would have been some radiant to the bench seats. No one wants a chilly tush. |
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PSWired
join:2006-03-26
Annapolis, MD | Oh, it gets cold in MD for sure. It'll be a chilly trip from the steam room back into the house. Fortunately there's a door into the house right next to the room.
Heated seats would be nice. The whole room should stay relatively warm in the winter (it's all within the heated envelope) and hopefully by the time the steam has been running for a few minutes, the seats will be nice and warm. |
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Nick_LPremium
join:2003-01-22
Pittsburgh, PA | Cool. Can't wait to see your progress. |
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Stream room to cold is the way it's suppose to be done. LOL. No problem with the outside door. |
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PSWired
join:2006-03-26
Annapolis, MD | reply to PSWired
Finally making some more progress on this. The Kerdi is all in, except for the floor. Waiting on some more membrane to come in before I can finish that.
Once the floor is done, it's time for tile! Other than connecting the kerdi-drain to the trap in the crawlspace, everything else is functional.
Overall I've been happy with the Kerdi installation process. It's not pleasant by any means, especially the ceiling, but it does seem like a solid system, and I don't expect any problems, especially with cement backer board.
The one problem area I'm anticipating is the wooden doorframe. It'll probably rot out eventually, at which point I'll need to consider something more moisture resistant. |
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PSWired
join:2006-03-26
Annapolis, MD | Also I tore out the wooden door curb and poured a new one with the correct slope. The wooden curb would've held water condensing on the door. |
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Very nice progress. I notice in one picture that you appear to have put concrete backer board on the ceiling. That's great if it is working for you. It was recommended to me on a tiling forum board years ago to not use it on the ceiling due to the weight. The pros on the board recommended to me (and I followed the advice) to use Wedi board on the ceiling and adhere my tiles to it using a strong adhesive (I used Omnibond) instead of mortar (I was using 4x4 ceramic tiles in a bathtub surround.) I was able to acquire the Wedi board locally where the tiling pros get their material, but the link I provided above will let you see what Wedi board is.
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