bathroom floor
#1
11-01-02, 06:27 AM
bathroom floor
I have a vinyl tile floor that is next to the shower and is folding up. There is no water damage only general moisture in the room. There is no mildew or damage to the underlaymnet.
The shower is a one piece bath shower fiberglass unit that sits on the subfloor and the vinyl and underlayment buts up against it .
How do I stop the curriling (about 1/4") and make the floor lay flat again. I thought of using 1/2 or 1/4 round but that would look bad - I think.
The floor is 15 years old and we have always used a shower curtain so there is moisture in the room but no direct water on the floor.
The shower is a one piece bath shower fiberglass unit that sits on the subfloor and the vinyl and underlayment buts up against it .
How do I stop the curriling (about 1/4") and make the floor lay flat again. I thought of using 1/2 or 1/4 round but that would look bad - I think.
The floor is 15 years old and we have always used a shower curtain so there is moisture in the room but no direct water on the floor.
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11-01-02, 06:42 AM
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markedavis,
Does this shower fit in a aclove or is the front flush with a wall?
If it is flush with a wall, what do you have now for wall covering and base?
If it is in a aclove, try primed polystyrene mouldings available through HD, select something that looks nice and would keep the vinyl dow. I would caulk underneath this with a good silicone, as long as the underlayment is dry before installing. This trim would not rot on you and should maintain its appearance with a good coat of paint. This trim should be a better option versus metal unless you might be considering a metal vinyl trim pc made for vinyl floors, gold or silver finish.
If it is flush with wall, consider the polystyrene trim the entire length of wall, probably 3/4" quarter round max.
Hope this helps!
Does this shower fit in a aclove or is the front flush with a wall?
If it is flush with a wall, what do you have now for wall covering and base?
If it is in a aclove, try primed polystyrene mouldings available through HD, select something that looks nice and would keep the vinyl dow. I would caulk underneath this with a good silicone, as long as the underlayment is dry before installing. This trim would not rot on you and should maintain its appearance with a good coat of paint. This trim should be a better option versus metal unless you might be considering a metal vinyl trim pc made for vinyl floors, gold or silver finish.
If it is flush with wall, consider the polystyrene trim the entire length of wall, probably 3/4" quarter round max.
Hope this helps!
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11-01-02, 07:10 AM
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Mark,
I wasn't thinking of vinyl moulding since this may not hold down any future curling. It can be adhesively applied to fiberglass though.
I was referring to a polystyrene moulding that can be nailed or glued but the width of this would ensure that it that the curling would stay down. The vinyl could be glued down with contact cement as long as the underlayment is dry and is sound. If needed to, you could inject contact cement into the vinyl if there is evidence of any separation from the underlayment. Place something heavy on this for a day and it should be look great. I would think if you could do this and if the vinyl is tight to shower base, you try to use some galv box nails to assist in holding it down.
Just a thought, a small aluminum angle - thin wall, small flange placed at bottom and anchored could be used and then place the vinyl base over this. It should hide the aluminum and not be atrusive to the eye.
What about this idea?
I wasn't thinking of vinyl moulding since this may not hold down any future curling. It can be adhesively applied to fiberglass though.
I was referring to a polystyrene moulding that can be nailed or glued but the width of this would ensure that it that the curling would stay down. The vinyl could be glued down with contact cement as long as the underlayment is dry and is sound. If needed to, you could inject contact cement into the vinyl if there is evidence of any separation from the underlayment. Place something heavy on this for a day and it should be look great. I would think if you could do this and if the vinyl is tight to shower base, you try to use some galv box nails to assist in holding it down.
Just a thought, a small aluminum angle - thin wall, small flange placed at bottom and anchored could be used and then place the vinyl base over this. It should hide the aluminum and not be atrusive to the eye.
What about this idea?
