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Posted by TomYoung on August 21, 2008, 5:32 pm
Hi all:
I=92d like to tear out and replace the existing tile tub surround
without tearing out all the sheetrock in the room. I=92ve come up
with a plan to do this but I=92d like some feedback.
The bathroom walls are standard sheetrock, with greenboard around
the tub. The tile of the tub surround extends past the sliding
shower door frame by about 4 inches both horizontally and
vertically; wallpaper covers the rest of the wall, including above
the tub, this is above where the tile ends.
The sliding glass door frame is screwed into studs on both sides, so
the edge of the tile extending horizontally past the frame and into
the rest of the bathroom is about 5=94=96 6=94 away from that stud and
about 10=94 =96 11=94 away from the next stud over.
What I=92m thinking of doing is removing the sliding glass door, then
carefully cutting the wallboard/greenboard about 1/4=94 away from the
vertical and horizontal edges of the tile. It would be tedious to cut
all the way through the wallboard/greenboard this way, and use a lot
of utility blades, but I=92m sure it can be done, leaving a clean edge
all the way around. I=92d then tear off the tile/greenboard around the
tub, exposing the studs.
After the destruction of the surround I=92d then rip 2=94 - 4" wide
strips of 1/2=94 plywood and affix these strips to the backside of the
wallboard/greenboard that surrounds the empty hole with a 1=94 - 2"
reveal, using construction adhesive. The plywood reveal would give me
something to screw into when I cover the wall with concrete back
board. I=92d leave about a 1/8=94 gap between the concrete backer board
and wallboard/greenboard and fill the gap with silicone. I=92d then re-
tile the surround having the edge of the tiles overlap onto the
wallpapered area by a very small amount, like 1/8=94 =96 1/4=94 resulting i=
n
a good-looking edge.
Will this work? Or, is there a better way?
TIA
Tom Young
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Posted by Joe on August 22, 2008, 2:06 pm
>.snip<
>I=92d leave about a 1/8=94 gap between the concrete backer board
> and wallboard/greenboard and fill the gap with silicone.
>snip<
Be careful using silicone anywhere near places where tile, wallpaper,
etc. must be adhered. Nothing sticks to it. A flexible polyurethane
sealant might be a better choice for minimal effect on the project.
HTH
Joe
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