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A Guide: from concept to completion.
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1. On any job you must start somewhere. With a finished plan provided by the customer, this bathroom underwent a complete demolition. As seen here, the sub-floor was partially removed to provide access to the rough plumbing. Water supply lines as well as drains are reconfigured and relocated to service this new steam shower.
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2. According to plan, the shower stall is framed and #2 bench style seats are added. The drain is roughed in as well. Insulation is provided in exterior walls. Now we are getting somewhere! All walls involved are “tweaked” to be as plumb and as straight as possible.
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3. Now the shower “pan liner” is installed. This will encapsulate the seat and come up all walls to 6” in elevation at a minimum. It is also designed to cover the curb of the shower. This liner provides watertight integrity, and installing this correctly is critical. Its function is to arrest water by making sure that water cannot permeate this boundary. The shower-mixing valve is now installed and any steam unit wiring is also roughed in.
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4. Now the entire shower frame is wrapped with concrete backboard. There is no other substitute for providing a vapor barrier for concrete. Greenboard, gypsum, or anything organic or carbon based will break down from the moisture. In steam shower applications, ceilings are also covered to avoid vapor from degredating materials behind the finished products.
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5. Once the vapor barriers are installed, all joints, corners, and cavities are filled with mortar. In theory you have one continuous and solid surface ready for the finished products. The shower pan liner is now covered in several inches of concrete creating a pan. It is then formed and sloped to allow water to drain from the stall. Lastly, granite seat tops and all recessed wall alcoves are installed. The finished stone will wrap these items and all edges, completing the finished look.
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6. The finished product shown here is 16” Travertine cut in half and installed in ashlars fashion. The shelves and seat tops are cut from solid black granite. The floor was installed using 4” tumbled stone. The entire surface is then sealed with a commercial grade sealer prior to grouting so that the stone can keep its true colors and hues.
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* Each stage, from demolition to a beautiful finished product is pictured above.
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