Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: tiled or normal shower base pros and cons 23May 03, 2009 12:45 am “It's just as unpleasant to get more than you bargain for as to get less” George Bernard Shaw. Re: tiled or normal shower base pros and cons 27May 27, 2010 6:44 pm What we've learned - Adelaide seems to be mostly tiled showers. If you've got large floor tiles, then it makes the tiling to the drain harder - the tiler has to cut the tiles to slope inwards. Hence we're going for a stainless steel grate at the back of the shower, that way you can just slope the whole floor towards the grate. I reckon the tiled look is a heap better - we're continuing the floor tiles up the wall in the shower to provide a feature wall (are they still in style?)... Gavin Standard uninsulated double brick has an R value of around 0.7. An insulated standard 90mm stud timber frame can have an R value of around 2.7. Even if you insulate a… 17 12046 I have seen poly marble shower bases last in excess of 30 years 1 4504 No, I even have sections of narrowness where the tiles won't slide up any further. When I manage some spare time, I might play around with the first DIY part of my… 7 4932 |