How do I cover this area left uncovered from shower replacement (pic)?

Chelley
by Chelley

We replaced a shower surround in our bathroom downstairs. Now we have gap around it and looking for ideas on what to put around it that's easy. Don't think we want to put any wood trim around it because of moisture.

  8 answers
  • Valleycat1 Valleycat1 on Aug 11, 2019

    We have drywall up to the edges of our showers and tubs. You could also use wood trim if you don’t want to deal with drywall. Then use paint designated for bathrooms/ kitchens which holds up in moist areas and is durable for cleaning.

  • Zard Pocleeb Zard Pocleeb on Aug 11, 2019

    There are many PVC and vinyl moldings available from home improvement centers. Here is just one page from Lowe’s.


    https://www.lowes.com/search?searchTerm=pvc+molding

  • Judi Judi on Aug 11, 2019

    Well you can cover the top part, then on the side you can add shelves like this


    https://pin.it/ov5xxm2fsqj4oa

  • Dee Dee on Aug 11, 2019

    First you will have to drywall that area, then I would tile over the drywall. Home Depot sells a PVC wainscotting that looks easy to install.

  • William William on Aug 11, 2019

    Those flanges are either covered with waterproof drywall or cement board depending how you plan to finish the walls. Any caulking or molding can still allow moisture to bypass.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bViu_9CJ58

  • 17335038 17335038 on Aug 12, 2019

    Agree with everyone who has said that the open areas will first need to be finished properly. If you take a short cut, and do not ensure that the gaps are closed off properly, you will have a problem with moisture going behind the wallboard and in between the studs, causing mold to grow.

  • DD DD on Aug 12, 2019

    Hi Chelley

    I agree with Zard Pocleeb we used PVC molding to repair under a kitchen sink that had destroyed the bottom and sides of the cabinet. We couldn't remove the cabinet because it involved too much work and cost so we cut out the damage and replace the bottom and sides and used PVC quarter round in all the corners.

    Also had used it around a window that was in the back wall of our shower worked greawt

    Good luck with your project!


  • Pat Pat on Aug 12, 2019

    You can get small ceramic tile of different sizes and put them next to your shower stall. We did this and it looks very good....painted the wall to match a color in the tile.