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How to Keep Mold from Invading Your New Bathroom Renovation
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Bathrooms are highly susceptible to mold growth due to the moisture created by bathtubs and faucets. So I'm sharing what materials we're using in our small renovation to preserve the indoor air quality.
We are using the following building materials (and feel free to comment):
-cement board for shower surround
-Redgard as a waterproofing membrane
-fiberglass faced wallboard panels
-fiberglass drywall joint tape
-setting type joint compound that dries in 45 minutes
Since the shower has no exterior walls we decided to forgo the vapor barrier over the studs. But if we needed one it would have been installed along with Roxul insulation.
My latest blog post discusses the reasons we chose these materials. You can click here for more details http://www.homerepairtutor.com/choose-the-right-bathroom-wall-materials/
I'd love to hear your feedback!!
We are using the following building materials (and feel free to comment):
-cement board for shower surround
-Redgard as a waterproofing membrane
-fiberglass faced wallboard panels
-fiberglass drywall joint tape
-setting type joint compound that dries in 45 minutes
Since the shower has no exterior walls we decided to forgo the vapor barrier over the studs. But if we needed one it would have been installed along with Roxul insulation.
My latest blog post discusses the reasons we chose these materials. You can click here for more details http://www.homerepairtutor.com/choose-the-right-bathroom-wall-materials/
I'd love to hear your feedback!!
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Published August 7th, 2012 6:35 AM
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Brian Campbell, Basswood Artisan Carpentry on Nov 12, 2012
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Rebekah Furlong - Stockin on Jan 29, 2013
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Shower / Bath Walls requir cement board. Did you use that ? And if you did, did you put a type of sealer or extra layer of waterproof material before mudding ?
Have you done tear out on a water damaged bathroom floor(after source / leak completed) ?
Eliza