Actually it's a bath tub with a shower head overhead.
The bathtub itself is an antique, with a curved end that looks sorta like this one:
http://www.tileclick.co.uk/i/range/575x5…
except that our bathtub isn't free-standing. It was walls on three sides lke most tubs.
While remodeling the bathroom, my parents somehow built a nice, perfectly shaped, curved wall that fits up against the tub perfectly. It looks really nice. It appears that they used sheetrock and mud. Then they added texture to the bathtub walls along with the other bathroom walls, and painted them all. It's as though they never expected anyone to use the shower, because the walls clearly aren't waterproof. (I can't ask them what they were thinking because they are both now deceased.)
The faucet, valves, and shower head all come out the curved wall.
Now I am trying to figue out the best way to make the walls useful for showering. Tiles come to mind of course, though I don't know if they can be installed on the curved part. Also, how do I add a waterproof backing that's thin?
Any ideas? I can't spend a fortune (it's an old, but pretty nice house), but want it to be nice looking and durable.
Right now I'm considering using SpreadStone manufactured by Daich.
The bathtub itself is an antique, with a curved end that looks sorta like this one:
http://www.tileclick.co.uk/i/range/575x5…
except that our bathtub isn't free-standing. It was walls on three sides lke most tubs.
While remodeling the bathroom, my parents somehow built a nice, perfectly shaped, curved wall that fits up against the tub perfectly. It looks really nice. It appears that they used sheetrock and mud. Then they added texture to the bathtub walls along with the other bathroom walls, and painted them all. It's as though they never expected anyone to use the shower, because the walls clearly aren't waterproof. (I can't ask them what they were thinking because they are both now deceased.)
The faucet, valves, and shower head all come out the curved wall.
Now I am trying to figue out the best way to make the walls useful for showering. Tiles come to mind of course, though I don't know if they can be installed on the curved part. Also, how do I add a waterproof backing that's thin?
Any ideas? I can't spend a fortune (it's an old, but pretty nice house), but want it to be nice looking and durable.
Right now I'm considering using SpreadStone manufactured by Daich.