The Impatient Gardener Yes, all the tile (other than the turquoise accent tile) is porcelain. I'll check if I still have the manufacturer information around somewhere. I recall that the wall tile (a polished off white 12x24) was a relatively inexpensive tile and the floor (a matte gray 12x24 that we cut down to make 6x24, which wasn't available at the time) was Italian and considerably more expensive than the wall tile. If I can find manufacturer information I'll add it.
The Impatient Gardener Sorry, just realizing you we're looking for the shower floor information. It is teak. We had it made by someone who makes teak accessories for boats. It sits on top a regular tiled floor. It is just an oiled finish so we can refresh it two or three times a year.
The Impatient Gardener The floor is teak. It is a removable insert that sits about an inch above a tiled floor. It's purely for decorative/aesthetic purposes. Teak feels great underfoot and we felt that it tied that side of the room in with the cabinetry on the other side of the room. Because there is tile underneath the wood insert can be removed (and is about every 4-5 months) for cleaning, reoiling the teak, etc.
how did you get theshower door without a header? - My glass guy said I would need a header for the shower glass since my door is on an angle like this shower, But I see there is no header here?
How did you manage that? Do you have issues with the door? »
thebestmom I see what some of comments are saying, but in my specific case the door needs to hinge from the center panel which is completely different in terms of stability than a door than hinges from a wall.
ikwewe Could you use a slding door? The slider will show across the top but it will be stable. Here is mine with the slider. Our other one has a hinge along the wall on the left side. This one with the slider could have been on the right wall, but we didn't have room for it to swing out.
The Impatient Gardener The floors are tiled like a regular shower floor underneath the teak floor. In terms of hair and stuff on the actual wood floor it's no biggie, it just falls between the slats. There is a small "trap door" over the drain so you can open that to clean the drain without removing the wood floor. The entire wood floor lifts out when necessary. We probably lift it up to thoroughly clean underneath it about once a month and remove it to pressure wash it and reoil it every few months. As long as you don't use soaps, etc. that cause a lot of buildup it stays clean without much trauma. It is a bit more work than just a regular shower floor but I love the look and the feel under your feet can't be beat.
I like the half walls... this is a good example of how our shower & toilet will be arranged relative to each other and our window. The half wall provides a place for the toilet paper holder.
like the angle. like the floor. feels like an outdoor shower. the stripe of glass tile is interesting and would be cheaper but might not be good for resale.