Stand up shower half wall trim solution?

3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

My wife and I are about 1 month away from completing our first custom build (fingers crossed).

We have a stand up shower with a half wall and frameless glass in one of our guest bathrooms. Our builder installed this trim which we do not like. It is trim used in other areas of the house for our wainscotting. We think it looks awkward and does not line up with the baseboard well. Our builder told us this is the best solution he had and what they "normally do". Obviously, they still need to paint it...

Are there more elegant solutions to this, apart from running the tile on both sides of the pony wall? I was under the impression they would just be able to have the drywall run up to the tile, but I was told that is apparently not possible, as there is some type of metal mesh material in the way that needs to be covered. Help!

This is the best "before" shot that I can find.

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Mark Bischak, Architect
3 years ago
Finish the half wall like the other side of the half wall.
chispa
3 years ago
Amateurs or hacks, they should have been able to finish the outside of the wall just like a normal wall and have the schluter trim (or bullnose tile or marble/quartz/stone) over the edge of the drywall. I've never seen one covered up with trim like that before.

Here are some Houzz photos you can show your builder!

The first one has tile, but you would do the same set up with drywall. Your builder built your pony wall a bit too wide and is covering it up with some ugly trim.

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dan1888
3 years ago
Talk with the tiler about options. You'll need more material.
PRO
HALLETT & Co.
3 years ago
So many options that are better than this but took better planning. Option one would have been to install corner bead on that wall, then the tile, then caulk the gap. Option two would have been to face the top and face of the wall with some solid surface material (the counter for example). Regardless, rip that Moulding off, put on some mesh tape, and float the drywall out to the tile. It will look better than this.