no tile in shower/bath surroundPosted by erik0619 on January 6th, 2006 07:42 AMPost Reply | Watch this PostI am renovating my bathroom. I don't want to put up new tile in the shower. Can I just use cement board and some type of paint so that the walls and the shower walls in the bath all look the same? I've already put up the cement board and taped off the seams what do I use in the seams? What type of paint or coating can take constant showering?
a high gloss high quality concrete paint, the high gloss will make it easier to clean, you need to make sure that it is completely dry before you shower in it and that the concrete is completely dry before you paint it or you will get bubbles and the paint will peel. I would use a paintable silicone for the seams.
No. Cement board is meant to be used as a backer, not a finished wall. Your options are to tile it or put up some sort of fiberglass or acrylic wall or surround.
