Shower Wall Sheetrock

Luckily there are a few types of drywall that are perfect matches for any shower including blueboard greenboard and cement board.

Shower wall sheetrock.

You can use this regular drywall tape if you re redoing any sheetrock walls in the rest of the room. While standard drywall can come in thicknesses of 1 4 and 3 8 moisture resistant drywall usually comes in thicknesses of only 1 2 and 5 8. If there s drywall remove it and plan to replace it with cement backer board to protect the walls from moisture and mold. How did this project turn out.

Greenboard s acceptability as a shower backer board is debatable. Some shower pans have them others don t. Drywall also commonly referred to as sheetrock or wall board is lightweight and cost efficient for use on interior walls or ceiling panels in new construction renovation and repair work this guide will show you the different types of drywall available. However the facing is impregnated with waxes that shed water better than conventional drywall s paper.

It s an art form. Fiberglass and acrylic tub and shower enclosures come with a flanged edge that attaches directly to the wall studs and the proper way to hide this flange is to install drywall over it. We mainly used the heavy duty mesh stuff for the shower walls. The most common of drywall sizes in residential construction is 4 x 8 foot x 1 2 inch.

Drywall sheetrock falls apart when it gets wet. Even though moisture resistant drywall is offered in thicknesses of 5 8 the standard size for fire resistant drywall it shouldn t be installed near fireplaces or other high risk. We enlisted the help of our friend andy who is basically a professional at taping and mudding walls. Fiberglass shower walls are adhesive backed wall panels that fit onto the drywall and interlock with the shower pan.

For example schluter approves their kerdi shower system over drywall in showers. However adding the right kind of drywall board behind the tile can be challenging especially considering all the moisture the wall will have to withstand over the course of its life. Greenboard is only slightly more water resistant than plain drywall. I should mention that there are a couple of companies that will warranty their waterproofing over drywall.

You can use drywall above the shower head but anything below the shower head should be lined with cement backer board. On the pans without panels tile is often installed on the drywall as a waterproof barrier. Tape mud sand mud sand repeat.