I think I've had it with traditional tiled showers…I can't stand the site of mold in between tiles, on the tiles! on shower curtains, on shower doors, etc.
I think I'm pretty clean, but I always will see little bits of mold.
How can I build a shower that would minimize mold growth?
What materials would help? What about concrete? Can I treat the surface with anything?
What kind of enclusure structures would work? Can I treat the shower curtain with anything? What if the door were stainless?
Do I build a dehumidifying unit into the bathroom?
I'm looking for the ultimate bathroom/shower design.
I know that what ever the solution, cleaning will still be required…
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General construction advice for 'general' showers:
In/on the walls:
In the shower construction itself:
Now, all that said, I pretty much agree. Showers as they are today aren't really designed as well as they should be IMHO.
For inexpensive solutions, I'm actually a fan of the more modern pre-moulded systems. You can get systems that look quite nice for under $1500 that come in 3 or 4 full-wall sections with gasket seems. I know folks tend to consider them 'cheaper' than a true tiled shower, but I actually find them much more intriguing from an engineering standpoint. They just make more sense to me in a modern home.
For more quirky/unique solutions, I've seen:
And...most recently...we stayed at a new hotel a few weeks ago where the shower walls were made out of solid slabs of the same counter-top material as the vanity. It looked really nice actually, I'm guessing it was a Corian like product.