Bathroom tile question

[mravenez]

Hi everyone,

I am remodeling a bathroom in the cellar of my home and I was hoping someone could give me some advice about tile. The bathroom is not very large; maybe 10 feet long and 5 feet wide (the whrilpool takes up about

3 feet of the length)... Anyway, I am planning on putting dark imperador marble in this bathroom but I am not sure if I should tile the walls as well. If I have the walls tiled and go half way up with them, with regular sheetrock above that, I am worried that the bathroom will look extremely boxed in. Does anyone ever tile only the floor and the area surrounding the tub and leave the rest of the walls un-tiled... Its funny, I usually have millions of ideas, but I am king of stumped by this one... One more thing I ought to say, the ceiling in this bathroom is rather low... Just a few inches over 6 feet.

Sincerely, Anthony

[bamboo]

Mirrored surfaces give an illusion of space.

[DerbyDad03]

mravenez asked:

Does anyone ever tile only the floor and the area surrounding the tub and leave the rest of the walls un-tiled?

Sure...it's very common. That's why they make those bullnosed border tiles. Leaves a nice transition from the tiled portion to the plain wall surface.

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[mravenez]

Hi,

Thank you both for responding. I have thought about mirrored surfaces, but how exactly would it be applied in a bathroom situation. I mean, I know that the mirror that will be above the vanity goes without saying, but how else could it be used?

Sincerely, Anthony

[trader4]

Don;t know about the conditons of your basement, but for any basement where flooding is a possibility, and that's most basements, I'd factor that in before I went with marble and extra tile. If it floods either from ground water or a burst water heater, it's just more costly damage to repair. Also, for resale value, I think extra money spent on a basement bathroom trying to make it look fancy isn't going to increase value anywhere near what it costs.

[DerbyDad03]

Another thing to consider is a pedestal sink instead of a vanity. If you can live without the counter space a pedestal sink opens up a small bathroom considerably.

I gotta give the wife credit for this > Hi everyone,

[Joe]

Dont even think about regular sheetrock in a bathroom. Common sense and many building codes these days require moisture resistant and mold resistant drywall (greenboard). You'll be glad you did it that way.

Joe

[mravenez]

Joe,

Actually, it is greenboard along with rockboard around the tub.. I've thought about water damage as another poster mentioned, but it is a very large basement and we don't have that kind of problem here.

Anthony