Wall Covering For A Shower Stall ?

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Hello:Have a feeling that I know the answer to this already, but let me ask anyway.Have an upper part of a shower stall that's just painted; no tile.Peeling a bit, and thought I'd add / glue on plastic sheet to it.Like everything else, I guess, once you really look into it, it becomes a bigger job than initially thought.The ceiling is curved, as is one of the walls.The thinnest plastic sheet I could find in the shower Dept at HDis still fairly thick, and I am worried about cutting it true to the curve, and whether it will tend to come off due to the stress on the plastic because of the curve.Was wondering:Is there any type of truly waterproof "very-thin", almost like a paper thickness, vinyl sheet that is available and would do the job ?Thanks,Bob

jay.luker · Accepted Answer

Is more tile not an option?This could be a really stupid suggestion, but what about something likepeel and stick vinyl floor tiles? I was recently at a floor coveringshowroom and was looking at some products from  and for use in my basement stairway.I was faced with your exact problem a few years ago in my downstairsbath. There was tile going up to about four feet around a tub. Wewanted to make the tub into a full tub/shower, so I used liquid nailsto adhere "waterproof" wallboard extending up another few feet. I hadproblems like you're describing with the walls not being totallysquare, etc. It looks okay from a few feet away, but overall I did apretty shoddy job of it. Mostly I blame it on the wallboard beingcrappy material to work with.--Jay L.Robert11 wrote:

Mikepier · Answer

You could always use wallpaper, but what is the cause of the paintpeeling? Do you have a vent fan? If not, that would fix the peelingproblem and you don't have to cover that wall at all.

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