I'm tossing around an idea in my head for a cubbyhole unit to hold towels and such in my bathroom. It's a small bathroom (with a shower) and the unit would be high up, where the wall meets the ceiling.
Every once in a while I build a simple wood project, but my finishing knowledge is limited. I'd like to find something that looks decent, provides good protection from moisture and is amenable to my modest skill level.
1) you have (and use) a fan. and
2) the door isn't left closed all the time.
My favorite finish is Waterlox and it's easy to apply. I prefer rubbing it on, but it can be brushed or sprayed.
Varnish (brush or can) , lacquer (from a can), or (if you must) poly could be used. I'd avoid shellac with or without wax because neither is a good water barrier.
Be sure to seal the cut ends of trim boards before putting them up. And finish all sides, even those which are hidden, for best protection.
Question: Why do you want to store towels up where the moisture is the highest? People who take long, steamy showers could put too much moisture into them if they didn't use the fan.
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The usual wood finishes all do well in a bathroom, with the possible exception of (1) no finish (OK for redwood or cedar, but condensation will occur and maple or oak will spalt) or (2) shellac (which can turn milky, i.e. shows water spots).
Regardless of finish, DO NOT rely on flakeboard or MDF materials for any kind of shelf. Even if you like the idea of flipping it when it sags, that'll get old, fast.
" snipped-for-privacy@risky-biz.com" wrote in news:c58b843e-3be5-426f- snipped-for-privacy@j28g2000vbp.googlegroups.com:
I polyurethaned a shelf unit that hangs on the wall over the toilet. Made of leftover ash. Made a quarter inch depression in 1 shelf for the jar with cotton balls, to prevent the jar from sliding off and breaking when landing on the toilet.
In higher-moisture areas, coating every surface is a good idea.
Get a good, quiet, high-volume fan and make sure it's used. It shouldn't be a problem unless you have the chronic steamdweller who doesn't like fans and does like closed doors.
-- Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't. -- Pete Seeger
More importantly, make sure the "exhaust" fan actually exhausts the air to the outside. I would venture a guess that at least 1/2 of the exhaust fans put in new construction don't exhaust. All they do is irrigate the mold growing in the insulation above them.
They should replace those things with a speaker that simply makes a fan noise, because that's all most of them do, anyway. People like to have the noise to give the illusion that no one hears them farting away, when in fact, you can hear that stuff just fine in the living room. :-)
Larry Jaques wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
Well, to enlighten the un#$@%^&, uhhum, and it does pain me to have to confess this, it is because the bathroom doesn't have another place for them to hide in. Unless remodeled to the nth degree, the simple homes here in Radburn dating from ~1929 are quite spartan.
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