[Cob] tiles, showers, wetness

[Yun Que]

   Cat here!  Has anyone considered centering your shower so that it has
   no walls?  Much easier to keep clean.  just slope the bath floor to
   the center drain and let the rain fall! Water pipes could be supported
   by a ceramic water diety Or Japanise'e wood with a boat finish??  If
   one must have walls, sheets of glass say in an octoganal shape that
   can be sqweegeed down after? Silicon joints as with a fish tank.
   Supports above could be commen copper pipe the soft stuff coxed into a
   fillagree.  A nicely placed privete garden window and instant exotic.
   Unless you are a feng Shui purist, the copper pipes might be allowed
   to inhance the overall look of the bath by being seen and a scavanged
   chunk of granite (ask around at the local head stone places, sometimes
   they cut a stone wrong or the client dosen't pay and they have them in
   the bone pile for allot less) First floor ground level best because of
   weight.  Then a nice big hand thrown bowl with a hole for the drain on
   top and wa-la sink, counter shower ledge for bath stuff all in the
   center. Not to mention a dramatic view from the  door.


   for the good of all C.
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     From: "Bill&Julie" <wkbjkb3 at mn.rr.com>
     To: "Cob List" <coblist at deatech.com>
     Subject: Re: [Cob] tiles, showers, wetness
     Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:12:33 -0600
     >Hello,,
     >There are many want to tackle the wet thingy with cob.
     >As we know COB does not like wet.
     >The first thing that pops into mind is a one piece
     >shower of plastic...
     >As far as tiles go,,, how much ongoing labor do you want?
     >Tiles do not bend, other things do. If we glue tiles to wood.
     >And it moves or bends, the glue will pop loose.
     >The practice now is to use a CEMMENT backer board to glue
     >the tiles to. Thinset is the product of choice for glueing.
     >Myself ,, I would make a Ferro-Cemment stand alone
     >bathroom inside my COB house. Then I could tile the
     >whole inside of the bathroom. And never have to worry
     >'bout nothin'..
     >The minnnimalllist way ,, would be to have a full length
     >shower curtain that completely encicles the inside of the shower
     >stall....Of course,, you still need a tub/ pan or something
     >on the bottom for the drain.... Idea Forge Bill
     >
     >----- Original Message -----
     >From: "Tys Sniffen" <tys at ideamountain.com>
     >To: <coblist at deatech.com>
     >Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 2:34 PM
     >Subject: [Cob] tiles, showers, wetness
     >
     >
     > > What do folks suggest for connecting tiles (for a
     shower/bathroom) to the
     > > rest of the cob structure? Stick houses have water barriers,
     plywood,
     > > 'backing', then that tile mud, then the tiles. Thoughts?
     > >
     > >
     > >
     > > Tys
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