| Wet areas of the home use water resistant | | | | Some people prefer tile in their showers and cement |
| green-board instead of regular wallboard. Green-board | | | | board is used in this case for the walls because it |
| is resistant to water and helps assure the | | | | doesn't bend. |
| homeowner that there will be no leaking of water in | | | | In a combination tub-shower, the tile extends up the |
| those areas. | | | | wall as does the cement board which the tile is |
| Kitchens typically do not use green-board because | | | | adhered to. In a soaking bathtub, with no shower, it |
| they aren't considered a problem area, but bathroom | | | | only needs a foot or so above the tub with tile that |
| showers and tubs have the greatest potential for | | | | is placed on cement board both above the tub and |
| splashing water on walls and water eventually | | | | below it. |
| penetrating into the wallboard and saturating it. | | | | The pre-molded shower-tub combination is installed |
| Tile is put onto cement board rather than | | | | over green-board since using it doesn't depend on |
| green-board because it is firm and doesn't bend. If | | | | sturdy backing. It doesn't need a cement base either. |
| you don't know about these things, it is best to | | | | Having used all these types of showers, I give a |
| leave it to the professionals. | | | | hearty vote for faux marble because of the easy |
| Green-board is used with faux marble which is | | | | cleaning with each shower using a squeegie. |
| installed custom fit at the time of installation. | | | | Knowing that the chance of the shower leaking is nill, |
| The shower base for faux marble doesn't use | | | | it gives the homeowner confidence with less worry |
| cement board but the base is lined with cement | | | | about possible repairs in the future. |
| which is mixed and cast in place. The outside edge of | | | | In any case, green-board or cement board is always |
| the shower base is higher than the drain and it has to | | | | used in the bathroom, whether in the basement, main |
| be shaped so there is proper drainage. | | | | floor or upstairs. You can always rest assured that in |
| Faux marble is so easy to clean. With a window | | | | the modern built home, there is less problem with |
| squeegie, you can wipe down the walls after each | | | | water leakage due to the use of green-board or |
| shower, and it's a whiz to keep the shower clean. | | | | cement board around tubs and showers. |