How Far to Tile up a shower cubicle

[unregistered]

We're tiling a new shower room but only around a shower cubicle and a basin splash back, we've had 2 recommendations to tile in different ways, one to tile right to the ceiling and the other to tile just to the top of the shower door level. Which is correct please.

 

[DHTiling]

It's personal choice....how high is the ceiling..?..

 

[faithhealer]

as Dave says, what ever you think looks best in your bathroom

 

[davy_G]

We're tiling a new shower room but only around a shower cubicle and a basin splash back, we've had 2 recommendations to tile in different ways, one to tile right to the ceiling and the other to tile just to the top of the shower door level. Which is correct please.

Me, Id so all the way to the ceiling, trim the sides above the shower cubicle and make sure there is an extractor fan above the shower.

 

[CJ]

Prefer it up to the ceiling myself...........unless you have high high ceilings

 

[smurf21]

Same as.......... to ceiling with extracter .......alot of steam accumulats in a shower cubicle less paint the better in my opinion

 

[tileexperts]

i totally agree too. go all the way to the ceiling
no paint.

 

[woodie]

Agreed definately up to the ceiling with an extractor. :8:

 

[Stan001]

Yup, tile to ceiling then fit extractor. If it’s a new build the extractor is compulsory anyway! So if its not its obviously just good building practice (damp being #1 cause of black mold). Your extractor should have a certain flow rate (call your building control officer at the council, he will advise) and go one higher, I learnt from experience you need a bit more than they spec, you should lag the flexi hose above the ceiling or you get condensation on the outside of the hose in your loft which will drip down on top of your plasterboard ceiling, You should mount it above the shower or as close as. You can get humidifans for a few £ more than standard timer fans and will get you brownie points with the missus. You should paint the ceiling above the shower (in fact your whole room) with something like Dulux matt bathroom wipe-off emulsion, not just the standard emulsion stuff. You should defo tile to the ceiling as steam WILL condensate on the walls, so paint will just look and perform rubbish after 6 months anyway. If the rest of your bathroom is only half tiled you can get over the look of a block of unwanted colour in the shower area by following your tile colour scheme from the rest of the room and for the 'to-ceiling' bit just use plain tile (eg white tile on white paint wall?) to compliment your wall paint. Grab a load of freebee bathroom catalogues in the diy shops and look for their tricks like that. good luck - nice project once done. Stan

 

[borgie]

Nice 1 Stan!