Metal Roofing For Shower Walls

We also installed the metal panels on a rainscreen assembly as we had on the exterior securing the metal to 1 3 4 by 3 4 inch pressure treated pine battens ripped from 1x4s.

Metal roofing for shower walls.

Covering walls with galvanized roofing panels is a fairly simple project. They don t intrude too much into the shower area. Corrugated tin installation usually takes little time due to the large sheet size but the tin must be sealed on the edges and between each sheet to prevent water from splashing or running between the tin and the wall. To create a watertight shower assembly we installed schluter s kerdi membrane over the drywall just as we would for tile.

To fasten the panels to the wall i used hex head sheet metal screws with a little bit of silicone applied to the threads and 3m hi strength 90 spray adhesive to hold the panels tight against the wall. Plus they have wide flat spaces to install the faucet easily. That helped us in the decision to use them on our shower walls. Aluminum flashing figure out how much you ll need by determining how many corners your sheets of metal will turn in our case four and how tall your metal shower surround will be.

I sprayed the back side of the panel and held it in place against the wall.