Ipe Wood Shower Floor

Step by step video illustrating the teak floor shower conversion i did in 2016.

Ipe wood shower floor.

Every regular cleaning the wood is lifted out tile cleaned normally. That s why it s best to go with tropical woods like teak ipe or massaranduba which are naturally water resistant though naturally pricier too. I used ipe decking in my master bath shower raised off the tile floor with rubber feet. Woods we currently offer flooring in.

A poured shower pan can be installed at extra cost. Since each shower floor is different in it s own way we price your floor by the square foot and use feq burmese teak wood to manufacture each one. Apart from being slippery wood and constant water don t exactly go hand in hand. The shower floor is simply a standard shower basin to match the jetted tub.

Of course a few challenges do arise with wood shower floors. The cost to manufacture a teak shower floor or bath mat is surprisingly economical. For one thing it s as hard or harder than nails it s been known to bend nails ipe is so dense that it often needs to be pre drilled before pieces are connected. Ipe is a real wood and is the highest quality of wood available.

If you would like a luxurious beautiful low maintenance shower floor like t. Brazilian walnut ipe. I rinse the ipe off soap scum after every shower this takes about 5 10 seconds. I have a hard brush to scrub off any residual soap scum on the ipe there usually isn t any.

Ipe is a hardwood from brazilian rainforests that has received lots of attention in the past couple of decades. When looking at your ipe floor no 2 boards are the same. Ipe is a great choice for this application since the wood has proven to last outside in extremely harsh climates for 75 years. Some compare its strength to that of steel.