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Rank: New-farer Joined: 6/12/2014 Posts: 15
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hello wazuans,
i am planning to construct a timber house with about 3 courses of mawe. my question is, what can i use to line the walls of the bathroom because water will be splashing on the timber which will make them decay?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 8/16/2011 Posts: 2,260
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thegere wrote:hello wazuans,
i am planning to construct a timber house with about 3 courses of mawe. my question is, what can i use to line the walls of the bathroom because water will be splashing on the timber which will make them decay? Treat the wood first with tar(bitustick/bitumen) or waterproof furnish, then you can use a vinyl wallpaper to protect the wood. The wallpaper is readily available in shops or supermarkets.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/5/2010 Posts: 2,459
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Joy bathrooms in inda have these fancy waterproof boards. They look like tiles. People use them especially for rental houses for bathrooms instead of tiles coz they are much cheaper. I think 1,500 for an 8by4.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 4/4/2007 Posts: 1,162
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You can design the shower to be all masonry.
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Rank: Hello Joined: 8/24/2018 Posts: 9 Location: Nairobi
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I think you should use vinyl wallpaper on bathroom walls. you can use wallpaper in the bathroom, but it needs to be a specific type.. vinyl covering the paper substrate or fabric is already completely water resistant and is more than enough to keep it waterproof.
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Rank: Member Joined: 10/23/2007 Posts: 602
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Quick solution - use the plastic ceiling for the sides. The ones which come in bundles of 10 going for 5000-5500/=.
There is a guy who has done a nice mabati house using them in the bathroom and kitchen. After doing the plywood, he covered the wet areas with that ceiling.
NB: The house is half mawe, half mabati so for the bathroom he did tiles on the stones and floor and that ceiling on top of the plywood.
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