I am refitting a bathroom in my house. I have used these zelige tiles which are meant to be uneven and I have cut the top to provide a consistent line.
The tile manufacturer says to mitre the tiles to finish a half wall but I tried it and was not impressed with the result. Instead I want to finish it with a wooden rail. Like this:
I am wondering what type of wood to use and where to buy it. Importantly the bathroom has a curved wall - so would need to bend it/steam it around that.
Oh, and I would consider tiling round the shower. Any splashes (or just drips from wet hands on the controls) are going to collect on top of the trim and get into the wall.
Thanks @tomnewsom! So shower curtain is going to protect the walls, so not expecting alot of water hitting the walls. Also waterproof bathroom paint should protect anything which gets through.
Been really struggling to find ceramic tile trim but maybe missing the search terms so will have a other go.
Sounds like you’ve decided against wood now (which might be the best bet) but if you did want to use wood I think Teak or Iroko are probably the best of your admittedly imperfect options.
Teak is used in a lot of garden furniture and Iroko is used in ship buliding. I think both have a natural waxy property (which probably has a proper name but I’m not sure what it is) that means their more moisture resisitent than most woods.
However, where I’ve seen them used they tend to be in situations where expansion and contraction of the wood can be absorbed by the form. I your use case where they’re bound to a wall that won’t flex with them I’m not sure it you’d get problems.
I should stress I’m not an expert and this is based solely on some research I did a while ago also for using wood in a bathroom (but in a different way from what you’re proposing).
