The Shower is Done

The shower is finally done.  What a job.  When I think about it, it was almost the first thing I built in the bus.  It has definitely taken the most work.  The steps were the framing, followed by the cladding, then the plywood lining.  That was followed by the PVC lining, then the sealing, then lastly the fitting of the door.  Anyway, its done and looking really good, even if I do say so myself.  I will let the pics do the talking.

The above pic is the end of the day yesterday.  I bought the 1mm PVC sheeting from Access Plastics in Moonah for $49.00 for a 2.4 x 1.2mm sheets.  It took 2 sheets which wasn't enough to do all of it.  In then end , I had to have a 500 x 600mm piece of 2mm acrylic cut to go in the bottom of the shower.  It was either that or buy another big sheet of PVC.  The 2mm acrylic is stronger and should be harder wearing too.  Being thicker also made the install of the drain easier too.

The pic below shows the acrylic sheet in the bottom of the shower.

I cut the PVC with a big pair of scissors.  It is coated on both sides with a coarse paper to protect the surfaces.  This makes it easy to mark out the outlines of the pieces and cut them to size. There was a lot of measuring and drawing which I transferred from a simple drawing I did in the bus.  The drawing and cutting was done on the lounge room floor.  Much easier to get on top of the sheet to work on it.

The PVC sheeting was stuck to the plywood with liquid nails.  This adhesive sticks quite quickly,  but allows enough time to move the sheet if needed. The next job was to seal the edges and joints.  For this I used a product for Crown which is similar to Sikaflex, but claims to resist mould more.   The sealer doubles as an adhesive and once it is cured helps hold all of the edges together.  It is strong and adheres very well to the PVC and acrylic.

The pic below shows the waterproof LED light on the wall of the shower. This light was $50.00 from the RV Superstore in Fern tree Gully.  It has 48 LED's and casts quite a bright light especially reflecting off the white walls.

The shower head and taps re-installed on the back wall of the shower.

The pic below shows the toilet installed.  I have got to tie is down with some waterproof self adhesive hooks on the floor.  The flush water is in the top and it makes it a little top heavy.  I've put some anti slip matting under the toilet to prevent it from moving around.

The pic below shows the folding door installed.  I bought this a few months ago at Bunnings.  It is made from plastic and is waterproof.  I had to cut it down and shorten it, but it now fits really well and looks good too.  I decided to go this way rather than a hinged door just to save room.  Even though it fits, I'm planning on fitting a shower curtain on the inside to stop any water from leaking out.  I think it will work fine.

This last pic is an overall update of the interior taken today from the cab.