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Here is the result. The shower pan is standard. There is tile in the pan to make it easy to clean. On top of the tile is a teak mat. The walls are made of: 1) Tar paper 2) Hardibacker 3) 3 coats of the Izonil/Mix waterproof solution 4) 1 coat swimming pool primer 5) 2 coats wimming pool paint Click to Enlarge 27.17 KB

Today I had the first inspection, which was framing, plumbing and electrical. I took the opportunity to discuss this waterproof product with the inspector. His reaction was basically that he was glad I made my homework, that I had documentation, and that he would call the company and talk to them then make a final decision. He told me that if this mix is okay, it might require a vapor barrier (kerdi membrane or equivalent), and the best paint would be an epoxy that is used for marine paints. His only concern was that the company mentions the UBC from 1997, which is kinda old. I think that as you all said, if the homeowner does his homework, the inspector appreciates it. I will keep you posted !

More exactly others like them? Since I don’t believe I have ever posted them before. To be precise I should have said "I saw other pictures made from the same kind of material" I still think it looks like parking floor. Rough inspection is next week, so we'll start on the walls after the inspection. I hope it looks good. Wish me luck!

It's interesting because I saw those floor pictures while I was doing some research, but I thought it looked too much like a parking garage floor. I also came across the http://www.buddyrhodes.com/ site and loved it but those guys were over my budget

Decision has been made, I'm going with smooth walls without tile. I finally took the decision after the company told me that I can just add tile on top of the wall if needed. So if I don't like the result, or if I want to sell and the no-tile wall is a problem, I can always tile on top ! The plumbing valves may have to be pushed out of the wall a bit to leave more space from the wall to the tile top, but my plumber said that was easy to do because I have dry wall in the other room behind the shower valves, and this would just be a quick drywall repair. To achieve a smooth wall, this will need about 4 coats of cement plaster, lots of wet smoothing, grinding, polishing, but at the end it should look fantastic! See this video http://earthbagbuilding.wordpress.com/2 ... ter-video/ they achieve a pretty smooth wall that way (no i won't use earth bags for the structure ) I'm not worried about the drainage. The bottom floor will be a standard slopped shower pan built to code, but with a teak shower tray on top to make it look nicer (yes I know, soap scum alert under!!). That toilet picture made me laugh because right now I have a 6 foot high window that starts 2 feet from the floor where the toilet is going to be. My contractor looked at my architect and myself like if we were aliens or bad people when he saw the toilet in front of the window. He just didn't realize we cut the window in half on the plan so the neighbors wouldn't have to watch me read the newspapers on the toilet in the morning Thanks everyone for all the replies, now I have to get to work!

Thanks for the answers. I am starting to wonder how people do this kind of shower and pass code: http://img.homedit.com/2010/02/samo-sho ... stem-1.jpg This is way more minimalist than what I want to do, but the glass separation with the wall going seamless from the bathroom to the shower is what I had in mind.

That is hilarious!

Hi, I am creating a new bathroom of a 5x11 size. Because the width is a bit small, I want to make the bathroom walls part of the shower, all white, a minimalist look. To achieve this slick design I need the walls to be completely waterproof. I am from Europe, and I've seen numerous bathrooms without tile on the walls, that are completely waterproof. Those walls are usually interlocking panels or waterproof plaster, smooth, and you paint on them the color you want. I couldn't find anything like this in the US. I finally found this product, Izonil, which is mixed with the plaster to make a completely waterproof thinset, that I can sand to smooth it. But then, few questions come to mind: 1) If this is so difficult to find, how will I pass code (I'm in California). I checked the UBC, and they say "smooth walls, non water absorbant up to 70 inches from the drain", which is perfect, but if an inspector has never seen a non-tiled bathroom, am I going to have to fight? 2) Izonil says I must not put a waterproof paint, so i'm stuck? I've asked for clarification, but if I can't put waterproof paint, then the paint will peal very fast? Thanks!