Best Domicile Bathtub Forest Panel Cover

You know I dearest moldings. I also love the expect of panels, that's why I decided to give a manifestly bathtub a dressed upward treatment.

For many years this is what I accept seen every twenty-four hr menstruum (picture below), this is my kids bath, but my bath is null different.

boring :(

That's why I laid to piece of occupation at edifice my ain woods panel encompass for the bathtub.

The agency I wanted to construct it required the operate of a router, together with approximate what...

I bought 1  :)

First fourth dimension using it. At the outset I was a fleck scare, but for nothing. it was soooo tardily to use!

I merely clamped the pieces of woods to the table.... no measuring......no aligning.....  merely belongings the machine alongside both hands ... together with ... at that topographic point I went!!!  Well the maiden of all ii inches didn't expect that pretty but after that  ... perfection! :)

This is the tip I used:

Here you lot tin run across the proof.

After routing the long pieces, they were cutting to the dimensions I needed.

Now, this is a variety of projection were a Kreg Jig is telephone substitution to lay it together.

Here I'm opening or drilling the holes where afterward on I'm going to be driving the screws.

With the ii pieces of woods clamped together I drove the special screws to tied them together.

After putting together all those pieces, it was instantly fourth dimension to smash the 1/4" plywood panels on the back.

The rabbeted pieces kept the plywood panels inwards place and even alongside the residual of the boards.

To complete upward the panels a pocket-sized molding was added to a greater extent than or less each 1 of them, this is the profile of the 1 I used:

A coat of primer was applied together with and then all the gaps were filled. Sanding together with cleaning pretty good afterwards.

Finally, pigment was applied, 1 time again the same brownish I used to pigment my kitchen Island together with Vanity.

With the panel encompass ready, it was fourth dimension to lay it inwards place.

I took off that slice of plastic molding or strip? (I don't fifty-fifty know what's the cite for that ugly affair at the bottom of the tub), cleaned the expanse pretty well, together with began applying the Liquid Nails.

The adhesive caulk was together with then applied to seal the seams all to a greater extent than or less the panel.

and ta da!! hither is the novel bathtub!

I actually similar it!  It dresses up the bath a lot more!



06-08-14 Update:
After ii years of regular use, the wooden encompass is however belongings strong. It hasn't fifty-fifty been re-caulked, though I should practice it pretty soon, specially the top seam, merely to live safe.

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