Ipe Wood Shower Floor

Brazilian walnut ipe.

Ipe wood shower floor.

Ipe is a hardwood from brazilian rainforests that has received lots of attention in the past couple of decades. Since each shower floor is different in it s own way we price your floor by the square foot and use feq burmese teak wood to manufacture each one. Of course a few challenges do arise with wood shower floors. Ipe is a real wood and is the highest quality of wood available.

I rinse the ipe off soap scum after every shower this takes about 5 10 seconds. When looking at your ipe floor no 2 boards are the same. For one thing it s as hard or harder than nails it s been known to bend nails ipe is so dense that it often needs to be pre drilled before pieces are connected. Step by step video illustrating the teak floor shower conversion i did in 2016.

I used ipe decking in my master bath shower raised off the tile floor with rubber feet. Woods we currently offer flooring in. If you would like a luxurious beautiful low maintenance shower floor like t. Every regular cleaning the wood is lifted out tile cleaned normally.

That s why it s best to go with tropical woods like teak ipe or massaranduba which are naturally water resistant though naturally pricier too. Planked teak shower floors are similar to inserts except that they typically are installed from scratch are not removable without using tools and typically fit flush with the floor or lip of the shower pan unlike an insert which can protrude above the shower pan. The shower floor is simply a standard shower basin to match the jetted tub. The cost to manufacture a teak shower floor or bath mat is surprisingly economical.

Ipe is a great choice for this application since the wood has proven to last outside in extremely harsh climates for 75 years. Some compare its strength to that of steel. Apart from being slippery wood and constant water don t exactly go hand in hand. A poured shower pan can be installed at extra cost.