Thinking of using corrugated metal in a new bathroom

[ehrnst]

I'm going to be putting in a bathroom, and am looking for alternatives to tile. I was thinking about using metal roofing as wainscoting, and saw this:





I'm wondering if anyone has attempted this type of thing in a bathroom, or has suggestions.

[MuseRider]

1. Love the look.

I was going to use it in part of my kitchen but ended up doing something else, my husband was not crazy about it. Good luck, I want to see pictures if you do it

Sorry I have nothing helpful to say except I think it is really cool looking.

[snappyturtle]

2. Never done this and I think it's very attractive however,

I wouldn't want to clean soap scum off the shower part.

Maybe it would be fine otherwise though.

[ehrnst]

3. Good point. It would def work as wainscoting

Instead of the PVC stuff they recommend in bathrooms now.

[Warpy]

4. I live with extremely hard water and that's the first thing I thought, too

The only worse one would be those river rock walls that movie stars are having installed in their showers. I'd be especially leery of using hard water stain removers on it unless it were corrugated stainless steel or chromed steel and I don't even know if those are available.

It looks like one of those ideas that's great if you only intend to be in the house for under five years, then you sell the house and let somebody else figure out how to clean the faddish parts.

[Ruby the Liberal]

5. That is a cool look

I once had victorian tin tiles in the ceiling of a bath. Loved the look, but the steam from the shower made them kinda dingy and they were hard to clean.

My only concern beyond keeping it clean would be keeping it dent and scuff free.

[JoeyT]

6. I have a friend that used it.

It's kind of a pain to clean as people upthread mentioned. His was aluminum, so we ended up just using condenser coil cleaner on it. I don't think it would work on galvanized, though.

[northoftheborder]

7. This is very attractive but this metal reacts very easily to the slightest acid, ...

...on counter tops, white rings and spots permanent. Also difficult to remove minerals from hard water, and the cleaners themselves might affect it.

[winniety]

8. a new bathroom

ok,very nice

[Ruby the Liberal]

9. Welcome to DU.

Whats the story on the color changing faucet?

No offense, but your link in your sig was marked as "Color Changing Kitchen Faucet http://www.sencart.com/Supply-faucets_c155" and when I visited it, I didn't see a color changing faucet, I saw the landing page for a plumbing supply house's faucet gallery.

[ehrnst]

10. I found another site that stated that they used a sealer on the metal

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/an-unexpected-combination-corr-111748


"In theory, corrugated metal sounds like a rust disaster waiting to happen, it's actually quite durable and corrosion resistant. Janet over at Remodelista explains that most corrugated metal comes with corrosion-resistant coatings (such as zinc). Also, "aluminum siding is great for indoor applications as it is softer to work with, and because the aluminum reacts with moist air to form aluminum oxide. This reaction creates a very hard coating that then seals the aluminum surface from future deterioration."

For the remodel from Country Living, the galvanized sheets were cut to fit (ask a carpenter for help) and then finished with Rust-Oleum Crystal Clear Enamel before screwing them in place. Self-sealing roofing screws and metallic caulk were used to prevent leaks."

From another board linked to this site:

" I've used corrugated metal both inside and out on multiple residential projects in Texas. Two types are commonly used: galvalume (electrogalvanized with an acrylic protective finish) and galvanized (electrogalvanized). A third less common alternative is "paint grip" which has a distinctive darker tone and is designed to be painted but many architects use it as is. Cor-ten is another alternative, designed to rust. The galvalume will stay silvery the longest and resists fingerprints. Regular galvanized will stain more readily and will show the installers' fingerprints if gloves are not worn. It will eventually turn a soft gray if exposed to outside elements or used in a shower. "