Stucco shower
in Great Cacapon, West Virginia

Here's how we did it :

Grate is taped off

Grate is taped off ,and the edge of the white drain pipe exposed. The finish coat will cover the edge of this pipe.

Finish coat covers the pipe, allowing water to run into the grate in West Virginia.

Fast forward to the finished shower. Finish coat covers the pipe, allowing water to run into the grate.

Scratch coat on the concrete slab has a lot of acrylic bonder.

Scratch coat on the concrete slab has a lot of acrylic bonder in the mortar.

Wood strips are set and the walls are filled in and rodded off

Wood strips are set and the walls are filled in and rodded off.

Brown coat is rodded off

Top corners are rounded for the deco theme.

aluminum trim.

A sample of the aluminum trim that hides the groove between the shower and the house. The shower is finished with white portland cement and white sand and the main house with synthetic "Tuscan Stucco".

floor is browned out using a level

The floor is browned out using a level to make sure the floor is way out of level to drain.

The finish coat will cover this edge

Note how the brown coat finishes flush with the edge of the pipe. The finish coat will cover this edge.

Round member is run using a full water bottle

Shower is finish coated with white portland and white sand with a lot of flex con in the mix.

angles, or inside corners, are rodded off

The angles, or inside corners, are rodded off using a piece of correx, a plastic sheet material.

The crown is done using white portland cement and white sand.

The floor is rodded off in a circle, pivoting around the drain. This provides smooth draining.

Outdoor shower with a deco look

The floor is troweled smooth and the sidewalls are floated. Outdoor shower with a deco look.