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Ruby the Liberal

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5. That is a cool look

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Wed Feb 15, 2012, 07:14 PM

Feb 2012

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.

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Thinking of using corrugated metal in a new bathroom [View all] ehrnst Feb 2012 OP

Love the look. MuseRider Feb 2012 #1

Never done this and I think it's very attractive however, snappyturtle Feb 2012 #2

Good point. It would def work as wainscoting ehrnst Feb 2012 #3

I live with extremely hard water and that's the first thing I thought, too Warpy Feb 2012 #4

That is a cool look Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #5

I have a friend that used it. JoeyT Feb 2012 #6

This is very attractive but this metal reacts very easily to the slightest acid, ... northoftheborder Feb 2012 #7

a new bathroom winniety Feb 2012 #8

Welcome to DU. Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #9

I found another site that stated that they used a sealer on the metal ehrnst Feb 2012 #10