Tadelakt Bathroom Walls

The tub from blu bathworks sits on a douglas fir base so as to look as though it s floating.

Tadelakt bathroom walls.

The bathroom of a tucson territorial style midcentury features tadelakt walls done by a talented local craftsman and neolith floors. Doors are from used building supply stores and are all solid alder wood. When the ingredients are combined a chemical reaction between the two creates a waterproof membrane making tadelakt walls suitable for wet areas like showers and baths. A really traditional use of tadelakt is coating anything that will hold water like a bathtub.

In the past tadelakt was commonly applied to solid absorbent structures such as earthen lime or cement walls. Its traditional application includes being polished with a river stone and treated with a soft soap to acquire its final appearance and water resistance. Tadelakt is a traditional lime based plastering technique that has been used in morocco for thousands of years. The term tadelakt meaning to rub in is an amazighified expression from the arabic word تدليك tadleek meaning to rub or massage tadelakt is thought to have evolved from qadad a similar plaster used in yemen for millennia that is treated with calcium hydroxide and oils and fats instead of soaps.

Douglas fir wood was used to match the original wood in the home. Custom clay plasters cover all the walls and ceilings except the bathroom. All trim is custom milled beetle kill pine. I do have to wonder about where the shower curtain is here.

Tadelakt provides a stylish alternative to traditional tiles in bathrooms and the water resistant plaster is applied seamlessly with no grout lines. Tadelakt is a stunning versatile moroccan plaster suitable for almost any internal or external wall and a stylish alternative to traditional tiles in bathrooms or wetrooms. It should be used on sturdy structures with little give to best support the application of the product. The bathroom has a lime plaster on the walls and ceilings and a groutless tadelakt shower which will never have issues with mildew in grout lines.

The uniform application allows the creation of bespoke features while maintaining a timeless appeal. Tadelakt is a waterproof lime plaster which can be used on the interior and exteriors of buildings. It is applied seamlessly resulting in a beautifully smooth surface free from grout lines. I like how the floor color flows up into the tub while the walls were left light and bright white.

Tadelakt is now frequently applied to a variety of surfaces including well framed wood brick and cement block. The natural tadelakt plaster made from water resistant marrakech lime can be used indoors and outdoors.