Shower Bench

**jfreak53** · 25th November 2011, 01:52 AM

I am looking at building a shower bench and needed some advise on wood and finishing. I have seen a lot built with Teak, but I am in Guatemala, C.A. and cannot get Teak ha ha. But I have also read a lot of reviews stating that teak wears out and they end up replacing with cedar!

At any rate I have two choices and wanted some thoughts on the idea, which would last longer and how to seal it if need be.

I can either get Cedar or Cypress. I have heard that Cypress would be better for wet projects and outdoor because of it's water shedding abilities?

Now once that's out of the way, do I seal it or just leave it open wood with no stain? Any thoughts?

Thanks for any advise you can give me.

**jfreak53** · 27th November 2011, 10:30 AM

Any thoughts?

**NCArcher** · 27th November 2011, 10:39 AM

Either wood will be ok. Both have good 'wet' abilities. I would finish it with several coats of polyurethane or a marine varnish. If left unfinished the constant wetting and drying cycle could cause problems.

**BobL** · 27th November 2011, 11:20 AM

Also you should think about the design so the possibility of water pooling on flat surfaces is reduce maybe something like rounded surface.

All finishes are problematic. We have a wooden framed window in our shower that we had a lot of trouble with until I painted it with 7 coats of epoxy two pack so it built up a thick coating. It has lasted for 9 years and is still ok.

**jfreak53** · 3rd December 2011, 11:34 AM

Awesome! Thanks for the help.

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