Bathtub Wood Panel Cover

You know I love moldings! I also love the look of panels! Like in this bathtub cover:

Source: Echelon Custom Homes by Houzz

I have always dreamed of having my bathtubs with that decorative finish, but for many years this is what I have seen every day!  This is my kids bath, but my bathroom is nothing different!

boring!!!!!

That's why I set to work at building my own wood panel cover for the bathtub!

The way I wanted to build it required the use of a router, and guess what?!

I bought one!!

First time using it! At the beginning I was a bit scare! but for nothing! it was soooo easy to use!!

I just clamped the pieces of wood to the table.... no measuring......no aligning.....  just holding the machine with both hands ... and ... there I went!!!  Well the first two inches didn't look that pretty but after that  ... beauty! :)

This is the tip I used:

Here you can see the proof.

After routing the long pieces, they were cut to the dimensions I needed.

Now, this is a kind of project were a Kreg Jig is fundamental to put it together.

Here I'm opening or drilling the holes where later on I'm going to be driving the screws.

With the two pieces of wood clamped together I drove the special screws to tied them together.

After putting together all those pieces, it was now time to nail the 1/4" plywood panels on the back.

The rabbeted pieces kept the plywood panels in place and flush with the rest of the boards.

To finish up the panels a small molding was added around each one of them, this is the profile of the one I used:

A coat of primer was applied and then all the gaps were filled.  Sanding and cleaning pretty well afterwards.

Finally, paint was applied, again the same brown I used to paint my kitchen Island and Vanity.

With the panel cover ready it was now time to put it in place.

I took off that piece of plastic molding or strip?? (I don't even know what's the name for that ugly thing!), at the bottom of the tub, cleaned the area pretty well, and began applying the Liquid Nails.

The adhesive caulk was then applied to seal the seams all around the panel.

and ta da!! here is the new bathtub!

I like it!  It dresses up the bathroom a lot more!

Click HERE for the complete bath makeover.

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