Is there a need to put drywall in installing a bath/shower enclosure?

Question

Is there a need to put drywall in installing a bath/shower enclosure?

Answer 1

Do all of the above and also paint the wall with bitumen paint available at most hardware shops. Good luck

Answer 2

if it is a one piece shower unit then most builders put nothing behind it and sheetrock to it.  if it more than one piece unit then yes you should have a backer,  greenboard is the best. it is a water resistant sheetrock product.

Answer 3

You would use what is called green board, as opposed to drywall, in a wet/humid environment.

Answer 4

If your enclosure is rigid ( will support itself usually made from fiberglass ) then you will not have to use anything behind the enclosure.  If the enclosure is not rigid it has to have something behind it to support it.

I have installed several enclosures and I have always used green board behind them just to cut down on the noise and vibrations that comes from the bath or shower when in use.

Answer 5

Don't use greenboard, use a cement board.  I use Hardi-

Backer, will get a much longer lasting shower/bath.