The picture gallery in this article (may not show in an email) shows how I installed my rv shower surround in order of the steps I took. If you want to READ more details you can skip below the picture gallery section to my text writeup.

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Why would I install a shower surround in our camper?

When Sheri and took the Tiny Texas Tumbleweed out for our maiden voyage(s) we had a couple of problems with the shower and maybe some “imaginary” issues where we were worried about the future of the shower in our camper.

Our biggest worry was that the basin shower, as pictured above was VERY VERY (and a third) VERY susceptible to water getting behind the basin and into places where it can mold and rot.

We also worried that the wall, which was the same type of wallboard used throughout the camper really wasn’t that great at rejecting water and once again we would live to regret showering in the Tumbleweed.

On one of the trips, Sheri showered and the basin has no “lip” to keep the water from simply rolling off the basin and onto the floor. Once on the floor it was easily slipping underneath the basin to begin the molding and rotting process.

Finally, and Sheri and I are not deluded by RV quality, the basin itself had large holes where the installers didn’t have the cuts correct. These were not just slight misfittings – they were square notches where the cuts where wrong and the basin was installed anyway. Not cool.

With all these problems, we committed to installing a better shower since we believe the shower, as-is (now it is as-was) was simply not usable.

Video of RV shower surround installation

https://youtu.be/H7Svit9T28k

Summary of steps for installing an RV shower surround

I’ll add a few more notes here that accentuate the steps above. Also my steps in conjunction with the picture gallery should be really helpful.

Here is a list of notes that you might find helpful:

Keep an eye on the Gorilla glue. The shower manufacturer states that it takes special glue to work with ABS plastic. I reviewed the Gorilla materials and it only said it wouldn’t work with polyethelene (any chemists out there?), but I don’t think ABS is that type of plastic. In general, where surrounds are used a reasonable assumption on the RV shower wall material is that it is ABS plastic.

Ignore the Amazon ratings for rv shower surrounds. Amazon ratings for the shower surround were not great. But I think people “get mixed up” and don’t rate on the correct things. The shower surround is a thin plastic shell (thick by some standards) which shower-i-fies a wall. The stiffness of the wall turns the flimsy surround into a decent shower. But people are comparing to a home shower surround which can be much more substantial due to space and weight. Just know what you are buying and understand the difference.

The spray paint can trigger button is super awesome. It is a real game changer. Not such a big deal for 10 little screws, but my other project where I’m spraying 100s and 100s of secure bar holder.

I didn’t do such great planning. My BIG ADVICE to you is to plan well how you will PRESS the rv shower surround into the glue and the wall and hold in place for about 10 minutes. I think I did ok, but I wished I would have made some plywood braces.

To remove, repair, or examing an RV shower faucet, all you have to do is remove the screws to the riser that the faucet is mounted on. I only figured this out after I destroyed my faucet causing me to order a new one. They aren’t expensive, but that was a silly mistake on my part.

Here are the list of things I used where I found them on Amazon to save you time:

Please feel welcome to leave comments on what you’ve done that can improve on my steps lists above.

RV52 Master RV Parts Database for Shower Surrounds