New teak grate for shower

Mike of s/v Chalice takes us thru the process he used to recreate the teak grate in his shower.  Mike has all the tools... (yes, I'm jealous)

I needed to replace the shower grate as it was broken at the angle corner. I had tried to repair it, but because of the design it really was a design flaw. So I needed a new one of a different design.

What I did was lay the old grate face down (upside down), then nailed a perimeter around it real tight. This gave me the shape I needed. I would have to build the new one upside down, but as you will see, this was the easiest way.

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I had to angle the ends of the new teak pieces so they would fit the fiberglass liner. A later picture will show this up close.

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Initial cut and fit done. Now I just have to add the reinforcing that holds it all together.

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Now it's done. Built completly in the jig.

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Hard to see but I used spacer blocks to space everything out. Very easy.

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Old Vs New

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Oil finish so it will not be slippery.

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 The angle on the ends.

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Now you can do it.