![]() I will have to leave the tile placement challenge up to you. It won’t really help to mortar over the tape in the corners unless you are trying to fill voids, but make sure the corner tape is thoroughly coated with 3 coats of Aquadefense. Gluing it to the sheetrock is a fine idea, but just make sure you tape and waterproof the inside of the niche thoroughly. You can attach the bottom, sides and top pieces of Durock first, then the back. In other words, you still maintain a 3-1/2″ deep niche. The niche should be a solid independent structural assembly (walls and back connected to each other).You should also keep in mind that you’re not actually “losing” the 1/2″ because what is lost at the back of the niche, is gained at the front because the backerboard is attached to the face of the studs. You should not use the sheetrock as the backer for your niche. It is best to slope the backerboard rather than just sloping the bottom tile. I think your shower niche plan is safe in the splash zone as long as you make sure that the interior of the niches are waterproofed properly and the bottom piece of Durock is slightly sloped outwards. ![]() In addition, niche installation in the valve wall requires that the water supply lines be redirected, which also adds to your plumbing labour expense. Some people obsessed with easy access, will place their niche between the shower valve control and the shower head.Īlthough it may seem like an intuitive location, the valve wall has the disadvantage of being directly in the splash zone as well as being directly behind the water stream, which may obscure your items from view. If it’s a tub/ shower, waist height or lower is more common to achieve a compromise for bathers. Regarding shower niche height – if it’s a regular stand up shower, a placement height above the waist (approximately 3 feet from the shower pan/base) would be most convenient for reach. A fair bit of water deflects onto the shower walls in this area, so a bar of soap can become a sloppy mess and dissolve down the drain, if stored within this zone.įor this reason, the wall opposite the shower head is the most popular place for shower niches. The splash zone is simply the area near the shower head where you stand & rinse yourself. Most homeowners will normally consider at least a few of the practical issues associated with proper placement.įor example, a tub shower combination demands that the shower niche height be slightly lower to allow access to someone in the bath.Īs well, there are some very practical benefits to placing the niche outside of the “splash zone”, especially if you are a bar soap user.
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