How to Build a Custom Size Shower Niche

Hey Everyone! In this video I go over step by step how to fabricate and install a custom shower niche out of Laticrete HYDRO BAN board. We go over to plan your layout, cut the board, install the board and finally waterproofing. As always thank you for watching and be sure to drop me a comment and let me know if you enjoyed this video!
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[@73er-xy3ky]

What a treat . I thought you gave up on the you tubes. Haven't seen many posts. Glad to see you still are sharing your wealth of knowledge.

[@ThatTileChick]

Glad you are back on the channel!

[@jimnasium3346]

excellent. you have really evolved into a poised, competent installer/presenter!

[@laticrete]

Thanks for the helpful video Schannon!

[@user-ie1pq1kq4s]

Well done! love it! Excellent job.

[@mikeodum9843]

You have the best instructional videos on KZbin. Great job!

[@ThatTileChick]

Wow, thanks!

[@Mike-sh2cb]

Great job! well done and thanks for sharing!

[@ThatTileChick]

Thanks Mike!

[@ΓΕΡΑΣΙΜΟΣΣΤΡΑΓΓΑΣ]

Nice work 👍

[@ThatTileChick]

Thank you!

[@phil1pd]

Hope all is well and look forward to future videos!

[@idontknowwhattocalll]

Great tutorial! I would use some gloves or caulking tools for the sealent, tho. Acetone absorbs right into your body.

[@jamesmedina6015]

Your amazing 😊

[@billsnyder6945]

Good video but It is hard to understand why you also subtract tile and grout from your finish line without seeing how you finished it. I am doing 12x24 and framing with jolly strip that covers the edge of the internal tile pieces so wouldn’t that mean I only subtract the backer board and 2x4?

[@mgwitcher6]

You didn’t angle the bottom to allow for water runoff?

[@holtrussell]

Looks good! How do you prevent somebody from driving a drywall anchor in the shower niche from the opposing room? Seems like that could be a recipe for disaster if somebody were to try and hang a picture using a 1.5 inch or greater anchor or screw.

[@awesomerpower]

Great point. Giant nail guard.

[@marchyman5061]

Not being a smart aleck, but I’d say it’s really up to the person hanging the picture to know what’s on the back side of the wall.

[@holtrussell]

For sure. Issue is when the house is a rental, generally renters don’t have that kind of aptitude or forethought.

[@mattheweveleigh6351]

Is tile baseboard still in style for bathroom ?

[@tomp.8129]

Thanks for sharing. Does tile adhesive stick well to this sealant?

[@ThatTileChick]

Yes it does! In fact I had to demo my own work one time due to an error and it was not an easy demo.

[@abramsandoval8274]

What type of tile is best for showers floors? Stone, porcelain, so many options.

[@ThatTileChick]

I like a nice porcelain mosaic tile we tend to steer away from natural stone tiles due to moisture absorption and discoloring

[@mizquierdo31]

I assume that you're mitering your edges? If you were using a profile (i.e. Jolly), you would want your niche sill tile to sit above your "finish line", right?

[@YaBoyDC]

More content please

[@pikey135]

What is the spacing you used on those subway tiles next to the niche wall

[@ThatTileChick]

Pretty sure it was 1/16 spacing but because the tile had imperfect edges some grout joints were wider than others. We also had to use wedges to accommodate for the irregularities in the tile

[@scottchristian6624]

Saw you learning to weld please let me know how to contact your instructor,thank you

[@ThatTileChick]

It was @weldtube

[@scottchristian6624]

@@ThatTileChick thanks

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

you're pretty

[@ScreamingEagleFTW]

you b uilt a studio and now 6 months later no videos.. whats up with that?

[@danielmurphy7580]

Is there a reason the videos are so fast? Why not slow down a little so we can see a little better what you’re doing.

[@michaelkrok6262]

I might be sexist but, only a woman would call a putty knife a spatula. JK. hope you can take a joke. love the vids

[@chinngis83]

If contractors are watching this: how legitimate are her skills? Does she know her stuff, or is she just capitalizing on her looks?

[@djderekrock]

you need mental help

[@chinngis83]

@@djderekrock You are no argument. When I see chestily-endowed women in a man's role, I will question, I will judge. Suck it up.

[@marchyman5061]

So much for legitimate responses. I thought you had a valid question, considering I just now discovered her videos as well. Just on the surface, coming from an amateur, she seems pretty legit to me. But what do I know?

[@troycarpenter3675]

Obviously it’s both

[@jbear6947]

Don't know how or why this video came up in my recommended but I'd rather watch paint dry. Show us the back room, how many sammiches you got made up back there??