Bathroom Niche On Outside Wall

Here s a method that i have come up with to make the best of both worlds.

Bathroom niche on outside wall.

You still get the recessed shampoo niche in the shower and some insulation as. More product details close. The outside wall had a half inch of foil faced polyurethane board under the vinyl siding r value 6 8 in when new but which drops to 5 5 in with age and a half inch of wedi waterproofing panel r value of 4 2 in for a total r value of 11 9 behind the niche. The lowest one is a perfect shaving foot rest.

100 guaranteed waterproof and leak proof. Lightweight for ease of installing. Ez niche 14in x 22in tile wall shampoo soap niche. I considered getting a preformed noble shower niche made.

You don t want to put a shower niche in an exterior wall when you live in a location where there is actual legitimate winter weather. Imagine a shower niche in an exterior wall in a cold climate. This is still wide enough for most bottles. Shower niche is a prefabricated shower niche made of schluter kerdi board.

Waterproof niche once installed is ready for tiling. I love mine 3 separate niches on the same wall as the shower door his hers shared. A recessed shampoo niche from laticrete is added in front of the foam increasing the r value of this exterior wall. Niches should not be against outside walls if possible in cold weather climates.

Shower niche kerdi board sn 12 in. The typical depth of a shower niche is 3 5 inches the width of a wood stud. I think placement is key ideally the niche is not visible from outside the shower more to hide the products than the niche itself. While not ideal i did put my shower niches in the exterior wall as the closest interior wall hosts my showerhead diverter thermostatic mixer and handheld shower wall outlet i e too much going on on that wall and the second interior wall is at the other end of my shower 68 away.

The niche space will replace valuable insulation. Pre fabricated shower niche that is fully sealed hassle free quick and easy installation install niche flush with cement board makes traditional tedious shower niche installation effortless. In a high rise building the steel studs may be 2 5 inches deep and this should be considered.