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Shower Niches in stud walls

fattmatt
fattmatt Posts: 698
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Hi All (especially tilers and bathroom fitters),

I apologise in advance as this is the most boring post ever.

We have a newly built bathroom which has stud walls around the bath. We (I am told) require a niche in the shower for shampoo and razors that we (I am reliability informed) require during our daily ablutions.

So my question: Is it possible to buy pre-formed, watertight niche formers that have attachments to fix to the studs (or members fixed to the studs) or do we need to cut a hole and form a niche with waterproof plasterboard and tons of tanking.

Thanks in advance for saving me from the wrath of Mrs Fattmatt and her currently greasy hair and cactus like legs.

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  • charlton4ever
    charlton4ever Posts: 1,964
    edited September 11
    We have had a nice new shower installed and just use a shower caddy that can put in a cupboard inbetween uses. Various sizes available, don't need to clog up cubicle/easily washed. Hang it over the shower - easy.


  • Oh_Yoni_Boy
    Oh_Yoni_Boy Posts: 1,773
    Can't really help with the actual question, but our shower niche is millimetres shorter than the size of a big Radox bottle... so watch out for that!
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 18,811
    We have one in a studd wall - we did not use a pre formed one, I would say make sure its build with a slight slope to it and no lip. the edge banding on the tiles they put around ours gives it a slight lip and it means water can just sit on the shelf rather than draining away - annoying.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 34,556
    edited September 11
    When we had our shower cubicle done they put in a nice two shelf ‘niche’ for shampoo, shower gel etc. Unlike @cantersaddick they slightly sloped it so it drains off nicely. As someone else said just make sure it’s tall enough to take large bottles. Worth doing I think as I dislike those metal things that can be screwed or suction cupped on.
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 8,098
    edited September 11
    Edit: Ignore me I didn't read the post correctly! 
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 8,100
    edited September 11
    Shower Niches | Bathroom Niches | Victorian Plumbing

    Whole range of them here. I think it's just a case of chopping the appropriate size hole in the wall and then fixing with some instant grab adhesive. Don't even need to attach to the studs, although that would provide a bit of extra stability.
  • R0TW
    R0TW Posts: 2,027
    Look under the kitchen cupboard for a decent sized Tupperware box in a colour that goes with your tiles.
  • Arthur_Trudgill
    Arthur_Trudgill Posts: 625
    We have something like this in our shower cubicle: can be moved/replaced, easy to clean, lots of room and no impact on the wall.


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