Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 20, 2012 5:35 pm Can it be done and how? Have prestart in 5 days and I MUST have shower niches! GOODLIFE - Bravo - BUTLER http://getmistyfied.blogspot.com.au Display 20/02/2012 PPA 01/04/12 Prestart: 25/07/12 Settlement: 31/07/2012 Contracts:August Slab 19/11/12 BRICKS 10/11/12 Roof 16/01/13 Re: Shower Niche help- single brick; can it be done? 4Jul 20, 2012 5:43 pm yeah you just need a double layer of waterproof plasterboard I think, which accounts for the cost. Re: Shower Niche help- single brick; can it be done? 5Jul 20, 2012 5:46 pm It an definitely be done because we have one in our main bathroom that is on an external wall, which is just single brick. Here's a picture of ours at frame stage: http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u509/kjw7/img25.jpg As far as I can tell they haven't done anything special. The niche is just built into the actual frame, they've then applied a plywood backing to the frame, which then had the foil wrap stuff followed by bricks. This was then just plastered straight over and now looks like this: http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u509/kjw7/img86.jpg Hope this helps! Re: Shower Niche help- single brick; can it be done? 6Jul 21, 2012 12:37 am Awesome! My sales guy said it can't be done, I really hope the guys at prestart don't tell me that too. I'll demand it and show them those pics. Can anyone shed some light on how much it cost? GOODLIFE - Bravo - BUTLER http://getmistyfied.blogspot.com.au Display 20/02/2012 PPA 01/04/12 Prestart: 25/07/12 Settlement: 31/07/2012 Contracts:August Slab 19/11/12 BRICKS 10/11/12 Roof 16/01/13 Re: Shower Niche help- single brick; can it be done? 7Jul 21, 2012 12:49 am $600 ish for us with Beechwood is what they said. I haven't actually got that in writing. Re: Shower Niche help- single brick; can it be done? 8Jul 21, 2012 1:39 am For just one? Farrr out! Beechwood? Is that for the insert? GOODLIFE - Bravo - BUTLER http://getmistyfied.blogspot.com.au Display 20/02/2012 PPA 01/04/12 Prestart: 25/07/12 Settlement: 31/07/2012 Contracts:August Slab 19/11/12 BRICKS 10/11/12 Roof 16/01/13 Re: Shower Niche help- single brick; can it be done? 9Jul 21, 2012 1:43 am thats for like the double layer of waterproof plaster and the extra feature tiles etc Shower Niche help- single brick; can it be done? 10Jul 21, 2012 3:09 am I don't see why you need double layer of plaster for. You're better off using thinner but stronger ply behind the ply. The niche would prob cost no more than $100 to do... The other $500 is profit Re: Shower Niche help- single brick; can it be done? 11Jul 21, 2012 3:34 am JB1 I don't see why you need double layer of plaster for. You're better off using thinner but stronger ply behind the ply. The niche would prob cost no more than $100 to do... The other $500 is profit I'll take em up on that one. good to know! Re: Shower Niche help- single brick; can it be done? 12Jul 21, 2012 8:15 am We are having them in all 3 of our bathrooms. Our builder, Rawson, does them for free. Macdonald Jones charges $190.00 for them. $600 is a massive cost. Modified Fernside 38 Rawson Homes Blog: http://www.thehousethatmatandjenbuilt.blogspot.com Build Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=60501 Re: Shower Niche help- single brick; can it be done? 13Jul 21, 2012 12:54 pm turtleschell you are in WA aren't you? I'm not 100% sure but don't think you can put a niche in a single brick wall. We don't have frames like they do over east so I think the only way to do it is to make the wall double brick/cavity wall. Our custom Gemmill Home in Bedfordale WA Build thread:https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=53788 Timeline on page 1 Re: Shower Niche help- single brick; can it be done? 14Jul 21, 2012 1:58 pm Putting it into a brick veneer wall is no great problem, and the $190 Jen1977 is being charged sounds about right. If its single skin brick/block then the sales guy would be correct. It can't be done with out running up another entire wall. Save your money and get a 300mm wide soup shelf. Re: Shower Niche help- single brick; can it be done? 15Jul 21, 2012 4:04 pm Sorry Turtleschell, I didn't look at where you're located. But if you're in WA and they don't do the timber framework then your build won't be the same as ours and those photos won't be much help.. Kayla Re: Shower Niche help- single brick; can it be done? 16Jul 21, 2012 4:34 pm This is devastating. The external walls are double brick, my ensuite uses one of these external walls, perhaps I can have one there. Sigh. I'm crushed, I absolutely love those shower niches. I can't stand glass shelves. THe other alternative is a tile corner shelf, but I'm worried that having that will make the next row of tiles sit too high and there will be an extra thick grout line, if you know what I mean? Can't see how it wouldn't. GOODLIFE - Bravo - BUTLER http://getmistyfied.blogspot.com.au Display 20/02/2012 PPA 01/04/12 Prestart: 25/07/12 Settlement: 31/07/2012 Contracts:August Slab 19/11/12 BRICKS 10/11/12 Roof 16/01/13 Re: Shower Niche help- single brick; can it be done? 18Jul 21, 2012 8:00 pm So cut a tile diagonally in half and wedge it horizontally between two wall tiles so it forms a shelf. http://floorelf.com/building-a-corner-s ... our-shower See in those pics. My shower is pretty small I think, that's why a niche would have been perfect. GOODLIFE - Bravo - BUTLER http://getmistyfied.blogspot.com.au Display 20/02/2012 PPA 01/04/12 Prestart: 25/07/12 Settlement: 31/07/2012 Contracts:August Slab 19/11/12 BRICKS 10/11/12 Roof 16/01/13 Re: Shower Niche help- single brick; can it be done? 19Jul 21, 2012 8:09 pm Oh okay I get it now! It's a good idea if you're not into the glass shelf, but doesnt seem like it would really hold much (and you couldn't make it too big or it'd take up too much shower space). What a bummer about the niches! I'm assuming that making the wall thicker so that you could have a niche would cost a bit more and therefore not an option? Is it possible to do that? Or if you didn't want to double layer one entire wall just to add a niche, you could possibly just double the wall up to a certain height, forming a shelf to put shampoo etc on? Of course you will lose some shower space doing this, so may not be a very good option either. Sorry, I hope you can find a solution! Kayla Re: Shower Niche help- single brick; can it be done? 20Jul 21, 2012 8:46 pm Is the wall you wish to put this niche located on an internal (wooden stud frame) wall or a double brick external wall. If so it is possible on either. If internal it is lined with villa board or similar, strong, waterproof, and thin for maximum depth etc. If d/Brick it needs to be lined with similar and a rear support in place to hold he rear panel. It may need a small lintel in the brickwork for support as well. All of the niche's have to waterproofed like the relevant areas of the showers so 2 layers of WR board is not required. If it's an internal wall then $600 is over the top, if it's on the D/B there is a bit more involved, so would cost more, but as the wall has not yet been built, it is not that hard or that expensive. 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