Comments on: How to Build a Niche for your Shower – Part 3 http://floorelf.com/how-to-build-a-niche-for-your-shower-3 Help with all your tile needs (and extreme jackassery!) Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:37:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roger http://floorelf.com/how-to-build-a-niche-for-your-shower-3/comment-page-1#comment-7908 Roger Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:42:05 +0000 http://floorelf.com/?p=738#comment-7908 If your niche is 13 inches wide, your tile goes in the back and the tile on the sides will be inside that 13 inch mark. In other words - if your tile is 3/8" thick, a 13 inch wide niche will be only 12 1/4 inches wide after you install the tiles on the sides of the niche. The shelf rests on that 3/4" of support - 3/8" on each side. If your niche is 13 inches wide, your tile goes in the back and the tile on the sides will be inside that 13 inch mark. In other words – if your tile is 3/8″ thick, a 13 inch wide niche will be only 12 1/4 inches wide after you install the tiles on the sides of the niche. The shelf rests on that 3/4″ of support – 3/8″ on each side.

]]> By: Justin http://floorelf.com/how-to-build-a-niche-for-your-shower-3/comment-page-1#comment-7894 Justin Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:16:07 +0000 http://floorelf.com/?p=738#comment-7894 Roger, I'm going to have 2 niches, on on top of the other.  They'll be 13" tall as that is the size of the tile I'm working with.  How do I create a shelf between them?  I've seen you mention before that you could just use 2 tiles back to back to create the shelf, but how does that span across the entire width of the niche if it's 13" wide as well? Thanks  Roger,

I’m going to have 2 niches, on on top of the other.  They’ll be 13″ tall as that is the size of the tile I’m working with.  How do I create a shelf between them?  I’ve seen you mention before that you could just use 2 tiles back to back to create the shelf, but how does that span across the entire width of the niche if it’s 13″ wide as well?

Thanks 

]]> By: Roger http://floorelf.com/how-to-build-a-niche-for-your-shower-3/comment-page-1#comment-5937 Roger Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:21:08 +0000 http://floorelf.com/?p=738#comment-5937 Hey Brooke, Nope. Whatever size one full tile plus one inch (for 1/2" substrate on each side). So in your case 12 3/4". That is for a perfect fit. To have a little wiggle room you can make it 13". The tile on the sides will cover the extra on the back. Hey Brooke,

Nope. Whatever size one full tile plus one inch (for 1/2″ substrate on each side). So in your case 12 3/4″. That is for a perfect fit. To have a little wiggle room you can make it 13″. The tile on the sides will cover the extra on the back.

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