Comments on: How to Build a Niche for your Shower – Part 1 http://floorelf.com/how-to-build-a-niche-for-your-shower Help with all your tile needs (and extreme jackassery!) Sat, 19 May 2012 20:47:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Roger http://floorelf.com/how-to-build-a-niche-for-your-shower/comment-page-2#comment-11400 Roger Sun, 06 May 2012 17:05:38 +0000 http://floorelf.com/?p=656#comment-11400 Hey David, Yes, you can use topical walls with a traditional floor. HOWEVER! You can not use plywood as your wall substrate! It will move - A LOT. The tile over the face of it, even with kerdi, will not withstand this movement. Your grout will crack and possibly your tile as well. You need to use cement backerboard for your walls. If you are doing it in anticipation of installing grab bars later on down the road get a couple of 2x12's and cut and fit them between the studs at the proper height. Either just where you think the grab bars will be or even all the way around the shower. It will give you solid backing for when you do that. Hey David,

Yes, you can use topical walls with a traditional floor. HOWEVER! You can not use plywood as your wall substrate! It will move – A LOT. The tile over the face of it, even with kerdi, will not withstand this movement. Your grout will crack and possibly your tile as well. You need to use cement backerboard for your walls.

If you are doing it in anticipation of installing grab bars later on down the road get a couple of 2×12′s and cut and fit them between the studs at the proper height. Either just where you think the grab bars will be or even all the way around the shower. It will give you solid backing for when you do that.

]]> By: David http://floorelf.com/how-to-build-a-niche-for-your-shower/comment-page-2#comment-11394 David Sun, 06 May 2012 13:32:49 +0000 http://floorelf.com/?p=656#comment-11394 Roger, Can I mix traditional floor method with topical wall method? I want to use plywood was my substrate in order to attach grab bars when (and where) needed down the road. My thought is that I would apply the Kerdi membrane directly over top of the pan liner on the walls. Roger,
Can I mix traditional floor method with topical wall method? I want to use plywood was my substrate in order to attach grab bars when (and where) needed down the road. My thought is that I would apply the Kerdi membrane directly over top of the pan liner on the walls.

]]> By: Jeffrey http://floorelf.com/how-to-build-a-niche-for-your-shower/comment-page-2#comment-10226 Jeffrey Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:46:56 +0000 http://floorelf.com/?p=656#comment-10226 "copious" seemed a more polite term, but as a Southerner I know the term "shitload"...thanks!! “copious” seemed a more polite term, but as a Southerner I know the term “shitload”…thanks!!

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