The niche space will replace valuable insulation.
Bathroom niche on outside wall.
Shower niche is a prefabricated shower niche made of schluter kerdi board.
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.
A recessed shampoo niche from laticrete is added in front of the foam increasing the r value of this exterior wall.
This is still wide enough for most bottles.
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.
I love mine 3 separate niches on the same wall as the shower door his hers shared.
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 typical depth of a shower niche is 3 5 inches the width of a wood stud.
Lightweight for ease of installing.
Niches should not be against outside walls if possible in cold weather climates.
Here s a method that i have come up with to make the best of both worlds.
A recessed shampoo niche in an exterior wall with insulation.
In a high rise building the steel studs may be 2 5 inches deep and this should be considered.
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.
Ez niche 14in x 22in tile wall shampoo soap niche.
Waterproof niche once installed is ready for tiling.
Shower niche kerdi board sn 12 in.
I think placement is key ideally the niche is not visible from outside the shower more to hide the products than the niche itself.
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Imagine a shower niche in an exterior wall in a cold climate.
100 guaranteed waterproof and leak proof.
I considered getting a preformed noble shower niche made.
The lowest one is a perfect shaving foot rest.