recessed shower alcove

[David Thomson]

Hi Guys

I am currently building my bathroom and I would like to have a recessed alcove. The trouble is the only preformed alcove I can find is from a company in the USA and they will not send to the UK



I thought I would be able to make a similar mould myself out of fiberglass.

I will be using 15mm thick moleanos tiles, Webber adhesive and flexible ivory grout. Are there any issues you can think of that would cause:yikes:

Thanks in advance

Dave

 

[Mike]

are you wanting to tile the preformed alcove? if so why? if you are worried about water ingress you could 'tank' the walls to make water tight prior to tiling

 

[David Thomson]

Hi Mike

Yes I want to tile it. this is very similar to what I want to achieve
Shower4ever-Tile Redi Niche Installation - YouTube

 

[widler]

just form it yourself,easy enougth,with plasterboard or tile boards,tank it,tile it,cheaper as well i would imagine

 

[David Thomson]

just form it yourself,easy enougth,with plasterboard or tile boards,tank it,tile it,cheaper as well i would imagine

Thats what I thought But after taking out the old bathroom and the amount of damp behind the wall I just wanted a really waterproof recess. What would you recommend to tank it with?

 

[The D]

just use Wedi board it will take no time at all and will be OK to tile
Wedi Tilebacker waterproof tiling board - YouTube

 

[widler]

as deano said david,or plasterboard and a tanking kit,tile giant will point you in the right direction mate