Shower Niche Tile Tips for Beginners
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0:00 Shower niche tile tips
0:02 How to install tile edge trim in niche
1:01 Tiling shower niche sill
1:46 How to tile shower niche
These supplies were used in our video:
Schluter JOLLY metal profile
Diablo 10" Non-Ferrous Blade D1084L
Milwaukee M18 Miter Saw
Ironclad Nitrile Gloves
Perfect Level Master 1/4" U-Shaped Trowel
Husky 4" Level
Huepar FL360G Laser Level
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Is the metal left exposed?
@@lvteachme973 yes , as pictured
Matching the inside tiles looks AMAZING, definitely gonna use that idea
Great video, I didn't know about the border edge part so I had to run to the local hardware and get that set up before laying the tiles down. Good thing I watched the vid first lol
Soooo helpful!! Thank you so much for sharing!
incredible job. insane attention to detail thumbs up.
Thanks lots of quick info.
Dang that looks killer. Nice work.
Hi thanks for the quick and helpful video, my question is do you add grout between the tile and the trim pieces?
That was really good
Its crazy how different people install tile up north. Florida is so incredibly different.
Looks great. I think it looks better than the ones designed to start on a full tile!
thank you 🙏🏼
Nice, thanks
Excellent work. I love using that blade. Are use it on my channel sometimes! Thanks for the video!
Thank you, it works great for those profiles 👍🏼🔥
Thanks for the videos they have helped lots.
thank you 🙏🏼❤️
if you have a dewalt wet saw, use the miter stop and do your cuts on there with a decent blade. i use a tsunami plus blade and it cuts like butter.. and no dangerous kick back.
I like my deep cut porta-band for profiles
Very cool man. Thanks a lot.
Thank you buddy, appreciate your kindness
Nice work!
Thank you 🙏🏼
Nice job!
Thanks!
That looks great
I am doing hexagon...
Wish me luck
Thank you, you could bond your hexagons to sheet membrane (like KERDI) and let that sit overnight. Then bond it to the back of the niche after cutting tiles to size 👍🏼
Some input if possible. Ive attempted a miter cut on bullnose trim for my niche and no matter what I do it ends up not being right. The tile ends up too far below or above the trim. Question: When measuring the trim, am I measuring from the outside edge of the trim or inside edge. I would really appreciate some detail instructions on exactly how and where to measure on both the niche and trim. Thank you
Do you butt the metal trim directly against the surrounding tile? Do you need to then seal the seam around the metal where it meets the surrounding walls?
Great video. I've been curious as to your opinion on when do you put poly plastic behind your kerdi board, durock etc. on the studs? I've seen a lot of different opinions on this and was curious about yours.
If you need plastic behind kerdi board, then you've installed kerdi board very badly.
Good tips. Didn't consider cutting down the first inch.
thank you, have you had issues with the profile bumping the tile out?
@@HomeRepairTutor I'm making my first attempt this week. Your video provided some important information. Saved me some stress. Haha
That’s awesome, happy it was helpful 👍🏼👍🏼
Beautiful job man. I just did a niche almost polar opposite. It kicked my butt. Did the back wall of niche then the top then sides then bottom of niche with 3/8" schluter edge on 3/8" tile. It was death. I wish I had 7/16 schluter but after looking it up there is no polished aluminium 7/16". Which I find super odd. Anyway it was brutal. Also makes having perfect square large format tiles on the wall difficult.
The best way to do it is top, then sides (which will hold the top square), then bottom sill (which will hold the sides square), then the back. This way you don’t have to scribe the sides to the bottom that has a pitch and the only cuts that have to be accurate are the ones for the back and the bottom sill (everything else can be cut a little short). Once you try it this way you will never go back to any other way
@@brianlundeen1739 I am first time tile layer I just thought of a very SLIGHT modification. Correct me where I am wrong. The back of my niche is going to be hexagonal tile This means that after I put the back in, I will need to go back and add half tiles to complete the pattern.
Soooo I will install the back first, then the half tiles, then top bottom and sides. This will HIDE any uneven cuts on the tiny tiles I have to add to complete the hexagonal pattern.
@@DonnaShanks you can do it whatever way you want, there isn’t really a wrong way. I usually lay out the sheets of hexagon tile on a table or something and then take measurements of the back of the niche and transfer that to the tile and cut the sheets as a whole. Piecing in the little cut pieces takes forever. I usually use a wet saw or a grinder and hold a wet sponge against the cutting wheel. The only problem with doing the bottom before the sides is that the bottom needs to have slope on it so you’ll have to scribe the bottom of the side pieces to match the angle. Not that that’s too hard but it’s just easier to run the side pieces a little long and then put the bottom in so you don’t have to cut any angles
@@brianlundeen1739 Ok got it. Thanks so much for the tips. I'm going to tackle tiling the niche tomorrow.
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Which size trim did you use for the subway tile? 5/16 or 3/8?
3/8” because the tile was 1/4”
Thank you. I bought 3/8 for 1/4 subway tile with a 1/8 bed. Kept reading on forums about using 5/16. This helps a lot
Why did you grid down the area over the support legs on the side tiles but not the top or bottom tiles?
When using hexagon tiles you will always have a cut edge facing out. How do you handle that.
Awesome job! Was that a negative rake blade you used to cut the metal profiles or just a standard 60 or 80T blade?
Just the standard 84T blade for non-ferrous materials 👍🏼👍🏼
If the shower is complete but the niche edge is crooked. Can that be fixed without starting the entire shower over
You mention an expansion joint. Exactly what did you mean?
Spectralok 1 or tec9 power grout. What’s your opinion on a better grout.
I’m actually going to use Laticrete Spectralock 1 on this, but haven’t used TEC power grout. What are your thoughts?
Spectralock 1 all the way!! Just finished a master bathroom remodel using it. As with both grouts, be sure to work in small areas. Spectralock cured super fast - like within 5 minutes fast.
dang, that is fast!! I’m surprised, was it hot outside?
@@HomeRepairTutor yeah … middle of July Aug lol. Plus the ventilation in the room wasn’t great, so that added to the shortness of cure time.
Honestly though, I was amazed at how clean it polished. Super easy to work with.
@@davidherd3739 that’s reassuring to hear the cleanup was still okay
Hi, what happens to the exposed metal profile ? How do you cover it ? Thanks
Its aluminum it wont rust or anything
OK, so I don't understand how the top and bottom tiles fit inside the niche but the side tiles required planing. Was this just a measurement issue? Is the grinding tool one of your sponsors? (Not trying to be rude...I just really want to know why you needed to do that.)
The edges of tile are bevelled so fit snug against trim at top and bottom but are thicker in the middle so protrude past the trim on the side part.
So he used left over cut tiles to do that side
Name link for tile cutter?
that’s the 25” Montolit Masterpiuma, here’s an Amazon link for reference 👍🏼 amzn.to/3DrCbsT
@@HomeRepairTutor thanks. What was that vertical pole used for the laserr level?
Why did you set the tiles touching each other instead of spacing them out with spacers?
These subway tiles had lugs integrated into them, so there was no need for spacers
I've watched niche video after niche video and while everyone always says "make sure there is a slope on the bottom of the niche to allow water to drain off", no one ever explains how to set that slope. Is it done by putting a larger amount of sealant under and to the back of the foam board and less sealant in the front part of the foam board for that bottom piece of the niche??? Is that all it is, using a greater amount of sealant in the back and not pressing down, squishing it all out and causing it to be level with no slope? The thicker layer of sealant maintains the slope of the niche? Sorry if I'm thick here but no one ever explains how to make that slope happen.
Some niches will have an automatic slope. If you’re building your own niche you can build in a slope.
My point is that there’s many ways to do it. However referencing your question, you were right… you can just use the same amount of mortar that you’d normally use but add a bit more to the rear and form fit it to a certain degree of slope so the water runs off by using a torpedo level.
Why wouldn't you land the entire niche on grout joints? Not proper planning.
Looks better the way he has it. It gives it a 3D look!
But I get what you're saying, just personal preference, I guess 🤷
I think you need to slow down the start for the angle.
Wouldn't it be better to line the niche with the grout lines in the shower so you don't have to make so many cuts?
It’s a personal preference, with the lugs these particular 3x6 tiles couldn’t line up with the prefab niche - so it could be done with a custom built niche. That said, I’m happy with this and proud I’d how it turned out
@@HomeRepairTutor thanks for explaining. It looks good, better than what I can do obviously.
@@michiganman845 well we’re all learning and that’s what matters most 🙏🏼🔥
I need help!
Had this guy to fix my bathroom and just made a mess. We said we didn’t like what he was doing then without saying anything, he just didn’t show up.
Everything is uneven, cuts are odd to one another. All the work he did is half way done. The plumbing is not done, the electricity is not done, the floor is not done, toilet not installed, door removed, the list goes on. The worst, I was on a budget and you can imagine how much it will cost me to get things done the right way which is money I don’t have.😢
I’m just stocked thinking how much it will cost to replace the material and all the crappy work he did😢
Oh , one more thing. It has been more than 7 months and I was helping clean up and doing other things which to me he just took advantage of us. It costs us $1300.00 for him to make a mess and he wanted the rest just before it took him 3 days just to set 3 pieces of molding in the niche.
Let’s call him “J. Zavala” from the New England area.
Oh my! Nitch not neesh
Too much mess with thinset
it’s always going to be slightly messy at first, but that’s cleaned up as you go 👍🏼🔥
700 dollar tile cutter..... cmon man.....
So this video isn't about showing you how to tile a niche its a bloody sales video. Do better