Your work is awesome bro currently working on a mock bathroom doing a niche with schluter right now just for some practice.... you got some good tips I'm gonna steal haha .... keep up the great work man 👍
water flow... in a niche, the bottom horizontal tile should always be installed first, and cut the same length as the top horizontal tile. The side tiles should sit ON TOP of horizontal bottom tile. This way water will never get trapped under those lower corners through the grout. Always think about how water drains. The backerboard in that niche should be bone dry, with no possible water intrusion from the corners.
Sides before the back? I thought the proper order was base, back, sides, top. The tricky part is cutting the sides the right height to accommodate insertion of the top tile. Definitely dry fit before installing.
Love your videos and positive attitude. I have learned a lot. Just one question, between the aluminium edge and the tile, do you grout or silicon? Surely you don’t leave bare for water to go in there. What’s your preference?
I'd like to know as well. I've seen many use grout, which makes sense but he stated he "had no time for grout" and didn't really leave any gap for something to be used between the two. I just finished mine and left about 1/16 gap and plan to fill with grout when I get to that stage.
@@Nativtexan2 I still have a while to go before I finish my project. I am leaning towards silicon as silicon is also used in the corners of the niche. Will also make sense on the edging I put on the seat. When I finish I will make a TH-cam video as this was a big project for me. I’m not a tiler but I feel I could have done a PHd on the topic by the amount I’ve read and researched. 🙂
@@sogno2me I know right? I've watched and read so much about tiling in prep for my bathroom I think I could open my own business now LOL. But watching ain't doing and that's the real trick. I'll just be glad when I'm done with my project and that's the last time I plan on ever tiling something.
How do you trowel the walls of the niche, in particular the top/sides/bottom? It looked like you buttered the bottom of the niche, did you trowel/comb the tile? Thanks!
Thanks for this video, but would you do show one additional step the next time you illustrate a niche? Show the edges of the wall tiles in relation to the edge of the niche up close. Your camera is so far away, we can’t see where the two meet. Does the wall tile stop before the niche, even with the niche or extend past the edge of the niche? It would be helpful to see these small details. Thanks
Your work is awesome bro currently working on a mock bathroom doing a niche with schluter right now just for some practice.... you got some good tips I'm gonna steal haha .... keep up the great work man 👍
Haha keep up that enthusiasm bro! Hope you caught that tile you threw so it didnt chip the shower pan tiles! Haha that was cool tho.
I believe best practice is to tile the bottom of the niche before the sides or top
yes. This is 1000% correct. Because water flow says so.
The way he does it will result in moisture damage over time.
Totally agree. I always think about water intrusion when tiling. Bottom always first.
If water can beat your grout caulking it will beat your tile order too.
Nice !👍
Luv your channel bro, would luv to see you add a light to your niche's💯
water flow... in a niche, the bottom horizontal tile should always be installed first, and cut the same length as the top horizontal tile. The side tiles should sit ON TOP of horizontal bottom tile.
This way water will never get trapped under those lower corners through the grout. Always think about how water drains.
The backerboard in that niche should be bone dry, with no possible water intrusion from the corners.
Looks great as always. Trying to build up courage and knowledge to do my 1955 plaster lathe and wire hall bath.ugh!
Wow! That bathroom has seen stuffff lol Hope these videos help!
Sides before the back? I thought the proper order was base, back, sides, top. The tricky part is cutting the sides the right height to accommodate insertion of the top tile. Definitely dry fit before installing.
Love your videos and positive attitude. I have learned a lot. Just one question, between the aluminium edge and the tile, do you grout or silicon? Surely you don’t leave bare for water to go in there. What’s your preference?
I'd like to know as well. I've seen many use grout, which makes sense but he stated he "had no time for grout" and didn't really leave any gap for something to be used between the two. I just finished mine and left about 1/16 gap and plan to fill with grout when I get to that stage.
@@Nativtexan2 I still have a while to go before I finish my project. I am leaning towards silicon as silicon is also used in the corners of the niche. Will also make sense on the edging I put on the seat. When I finish I will make a TH-cam video as this was a big project for me. I’m not a tiler but I feel I could have done a PHd on the topic by the amount I’ve read and researched. 🙂
@@sogno2me I know right? I've watched and read so much about tiling in prep for my bathroom I think I could open my own business now LOL. But watching ain't doing and that's the real trick. I'll just be glad when I'm done with my project and that's the last time I plan on ever tiling something.
Great vid. About how many inches up is the bottom of your niche? I see a great time saver avoiding unnecessary cuts. Thanks!
How do you trowel the walls of the niche, in particular the top/sides/bottom? It looked like you buttered the bottom of the niche, did you trowel/comb the tile?
Thanks!
Great job
Thanks for this video, but would you do show one additional step the next time you illustrate a niche? Show the edges of the wall tiles in relation to the edge of the niche up close. Your camera is so far away, we can’t see where the two meet. Does the wall tile stop before the niche, even with the niche or extend past the edge of the niche? It would be helpful to see these small details. Thanks
Miter clean af💯💯💯💯
LFG!
great vid ! ty mate
can I cut the shouter strips without a miter saw
what size trim u use? itis 12mm?
Do you grout the niche also???
Why didn’t you put the sill last?
Because it is slightly angled for drainage. If you do it first you will have to angle-cut the sides. This is the easiest method and works well
I threw a piece of tile at my wall, and now I have a hole in my wall
I prefer aluminium angle, not trim. only see 1.5mm edge on face of wall.
My niche is this big.