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Building a Custom Shower Niche from Scratch

February 28, 2017 by James Upton 81 Comments

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This post covers: The Ultimate Guide to Building a Preformed Custom Recessed Shower Niche Other niche building posts: Part 4:  Building a Custom Shower Niche from Scratch Sometimes there's no good way around it. Building your own custom recessed shower niche from scratch can … [Read more...] about Building a Custom Shower Niche from Scratch

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How to Modify your Recessed Foam Shower Niche

January 3, 2017 by James Upton Leave a Comment

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In this post we cover: Keep in mind, you can always add some snazzy corner shelves instead of one of these niches. No? Well, read on! The Ultimate Guide to Building a Preformed Recessed Shower Niche Part 3: How to Modify your Recessed Foam Shower Niche Otherwise known as How to … [Read more...] about How to Modify your Recessed Foam Shower Niche

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How to Build a Recessed Shampoo Shelf

December 20, 2016 by James Upton 3 Comments

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In this post we discuss: Don't forget, it's not too late to add that fancy shower corner shelf! The Ultimate Guide to Building a Preformed Recessed Shower Niche Part 2 Building, Installing, and Tiling a Recessed Shampoo Shelf Enough Planning- Let's Start Building a Shampoo … [Read more...] about How to Build a Recessed Shampoo Shelf

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How to Design a Preformed Foam Recessed Shower Niche

December 6, 2016 by James Upton 13 Comments

recessed shampoo niche

In this post we discuss: The Ultimate Guide to Building a Preformed Recessed Shower Niche Part 1: Planning and Layout Why a recessed shower niche? Recessed shower shelves are more popular than ever. People are tired of wire caddies and shampoo bottles all over the floor. You … [Read more...] about How to Design a Preformed Foam Recessed Shower Niche

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Installing a Recessed Shampoo Niche in an Exterior Wall of a Shower.

September 22, 2015 by James Upton 28 Comments

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Here's the dilemma. The customer wants a recessed shampoo niche. But once the walls were opened up there is no good place to put one. There are either wires and pipes in the way or the stud bay is too narrow. The only good place to install one would be on an exterior wall which would leave a big … [Read more...] about Installing a Recessed Shampoo Niche in an Exterior Wall of a Shower.

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