Recessed Shower

[janz70]

Im planning on fitting a recessed shower where I would need a wall that spanned about 1m with a hinge door from the original plasterboard wall to this new wall to make a cubical and fitting shower tray within.

Can the wall be made of block on top of the floor boards or will it be better made from a frame and plaster board and can I tile directly onto both of these.

also how stable would the hinged glass door frame be attached to a plaster board wall - would I be better attaching an upright (2x4") to the wall first giving it something more substantial to screw into.

 

[Richard C]

Use 4” x 2” timber stud work with intermediate noggins to make your wall; make sure you put an additional full height stud in where the shower door will be so that you can hang the door frame directly from that (onto the tiles obviously); it will be more than strong enough. Line the stud with a waterproof tile backer board (Aquapanel or similar) inside the shower, not plasterboard & use moisture resistant plasterboard on the other side. You can tile directly onto the boards but use a quality trade flexible tile adhesive & grout (BAL or similar) not the DIY shed stuff.

 

[janz70]

thanks, what about the existing plaster board walls that will be within the cubical, do these need relining with Aquapanel as well or can these just be tiled over as normal

 

[Richard C]

Tank/waterproof them with this;

http://www.bal-adhesives.co.uk/products/wp1-coating

As you’re going to have to buy the waterproof coating for the existing plasterboard walls anyway, you may as well use plasterboard instead of tile backer board on your new stud wall & tank that as well; but use moisture resistant PB not ordinary wallboard.