ᐅ Drywall partition with a recessed area for mounting the shower enclosure
Created on: 1 Mar 2022 01:15
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Lux1108
Hello everyone,
In our bathroom, we planned to build a wall (drywall partition) to mount the glass shower enclosure and to separate the toilet area. The wall was supposed to be floor-to-ceiling for better stability. The shower is walk-in, level with the floor.
Today at the construction site, I noticed a thin "little wall"—only 8 cm (3 inches) wide.
Setting aside the fact that it’s not really floor-to-ceiling, isn’t that too thin? What about the wall cladding? Is the niche an opening?
I’m new to building (first-time homeowner), so I’m a bit unsure. What should a drywall partition look like ideally if a shower wall is going to be mounted on it?
Looking forward to your advice.
In our bathroom, we planned to build a wall (drywall partition) to mount the glass shower enclosure and to separate the toilet area. The wall was supposed to be floor-to-ceiling for better stability. The shower is walk-in, level with the floor.
Today at the construction site, I noticed a thin "little wall"—only 8 cm (3 inches) wide.
Setting aside the fact that it’s not really floor-to-ceiling, isn’t that too thin? What about the wall cladding? Is the niche an opening?
I’m new to building (first-time homeowner), so I’m a bit unsure. What should a drywall partition look like ideally if a shower wall is going to be mounted on it?
Looking forward to your advice.
SoL schrieb:
Then live with it and consider it a learning experience.
Sorry, but anything not agreed upon in writing is a free pass for the developer or general contractor to build it as they see fit (or want).Then live with it...
Thank you for the constructive input.
I am a woman, a layperson without any DIY enthusiasts in my circle of friends, moving into a house for the first time. See text. ☺️
My question was whether the wall can support a shower enclosure or not. Whether it is sufficient or if it would collapse if someone leans against it.
Yes, after all, it did not end up being a drywall partition...
Lux1108 schrieb:
My question was whether the wall can support a shower enclosure or not. Whether it is strong enough or if it would fall over if someone leans against it.
Yes, it will hold. I did exactly the same in my apartment 15 years ago (just without a niche). 🙂
Lux1108 schrieb:
I am a woman and an amateur with no DIY experience among my friends, moving into a house for the first time.That is why you bring in your own (external) expert knowledge for a project like this, because you are not familiar with it. Or you don’t get any and simply live with it...
Lux1108 schrieb:
I still don’t see how you are answering my original question here. It is a prefabricated house from the developer. We are not building it ourselves from scratch. That’s correct, but you are buying the house (and land) from the developer. If I had no experience in this area, I would definitely seek professional advice to help identify any poor workmanship or defects in the construction by the developer.
Your questions show that you have about as little knowledge of building and trade execution as the average homeowner (or me). So, once again, here’s my well-meaning advice: get an independent expert to support you...
Or simply buy in good faith and accept any defects that may not be immediately visible at handover. I suspect this option could cost you significantly more time, stress, and money in the long run. 😉
SoL schrieb:
With your questions, you’re showing that you have about as little knowledge of construction or the execution of trades as a typical homeowner (including myself). So once again, my genuinely well-meaning advice is: get external expertise to support you... But it’s not really a problem to first rely on the forum’s knowledge when you have a question like that... 😳 I didn’t find the answer “just live with it and learn the hard way” very helpful either (if there aren’t any foreseeable problems, the person asking might be perfectly fine with that, but that was exactly the initial question). If it does cause issues, it might be possible to address it with the developer, or yes, you “learn the hard way.”
But yes, having construction supervision usually helps, and you could definitely ask something like this there, you’re right.
Otherwise, unfortunately, I can’t really contribute much to answering the question 😕 (but I probably would have asked the forum for something like this as well).
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