ᐅ Illuminated partition walls in the bathroom

Created on: 13 Jul 2019 06:31
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Golfi90
Hello everyone!

My wife and I are considering getting lighting installed in the planned partial walls (one next to the bathtub and one in the shower).

What are your experiences with this? Has anyone here implemented something like that?

If yes, how much does it roughly cost? Just a ballpark figure... And how is it usually switched? Normally together with the main light? Or do you have a separate switch?
Our vanity unit also has a surrounding LED strip. We will have that controlled separately beside the main light switch, so it doesn’t cause glare at night or fully wake us up...
Would it be a good idea to connect the lighting for the partial walls to that as well?

By the way, how large should such partial walls be? Do you have any practical experience? And is it even feasible to build that into an 11.5 cm (4.5 inch) partition wall?

I would be glad to get some feedback.
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gmt94
16 Jul 2019 11:54
We also installed this in our shower. I enjoy turning on the light every time and seeing it illuminated there.

Modern shower area with light wall tiles, illuminated niche, and handheld shower on rail system.
Golfi9016 Jul 2019 12:13
Drywall or solid construction?
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gmt94
16 Jul 2019 12:17
In our case, this wall is entirely made of drywall.
11ant16 Jul 2019 13:18
Golfi90 schrieb:

In some areas, there would be enough space for a drywall pre-wall, but not everywhere... We would prefer not to reduce the width of the shower.
You initially asked about an 11.5 cm (4.5 inch) wall – I don't see any difference in size there. Which bathroom are we even talking about?
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Golfi9016 Jul 2019 13:23
We are talking about this bathroom.

And I would prefer not to have the shower narrower than the 88.5 cm (35 inches) rough opening (especially if I need to have an additional drywall partition installed for the niche).

Floor plan of a bathroom: bathtub, sink, toilet, and shower with dimensions.
11ant16 Jul 2019 14:14
I would not build a stud wall next to the shower but instead construct it entirely using drywall. How did you plan to cut out a niche in a wall that is only one brick (approximately 10cm (5 inches)) thick?
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