ᐅ Is it possible to have a recessed shelf along the entire side wall of the shower?

We have a compartment just under 50cm (20 inches) wide within a 110cm (43 inches) wide wall (part of a ceiling-height T-wall). It is 10cm (4 inches) deep into 17cm (7 inches) calcium silicate brick. No problem, although doing it across the full width would probably be difficult.

wilsumer schrieb:
This shower is fully built with masonry.

Is it already built, or are we still in the planning phase?

It is already built. Of course, we could have planned this earlier, and then we would have made the walls thicker, but we didn’t. So we have to make it work as it is. How deep should a storage recess be at least? 7cm (3 inches)? That would leave 10cm (4 inches) remaining. That would be almost like a 115mm (4.5-inch) wall. Is that possible?

Just to clarify, the wall being discussed does not actually go all the way up to the ceiling according to the original post, right? Therefore, it shouldn’t serve any purpose other than separating the shower. As a result, it should be relatively easy to remove part of it.

However, I think the best and simplest approach would be for you to share a picture or at least a sketch of the situation.

I have attached the situation. The yellow area is meant to represent the storage compartment. Correct, apart from the shower enclosure, the shower has no other function.

That should actually be relatively straightforward. However, the ease of the process refers mainly to structural concerns; the actual execution is not that simple. You either remove an entire strip and install a lintel beforehand (but the 1.50 meters [5 feet] probably won’t fully work—instead, closer to about 1 meter [3 feet] might be feasible). Alternatively, you would have to chisel or route out the section within the wall, which is also quite challenging. Moreover, I think you’ll need at least 10 centimeters (4 inches) or more of shelf space. This means almost the entire wall would be affected, which would weaken it significantly. In option one, there’s still the question of how to close off the nook again, although you could potentially fit glass there.