Hello everyone,
This is roughly how we want our bathroom to look.
Now the plumber needs the partition wall for the shower to prepare the plumbing.
How would you build this?
The plan was for a 10 cm (4 inch) thick wall and 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) high.
The wall can only be fixed to the floor (concrete) and to one exterior wall (20 cm (8 inch) calcium silicate brick).
On this wall, as shown in the picture, the overhead shower will be mounted, with the mixer tap and hand shower mounted beside it.
Additionally, a recessed niche is planned next to the mixer tap, which I indicated with the red rectangle. This niche will be used for shower gel and similar items.
How would you implement this?
I don’t think a 10 cm (4 inch) wall is feasible. If I deduct 1.5 cm (0.6 inch) of tile thickness on each side, that leaves only about a 7 cm (3 inch) thick wall. That probably won’t provide enough rigidity, right? Also, the niche should have a depth of about 8 cm (3 inch), correct?
Oh, and a wall-mounted radiator has to be installed on the partition wall as well, on the side facing the room and towards the bathtub. That adds another 2 cm (0.8 inch) to the thickness on those sides.
Would you recommend masonry or a drywall construction for this?
This is roughly how we want our bathroom to look.
Now the plumber needs the partition wall for the shower to prepare the plumbing.
How would you build this?
The plan was for a 10 cm (4 inch) thick wall and 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) high.
The wall can only be fixed to the floor (concrete) and to one exterior wall (20 cm (8 inch) calcium silicate brick).
On this wall, as shown in the picture, the overhead shower will be mounted, with the mixer tap and hand shower mounted beside it.
Additionally, a recessed niche is planned next to the mixer tap, which I indicated with the red rectangle. This niche will be used for shower gel and similar items.
How would you implement this?
I don’t think a 10 cm (4 inch) wall is feasible. If I deduct 1.5 cm (0.6 inch) of tile thickness on each side, that leaves only about a 7 cm (3 inch) thick wall. That probably won’t provide enough rigidity, right? Also, the niche should have a depth of about 8 cm (3 inch), correct?
Oh, and a wall-mounted radiator has to be installed on the partition wall as well, on the side facing the room and towards the bathtub. That adds another 2 cm (0.8 inch) to the thickness on those sides.
Would you recommend masonry or a drywall construction for this?
Thank you. But actually, with the current design, you wouldn’t get wet right away. That’s why the faucet is positioned a bit further away.
However, directly opposite the entrance would be quite far. I imagine that would be inconvenient if you just want to adjust the temperature or something similar.
Regarding lighting: LED strips are planned to be recessed into the vertical joints at the two inner corners.
So it should be bright enough.
The concept is to be implemented that way, except for the ceiling, which might still be moved to the exterior wall or the wall by the bathtub.
The question is basically just how the whole thing will be executed—whether built with masonry or drywall, and in what way.
However, directly opposite the entrance would be quite far. I imagine that would be inconvenient if you just want to adjust the temperature or something similar.
Regarding lighting: LED strips are planned to be recessed into the vertical joints at the two inner corners.
So it should be bright enough.
The concept is to be implemented that way, except for the ceiling, which might still be moved to the exterior wall or the wall by the bathtub.
The question is basically just how the whole thing will be executed—whether built with masonry or drywall, and in what way.
Sorry, I don't have any suggestions either, but:
... the faucet, as marked, would be very obstructive there.
It sticks out about 10cm (4 inches), so you will likely bump into it frequently.
I would always install it on the "narrower" end wall, or at least not where your movement area in the shower is.
denz. schrieb:
The overhead shower is to be installed on the wall as shown in the picture, with the faucet and hand shower mounted beside it.
... the faucet, as marked, would be very obstructive there.
It sticks out about 10cm (4 inches), so you will likely bump into it frequently.
I would always install it on the "narrower" end wall, or at least not where your movement area in the shower is.
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pffreestyler29 Jan 2019 14:54We built this ourselves using 17.5cm (7 inches) Ytong blocks. We didn’t buy anything special for the niche. We cut the niche by hand and it will be tiled on the inside later. The back wall is quite thin, of course, but on the other side we have a heated towel rail, so the sensitive area isn’t accessible. Although nothing would really happen there because of the tiles anyway.
I think a niche like this is great; no idea why it would cause any issues when cleaning. Material costs were under 100€.
I think a niche like this is great; no idea why it would cause any issues when cleaning. Material costs were under 100€.