How to Build a Recessed Shower Shelf by Yourself?

A recessed shower shelf adds beauty, elegance, functionality and style of your bathroom. Building a small recessed area in your shower to store shampoos, bath gel, and soap is limited by space. The only available area where recessed shower shelves can be installed is between the framing studs. A comfortable sized recessed shower shelf is around 3-inches deep and 14-inches wide, which is the distance between the wall studs.

Let us know how to make a recessed Shower Shelf by yourself:

1. The first step is to locate the wall studs between which you are planning on building your niche shower shelf. Locate the studs with accuracy before proceeding to the next step. Vertical lines should be precisely marked next to the studs on the wall where the recessed shelf will go.

2. Drill a hole in the wall to fit your saw inside the marked box. Along the marked horizontal lines, cut through gradually until you reach the area where you encounter the vertical wall stud with the saw. Take care not to cut into the wall stud. Completely remove the existing wall covering by cutting along the vertical lines.

3. To ensure that the boards fit perfectly into the niche, it is necessary to measure between the wall studs accurately. Matching to the wall studs already in place, measure precisely and cut 2 wall stud board pieces to make they fit into the niche shelf space across the vertical wall studs.

4. Install the 2 horizontal boards to the horizontal edges. Secure the boards with the help of 2-inch long wood screws to the existing wall studs.

5. Cover the newly prepared rough frame opening with a concrete backer board measured and cut to perfection. Glue this backer with the help of a tile adhesive.

6. Use tile adhesive to install the tiles you have chosen on the surface of the backer board. Tile adhesive has to be carefully applied to the back of every single tile. Completely cover the inside of the recessed shower shelf by cutting tiles with the help of a tile saw to accommodate the edges. Leave it to dry overnight.

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