How To Build Shower Walls

The shower in this project will be flush with the side of the whirlpool bath so the frame needed to extend under the tub overhang.

How to build shower walls. The wedi shower pan has a dado groove around the edges that makes sliding in a wall board. Standard prefab shower kits range in size from 31x31 inches up to 36x48 inches and are available as one piece stalls as a shower pan and three walls and as customizable units. Knee walls are a functional or sometimes decorative element of your shower design.

Check local building codes for the correct concrete depth and the required size and thickness for the rubber membrane. Shower walls can be constructed from glass block cement tile or cultured marble in addition to other materials in large part the primary limitation on the materials used for the wall depend on whether the wall is to be freestanding or part of a surround that will enclose the entire shower. And for glass shower enclosures glass tiles look amazingly stylish.

After all a new corner shower stall requires building one wall while one placed in the middle of a wall calls for two new walls. If you are replacing your shower it is likely that your knee walls also called a half wall or buttress are already there. The shower s opening can be closed off with a door or a curtain rod.

The sound of trickling water over rocks creates a tranquil and soothing sensation. Many times the knee wall is an extension of the side of your bathtub or a shower seat. The top of a knee wall will be made of glass.

If needed use 2x4 lumber to frame in the box that will serve as the form for the concrete pour. Whether you want to cover all the shower walls with rocks or make an accent wall you can make a homemade shower rock wall with a little time and work. Plus if the walls do not go to the ceiling the top ledge must be covered with tile or another moisture resistant surface.

With a wide array of colors shapes and designs there are a plethora of choices to make your shower wall really spring to life. This second video demonstrates how the interior walls and ceiling of the walk in shower are installed.