How To Tile A Wall Niche With 4x10 Inch Tile

Which you choose is a matter of both personal taste and how intricate your niche is.

How to tile a wall niche with 4x10 inch tile. Also i m not a big fan of putting a different often a mosaic tile on the back wall of the niche. The reason i like the niche is i think it corrals all that stuff in one spot and sets limits on the amount of product you can accumulate. But the larger tile gives a more streamlined look to the simpler tiled shower niche. Not all tile shower niche ideas use a range of materials and shapes to make a statement.

Mosaic tile navigates the detailed shower shelf more easily than larger tile. The sill tile should hang outside the niche by 1 16 if you ll be using pencil trim tile to frame the niche. Bullnose tiles have finished edges and are meant to be installed with wall tile. They typically have a gently rounded edge and are used to create a transition between the tile and the wall.

By making the sill stick out by 1 16 he ll make the pencil tile hang out over the main tile by the same distance. Like you i don t like the pretty tile to be broken up with somewhat jarring to me intrusions. If you custom size the niche to fit between full tiles you ll get a better looking installation and avoid some cutting. This shower only employs glass and rectangular tile.

The smaller mosaic tiles in the niche echo the larger rectangles outside while intersecting with the vertical accents. As you can see in this picture steve is using 12x24 wall tile that s the same thickness as the sill. A smart play on size orientation and also color. This is part 2 of how to install large format porcelain tile and niche on shower walls in this video a talk about some of the most important things that nee.

Both full size tile and mosaic are appropriate for the in shower shelf.