Common practice for corner joints is that the tiler would use some form of extruded aluminium or plastic profile to act as a flashing and to also help align the tile joint.
Niche mitered tiles across main wall.
Photo by scott norsworthy a full height marble mosaic wall is the main feature wall which forms the backdrop for the original clawfoot tub and becomes the wall of the shower.
I ve also already built the niche with tile.
Also would have been difficult to accomplish since i m using 12x24 tiles and the wall with a niche is only 36 wide and also has the valve on it which is to the left of the niche.
A storage niche for towels.
If you don t love the idea of making your shower niche stand out it s perfectly ok to continue the same tile and pattern into the niche.
With a diagonal tile layout like the one shown here you ll get full tiles and half tiles.
It s better that the wall tiles protrude into the opening too much than too little since you.
If you custom size the niche to fit between full tiles you ll get a better looking installation and avoid some cutting.
But you can buy a few pieces of travertine and cut them down into smaller sizes.
I d recommend making sure your tile lines up exactly and the grout line is very clean see above or use a thin pencil trim to frame the box see below the goal is to create a niche that looks well built balanced and has nice craftsmanship.
Here limestone is used as trim for every exposed edge of the ceramic wall tile.
Natural stone tile edge trim.
Natural stone such as marble granite and travertine can be polished so that the edges look finished.
If you re planning a wall niche lay out the tile and take some measurements to determine the size of the niche.
Understand your issue particularly if the niche is in line with the grout line of the tiles abutting it.
The sill tile should hang outside the niche by 1 16 if you ll be using pencil trim tile to frame the niche.
Just haven t started the wall tiles around the niche yet so i think the jolly is still doable.
Remodeler joshua oduin walks through the process of building a shower niche that successfully blends with the surrounding tile and acts as an accent to bring the bathroom together he explains the importance of location outlines the differences in using a premade or custom niche box and walks step by step through the process of installing the niche.
The change of substance from grout to sealant will be noticeable.
In some cases the edges may not even need polishing.
The storage niche in the shower is also tiled in glass mosaic that wraps around to adjacent shower wall and becomes floor to ceiling tile.
If you re mitering the joints between the wall tiles and niche tiles as i am here the wall tiles must protrude into the niche box by the thickness of the tile and thinset and be mitered before you install them.
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.
