Should mention for people to check with a pro before they cut studs to verify if the wall is load bearing. Could need a header in there!! Really great build and excellent explanation! Very good work man. New subscriber 😎

New subscriber, thank you as you mentioned in one of your videos about anxiety, well brother you took care of mine and re instilled the confidence needed after not doing this stuff in many years. Good luck and thanks!

I am so impressed that you actually respond to my question your responses are faster than my online instructors….crazy😂

I'd love for you to show how you handle things like the wires in the wall that were in the way of your framing... and in other videos, the actual connection of the pipes. I have a shower where I need to connect the pipes from the top, so I'd love to see how you do the details of that. Those are the money shots for me. Thanks man. Love your videos.

I am a novice renovator who is completely redoing bathroom from studs, sub floor up. You are my go to man now! THANK YOU!

I love ur video simple explain amazing and everyone give a long explanation with missing steps yrs is so simple ❤️❤️ doing my own shower thanks

I don’t want to be that guy but you should put the sides in first incase your membrane fails the water will still shed with the pitch of the niche other than that good job 👍

Looks easy now thanks for the great video.

Starting doing a full second bathroom and this was incredibly helpful. Thank you.

Looks like a good job brother

Everything is good except for siliconing it to the drywall. Should just redguard the drywall or stick a membrane with thinset

Awesome video man you helped me alot

What do you do if the wall is not drywall, but plaster and lath? Got to cut all the nails that attach the lath to that stud.

Good work, my boy.

did you use the straight flex on the corners of the shower and the cement board joints?

If Iam ok with the dimensions between the studs could I just insert 2-2x4 in between the studs to make niche instead of cutting studs out????

Just use go board by Johnson manville then you don’t have so much labor waterproofing

Woah! You're "Ta da!" @ 11:20 skipped a vital step: what if there are screws going into that 2x4 holding up the backside sheet rock, which you'd assured us we wouldn't damage? Also, why dont you just set the depth of your skil-saw to the depth of the 2x4 rather than fool with the orbital saw?

Excellent video. Can you make a video how to install a niche in finished bathroom? Thanks

Remember "don't be cheap"😅

Seriously .. listen folks let’s not cause drama we don need on any job anytime period. To cut out studs at niche location , set the depth of skill saw at 3 1/2” depth of total cut k , go ahead make the x4 cuts level . U will not cause any damage to drywall sheet rock ok. The width of all framing 2x4 is 3 1/2” x 1 1/2” thick …. If using a wildly UN stable vibration saw against drywall cause u were to scared to cut full depth , u will only create greater chances of damaging the drywall u so spoke cautiously of yeahhh. Lol so follow the ever so wise tip. Keep it simple stupid . Don’t go creating chaos when u can cruise mellow and looking as if ur actually experienced . Ur gonna want pre marking all layout at plumb and square mark lines to cut , always stick to same rules on saw blade to lower edge of the leading edge lines this way as u hold a heavy worm drive or any saw , u will be allowing for the lesser of two evils. The bottom edge gets saw blade but while your eye follows the top edge of mark also the easier of both evils. So use as law for your functions to always stick to same method. The more level and square the cut the most precision will come out in the finish showing best results from patience and experienced skills. 70% of finish is in the prep , measure twice and cut once , a tape don’t steal and a level don’t lie , damn we’re good , time to go to the bank bud. Blessings

I'd like to see how you do a shower curb.

I used a Tile Redi Niche when I did my daughters bath. Super easy and leak proof!

I didn't see you say anything about a slop from front to back. I know it's a very short distance, but shouldn't you have a slight slope so that water doesn't pool up? Thanks.

Could the niche not have been the full distance? Like is there a limit on how wide it can be?

Can I use thin-set over strait flex instead of mortar?

Which type and thickness of Strait-Flex do you use? Do I need to get the Tile-Tape or will the regular corner bead stuff work since it's waterproofed anyway?

Don’t you want to use a fiber mesh tape instead

What do you think about Hardie backerboard with hydro defense? I'm trying to skip the Red Guard step....

What about king and jack studs with a header after cutting out that niche?

Any suggestions for doing a niche like that against a concrete (below grade) wall? Can I leave out the concrete board in the back of the niche and just tape and mortar the sides directly to the concrete wall?

so use composite 2 3/8ths" flexible strait-flex ? for the corners & edges? of the niche?

Cuán es el nobre de la pintura que pones antes de el azulejo

Question can you use regular drywall tape for the shower niche

You didnt slope the bottom.... does it not need to be?

If you put that 1/2 inch durarock back you’ll lose depth on you nich

What if you don’t have strait flex for the edges? Can I use a mesh and just mud over to make a clean edge

Did you also use the "straight-flex original" for the shower wall corners?

Wrong layout your tile so you know all your cuts and they make foam ones that are water proof

8:20 waterproofing shower niche

You didn’t explain how you removed the 2x4 without damaging the the other side of the Sheetrock from the bedroom wall.

can't you just use the same mesh tape that you used for the corners for the niche? Thanks

Great job thanks for sharing. But did you check with your wife about the size of the niche. I mean, have you seen how many bottles of stuff they use in the shower. Lol.

Water proofing…Red Guard or Hydroban?

Are those snips?

Cheap and easy are how I like my women 😂

that's way too much work. Just buy a redi- niche.100% waterproof and 1/10 the install time.

This dude is a hack, cheating and easy for him, expensive for the homeowner later.

Why on earth would you put red guard over the entire surface of concrete board. It’s concrete can you not spray the whole thing down with the hose and it won’t be ruined it’ll dissipate evaporate No harm no foul when water gets through the grout and hits the concrete board. It’ll soak in dissipate evaporate and be gone by coating it with a membrane. It’s gonna slide down the membrane to wherever Iza paddling and accumulating causing problems. It’s cement board no need for that membrane waste of money and time. you want to seal the joint lines no problem but to do the whole thing waste of time Not to mention money.

To much work use mesh tape no thinset redgard 3 time also dansheild better than durock way easyer to work