Schluter KERDI-BOARD-SN: Shower Niche 12x12

These are pricey but worth it!

Ease of installation and waterproof

Perfect!

Nice niche.

I continue to use Kerdi solutions for waterproofing even if they continue to be pricey options. For niche, I can easily and quickly install combinations of adjacent horizontally or vertically with good alignment. You DO need to carefully cut tile around the fixed size to nicely fit, but IMHO its a breeze to bypass manually constructing the niche. The rulings n the Kerdi surface really facilitate alignment challenges as well.

When we finally got to use it would not work when stud spacing is 12 in for tile installation.it is 13 in wide.

I wanted this specific size so that I could fit in a full sheet without having to make many cuts and this size is not readily available in local stores.

The product description states that the outside (rough in) dimensions of the niche are 18x17.3x4.4 but what I received was a 12x12 niche with a 16x16 rough in. I had already framed out the rough opening for a shower remodel and when I received the product I was unpleasantly surprised to see that what I received was actually only 16x16 rough in measurements. I had to reframe the shower niche to match the actual product dimensions. Not sure if I received the wrong product or if the description of the product is simply incorrect. Either way, this is a huge set back so please be aware before buying and starting the job!

This is a great product. Pleased with entire line of Schluter products.

This product is just what I needed to waterproof my shower prior to installing tile.