Framing A Shower Bench

The bench butts against an outside wall.

Framing a shower bench. Today we ll show step by step how to build. Always remember to deduct the plywood thickness in this case it is inch used for the bench top. When framing out the bench include a slight slope of about a inch for every foot allowing water to run off.

Walk in showers with benches customs shower. I used plywood then oatey shower membrane that connects into the pan but i extended it up onto the bench. How do we build it waterproof.

The shower bench finished product should be securely attached to a single or multiple shower walls and not have any opportunity for movement. The owner of this shower wanted a bench. Shower bench seat construction begins with good framing.

I am not finished but am in rough in stage of the house. Framing in the shower bench consisted of building one itty bitty wall and then nailing a 2 4 into the back of the shower wall to support the plywood top. How about the pvc floor liner.

So we decided to customize the construction using 2 4 framing and wedi backer boards. Standard seat height is around 17 1 2 so i subtracted 1 2 for the tile board and 3 4 for the plywood and built the frame to 16 1 4 in the back and 16 in the front so that it slopes forward for drainage. The bench is 12 deep.

Shower bench seat construction begins with good framing. Step 2 frame. Also deduct inch for the tile backboard.