Tile Redi USA RND1614S-20 Niche Double Recessed Shower Shelf, Two Shelves, 34" H X 16" W, Black

Worked as we needed

Very easy to install and tile! Added so much clean storage to my shower

I can't speak to its ease of installation since I hired someone to do the bathroom remodel. I purchased all of the items and designed the space, and I'm very happy with the two niches for my newly tiled tub/shower combination. At first he thought that two niches were overkill, but I can tell you that it's hard to have too much storage place for all of the necessities in a shower/tub. Shampoos, conditioners, soap, razor, bubblebath bombs, etc. This was a slam dunk and a great purchase on my part.

Worked out ok. With my tile job I had to do some careful planning to avoid small cuts, but worked out. I added 1/2 inch cement board to the vertical side to make my mosaic sheet fit without too much fuss. Also as noted, the plastic is pretty thick and you need to plan for that when installing. Overall, easier than creating your own niche. I scuffed the interior with 60 grit and cleaned with alcohol just in case there was mold release or anything on the surface that might prevent the thinset from sticking. We liked the black tiles, still got to grout.looking at some other reviews I thought of something else. I used Hardy backer tile board for my substrate and its not 1/2" thick. something like .4" So when you run the board up to the niche edge, there is a bit of a 'bump'. Not a really big deal but I sort of thickened the thinset tapering it to the created lip so there was not a big angle right at the niche. I tapered the thinset back about 5-6 inches so the taper is not really noticeable. As another reviewer noted the '2 holer' takes a lot of miters and so forth. The tile finish we liked in glass black were available only in smaller sizes and it took me 36 cut pieces to get what I wanted for coverage. Bottom line it that is does look pretty good and the double box look is slick looking. If I were to do another, I might think longer about how to put accent tiles with and around it. You can make a good looking addition that is practical in your shower.

Install was really easy. The size is great for taller shampoo bottles. The only thing I would recommend is before installing the tile you need to of coarse, clean it really good and wipe it down with alcohol first but also scratch the surface of the nitche with your thinset and let it dry. This will give the the tile a better surface to adhere too. The small and larger box are not connected. This gives you different options on your install of the layout. I will also say that if you are usind the "1/2" hardy board from the big box store it is not actually 1/2". You will need to make up for this around the lip or edge of the box with some thinset or something. If you do not do this you will have problems once you start installing your tile around it. Overall, I would definitely recommend this product. 👍

These work great. A few things to remember.1. They could be arranged any way you like. You get 2 separate pieces. 1 with the little niche attached and 1 without. They are complete independent. For example when I went to buy this i wanted small niche at the bottom but it was out of stock so I bought the one pictures here knowing they were separate and I could just switch them to be the way I wanted2. Scuff them up a bit with sand paper to make thinset adhere better. I'm sure it would work eithout but felt better doing this. Reviews on here that sat it doesn't stick with regular thinset are off. They are either using the wrong type or have it mixed too thin. Nice smooth peanut butter that holds it's shape works well.3. Make sure you put blocking in all around- top bottom and middle. And make sure you caulk all seams and screws.4. Make sure you have a good plan for trimmingnoiut the edge. Some sort of pencil tiles woeks best but those arent cheap and add to the cost here.These are great. Would definitely buy again

I bought these for a DIY shower install. The only drawback was that they seem very flexible. A full framed install along with some adhesive to grab the drywall on the backside still didn’t not stop the interior movement. I used the most flexible thinset I could find and have not had any issues yet. I’ll update this review if I do have issues. The framing was easy, and the boxes are already angled to allow for proper water flow. After looking online, I felt like I might have been able to create my own niche along with the membrane that I used and just basic framing and hardiboard, but these made it easier and I the sizing ended up being perfect for our larger shampoo and soap bottles.

This is a really sturdy, durable, and well made product. However, the picture clearly shows it as a single piece, and as other reviewers have noted, it came in two pieces. But what other reviews did not note was that if you butt the two pieces together, the spacing between center shelf and the top shelf is different than the center shelf to the bottom shelf. I had to remove material from the flange to make the spacing identical. The flange thickness is also a little thicker than the industry standard backer board. I thought I would be able to make up for this easily with the thickness of the thin set, but that was more difficult than expected. The flanges really need to be thinner. A generous customer answered a question I had about using standard thin set (they had used it, and it worked fine), but the manufacturer recommends their expensive epoxy. Some reviews mentioned they had issues with standard thin set. As a molded piece, it was likely made using a mold release agent. I thoroughly cleaned mine with alcohol to remove this, roughed it up with some coarse mesh sand "paper", and cleaned it with alcohol again. I used Acrylpro adhesive and grout, and it worked great. If it was a single piece (as advertised, and with equal shelf spacing), and if the flanges were thinner (same or just less than industry standard backer board), and if the surface had a roughened pattern molded into it (like a knurled or non-skid pattern), it would have gotten five stars.