Veined Walk-In Shower with Bench

A walk-in shower tiled in veined porcelain, with a built-in bench along one side and a recessed niche on the back wall. The floor is a small mosaic that follows the slope to the drain, and a window lets daylight onto the wet area.

What to look at

The bench is part of the waterproofing, not an afterthought. It is built on a slope and wrapped in a continuous membrane before tile, with the front face and top finished in the same material as the walls. The mosaic floor gives enough joints to follow the pan's slope. At the window, the sill is tiled and sloped to the inside so water runs back to the floor rather than into the wall below.

How work like this is set

Large-format wall tile is set differently from small tile. The wall is flattened first, thinset is applied to both the wall and the back of the tile, and leveling clips keep the faces in one plane. Movement joints are left at the inside corners and at the change of plane at the floor and ceiling, then filled with matching sealant rather than rigid grout.

If you want something similar

A shower is waterproofing first and tile second. Whatever tile you pick, the pan slope, the membrane and the flood test come before it goes on. If you want a similar shower, tell us the size of the alcove and whether there is a window, a bench or a niche, and we will plan around it. We work in Cerritos and nearby, and the matching service is Bathroom & Shower Tile.