I even framed in, leveled out & built the niches myself. The tile is installed in a non pattern/pattern. Due to the fact that a majority of it was purchased at Habitat for Humanity saving me a bundle!

i used John's manville go board w/ masonry caulk(water proof) on All joints and seams!

Your pictures are too blurry to see your work.

Bravo on doing this yourself. That takes some nerve to take on a project like that.

You seem to have been on track until the walls of the shower... and then not so much.

Unlike paint, tile is pretty permanent. We should always keep resale value in mind when doing such a project. I understand the allure of free materials, but it wasn't a good trade off in this case. You will need to redo it before you sell the house or take the hit.

apologies for the photo quality im talking these w/my phone.

i did this project in a rental property, one that was not only inherited but built by the owner & his father. the previous surround was a cheap flimsy plastic/fiberglass that was bubbled out & falling off. He's already lined up the next renters as Ill be moving three beginning of August.

" You seem to have been on track until the walls of the shower... and then not so much. "

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" i used John's manville go board w/ masonry caulk(water proof) on All joints and seams! "

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Go board with an approved sealant (single componant silane based or polyurethane )WHEN done correctly is 100% waterproof and TCNA/ compliant installation.

Tile Corrector

I wasn't parsing it that closely. I couldn't really get into the weeds on the water proofing - but you are correct, of course.