Stainless Steel Shower Niche Liners

Welded stainless liners for tiled shower niches, made to the tile layout and set into a recess the tile setter has already waterproofed.

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TrussMetal is a metal fabrication shop in North Vancouver that works across Metro Vancouver. This page is for homeowners, designers, contractors and tile setters building tiled showers and wet rooms.

We fabricate and supply the liner. The contractor and tile setter build and waterproof the recess and set the liner in it. A watertight metal liner doesn’t make the wall waterproof: the recess is waterproofed with the shower’s own system, and how the liner is fixed, drained and reached is settled for the project before we draw.

Configurations

Stainless liners

A welded stainless liner set into a recess the tile setter has already formed and waterproofed, so the waterproofing stays continuous behind it.

Shelves and dividers

One or more shelves sloped so water runs out to the front, and a divider for tall bottles where it is wanted.

Edges

A returned edge sized to the tile thickness so the tile finishes against it, or a face frame that sits proud as a trim.

Sized to the tile

The inside size and shelf heights come from the tile layout so cuts land cleanly.

Concept drawingStainless liner in a waterproofed niche (plan section)Plan section through a shower wall: the tile setter forms and waterproofs the niche with the system’s own components, and the welded stainless liner is bedded inside it like a tile. Concept only.Board and membraneby the tile setterStainless linerSill slopes forwardTilePlan section
Concept drawingNiche with a shelf (front view)Front view of a stainless niche set in a tiled wall, with a returned edge sized to the tile, a shelf and an optional divider. Concept only; sizes follow the tile layout.Edge returned to the tileShelfDivider,if specifiedFront view
Concept drawings, illustrative only: not a tested design, a shop drawing or an installation detail, and not a photograph or record of completed TrussMetal work. Dashed parts are by others or bought in. Parts marked “if specified” are included only where the agreed design calls for them.

The Waterproofed Recess

Waterproofing first
The tile setter forms and waterproofs the recess with the shower’s waterproofing system, following that system’s instructions. The liner goes in afterwards, inside the waterproofing.
Fixing
How the liner is held in place is agreed with the tile setter before we draw, without fasteners or anything else that would pierce or damage the waterproofing.
Water behind the liner
Whether water that gets past the edges can drain out or dry, and how the edge joints are sealed and maintained, is part of the same agreement. A waterproofed recess doesn’t settle these on its own.
Access and removal
If the liner has to come out, for example to inspect the recess, that is decided first, because it changes the fixing.
Who accepts the detail
The tile setter or designer accepts the installation detail. We don’t warrant the waterproofing system or its installation.

Niche bodies with a flange tied into the waterproofing membrane are enquiry only. We consider one only where the waterproofing system maker’s documentation, or its written acceptance for the project, covers connecting its membrane to a custom stainless flange.

Stainless and Finish

Grade
304 or 316 stainless, chosen for the room and the cleaning products used; 316 is the more corrosion-resistant of the two.
Welded and checked
Seams are welded, and each liner is leak-checked before delivery by a method agreed for the order, so it holds water. Keeping the wall waterproof is still the recess’s job.
Finish
Brushed or bead-blasted, chosen with the tile setter so grout and sealant clean off it.
Drainage
Shelves and the liner floor slope forward so water doesn’t sit.

Not part of this page: removable bathtub aprons and decorative access panels (see metal components for millwork).

Before We Build

Settled before an order
The waterproofing system, how the recess is built, how the liner is fixed, how water behind it drains or dries, whether it must come out, the tile size, layout and thickness, shelves and edges, and the grade and finish.
Checked before delivery
Welded seams are leak-checked by the agreed method, and the size is checked against the tile layout.

Who Does What

Responsibilities that affect the quote

TrussMetal: the liner and its leak check. Supply only.

Contractor and tile setter: framing and blocking, board, the waterproofing system, setting the liner as agreed, and any flood test.

Owner or designer: the tile layout and finish, and the choice of system with the tile setter.

Related Work

See metal components for millwork and custom stainless steel.

Questions

Is the liner waterproof?

The welded liner is leak-checked and holds water. The wall stays waterproof because of the waterproofed recess behind it and how the liner is set, not because of the liner.

Which waterproofing systems does it work with?

The recess is waterproofed with the system your tile setter uses, following its instructions; the liner sits inside it.

Can you make a niche with a flange the membrane bonds to?

Only on enquiry, where the waterproofing maker’s documentation or its written acceptance for the project covers a custom stainless flange.

Do you install it?

We fabricate and supply it. The tile setter sets it.

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Send the tile layout and how the recess is built.

What to include in your message

  • The tile size, layout and thickness, with a drawing or photo
  • The waterproofing system, and your tile setter’s contact if you have one
  • How the recess is built, and whether the liner must be removable
  • Liner size, shelves, divider and edge
  • Grade, finish, quantity and timing

The form starts blank: in “What do you need?”, select Other Custom Metalwork.

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