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   69firebird | Dec 18, 2002 12:28am | #1

   Have one fabricated from stone, either trangle (one half of a square cut diagonaly) with one polished edge or 90 deg. of a circle with the radius polished.

   Tile up the wall about 18", set this in the corner with just a little pitch to the front edge, finish tile job.

   Let the fabricator know what you are doing in case there are issues with the strength of the stone.

   Simple and easy. attractive as well! Have fun.

   Eric

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   akaCamiA | Dec 18, 2002 01:42am | #2

   Here's a few options for you...

   Building a shower seat

   The Better Bench

   or even a folding bench...

   
    
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   moosehead33 | Dec 18, 2002 04:17am | #3

   I like the option of using block & mortar - will the extra weight be an issue?

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   akaCamiA | Dec 18, 2002 05:00am | #4

   Depends on what's holding your shower up, I suppose.

   I'm sure if you post the subfloor info, one of the more technically-minded and knowledgable gentlemen here could tell you if it's worthy. ;)

    

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   JayH | Dec 21, 2002 05:40pm | #7

   Thanks for the tip on the Better Bench. Have you ever installed one? It looks pretty simple and will fit perfectly with a change-of-work order my client put in AFTER the moisture barrier and concrete backer had been installed. Turns out a place about 10 miles from my house stocks it. You've saved me a day's work and my client a good chunk of change. Now I get to be a good guy and tell the client it won't cost THAT much.

   Jay

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   akaCamiA | Dec 21, 2002 06:19pm | #8

   Nope, never installed a thing, but go to http://www.johnbridge.com and click on the forum link.  One of the other moderators, Bud Cline, has installed quite a few if you have any questions.  Glad I could help...usually I'm the one making things difficult by changing my mind.  ;^)

    

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   JeffBuck | Dec 18, 2002 08:03am | #5

   If I read this right.....I'd just tear the durorock back to the framing where need be..and chip out the mud floor a few inches past where the seat would end.....frame like usual....cover with rubber membrane.......that's why the duro on the walls was torn back a coupla inches extra.....run the rubber up the walls..and across the floor a coupla inches..on top of the existing floor rubber......

   Then cover it all back up. Mortar the floor patch back to the previous level...get back the proper slope....

   cover the seat framing/rubber with diamond mesh.....thinset the whole thing.....and either run the thinset up the walls to the wurorock...or cut and piece in durorock on the walls to the new bench height......remembering to mesh tape and thinset all seams......

   In other words.....tear back..then build it like you would have.....if ya had the idea of a bench all along.

   ny way you do it...you gotta get the waterproofing under the walls and floor...where it's supposed to be.

   Jeff

   Buck Construction   Pittsburgh,PA

    Fine Carpentery.....While U Waite                  

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   moosehead33 | Dec 20, 2002 04:50pm | #6

   I was trying to avoid removing any of the poured floor - concern about damaging the waterproofing in place (it is concrete in my showers pans, not mortor - I think that will be more difficult to remove cleanly).

   Thanks for the input.