Shower: Stone Bench Installation

I think after completing this portion of the shower that it is really nice to treat one's self with a project that is completed partially off site.  There is some waiting, but it is nice to pick up a completed item and then install.

The shower is coming right along in the upstairs Master Bath.  We are awaiting install of the glass, but were able to get our granite in before.  (While we were at a Granite shop, we did end up with Soap Stone.)

We began by working with the manufacturer on making a template and choosing the material we wanted to use ( we took tiles and paint samples with us to the showroom.)  We placed our order and picked it up about a week later.

Materials needed: Caulk in color of your choice, level and rubber mallet.  We also used a honing stone and small round file to do some finessing.

The inspector checking the job site.

We found there were a couple of spots on the edges that could use some filing in order to better fit the seat.  Here AB uses the honing stone in order to file those spots.

A tall strip of caulk was placed in order to catch as much of the width of the bench as possible.

Bench was then lowered into place, and was checked for level.  We did make our bench tilt down, toward the drain, ever so slightly.

The same procedure was used for our shampoo niche.  

Leveled and we wait for 24 hours in order to caulk around all of the edges.

We will follow up with images once the glass is placed in a couple of weeks.