Travertine Shower with Arched Niche in North Aurora

Completed bathroom with travertine-look tiles, arched shower niche, frameless glass, and black fixtures

About This Project

This shower remodel in a North Aurora two-story home used a travertine-look porcelain tile in a vertical stack pattern from floor to ceiling. The arched recessed niche is the focal point of the back wall: the arch was formed using a custom-cut tile border, and all five interior surfaces of the niche were waterproofed and tiled before the arch trim was set. The matte black fixtures and frameless glass enclosure were specified by the homeowner; we coordinated the rough-in locations for the valve and showerhead before any tile was set.

The home is in a North Aurora subdivision near the Fox River, and the bathroom had the higher ambient humidity typical of homes in that corridor. We used a moisture-tolerant polymer-modified thinset and applied two coats of liquid waterproof membrane on all shower surfaces before tiling. The shower floor uses a small-format tile in a complementary warm gray tone to provide slip resistance and accommodate the pitch to the linear drain at the base of the back wall.

Project Details

Service: Bathroom & Shower Tile
Area: North Aurora, IL
Materials: Travertine-look porcelain wall tile, small-format shower floor tile, custom arch tile border
Scope: Residential shower remodel with recessed niche
Timeline: Multi-day install

What We Did

01Existing shower demoed; niche framed between studs; cement board installed; two coats liquid waterproof membrane applied throughout.

02Vertical stack layout planned; niche interior tiled and arch border set; wall tile installed floor to ceiling.

03Shower floor set with pitch to linear drain; all surfaces grouted; perimeter caulked; glass enclosure installed by others.

Planning a shower remodel in North Aurora? Contact us or call (872) 328-7975.

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