Deck Mud Shower Pan

The overall thickness of the mortar depends on a variety of factors.

Deck mud shower pan. If you are installing tile the mortar bed should be 2 3 inches thick on the outer edge and slightly less at the drain. I floated a shower pan the other day with bagged deck mud which didn t seem to pack as well as usual. In this video i m going to show you how we mix deck mud for a shower pan.

The mixture should be approximately 1 part cement to 5 parts sand but anywhere for 4 to 6 parts sand to 1 part cement is acceptable. Deck mud is a mixture of washed graded sand and portland cement that conforms to astm c 144. Pre blended mixture of finely graded sand and cement used for thick bed mortar installations.

Get pricing and availability. Then i realized the bags were much older than i thought 1 1 2 years stored in garage but no clumps in them. It is for all types of paver tile and marble installations on floors and counter tops.

Mapei 4 to 1 mud bed mix 55 lb indoor outdoor floor patch. Inches top layer deck mud thickness 1 25 1 50 1 75 2 00 2 25 2 50 inches preslope layer deck mud thickness at wall 0 50 0 75 1 00 1 25 1 50 1 75 2 00 2 25 2 50 inches. When the product is pre blended it allows the cement to thoroughly coat the sand particles thus producing a stronger mix than job site mixing in a dry pack application p quality controlled increases labor efficiency convenient and economical.

Next day i found that my scrap pile left over mud didn t harden at all crumbly. Ideal for floating shower bases. The mortar is packed in with a wood float or flat steel trowel and rubbed or scraped off until the dish shape of the shower floor is attained.

Flattens and levels an existing substrate. Deck mud is a leveling mortar designed for interior or exterior underlayment. When you pack the deck mud in your shower floor you will be able to rake it into the shape you want by using short pieces of wood as straightedges.