How To Do A Shower Pan

Deflection or up and down movement of any kind is detrimental to any pan.

How to do a shower pan. Use a circular saw to cut boards that are 2 by 6 inches 5 1 cm 15 2 cm to size based on the measurements you took. Use the level to make sure all sides of the pan slope toward the drain. Paint over the entire pan including corners nooks and the perimeter with a liquid waterproofing product.

For this example we ll use a drain that is in the center of the shower pan. Shower pans are used as the base of a shower stall and collect water while you are taking a shower. Test fit the shower pan to confirm the drain opening fits over the drain hole in the floor.

Frame out the shower pan using 2 by 6 inches 5 1 cm 15 2 cm boards. You will later screw the shower pan into the. We first need to frame in the shower pan with 2x10 lumber around the bottom of the floor and regular 2x4 studs up the walls.

Pour mud into the shower pan mixing it with a trowel as you go to get rid of air bubbles. Mark the outline of the shower pan on the subfloor using pencil or a chalk line. The drain can be anywhere on the pan as long as we slope the concrete for proper drainage.

If the shower liner only covers a portion of the front of the bench consider notching the front of the framing to allow the tile backer to lay flat against the framing same goes for. New video installing hydro blok the better shower system. Shower pans will vary some from manufacturer to manufacturer and you can also build your own but the.

The shower pan liner does not typically cover the shower seat although you could do this just don t penetrate the liner anywhere below the seat if you do. Wait three days for the mud to dry and cure before waterproofing it. Shower pans are meant to be stable and supportive over the years.