How To Make A Shower Pan On Wood Floor

Part 1 of new bathroom project.

How to make a shower pan on wood floor.

Regarding the shower pan build if he plans to build a traditional sloped concrete pan with a sandwiched shower liner he should be using a portland cement based floor mix concrete. Purchase 4ml polyethylene or 15 lb. Wait three days for the mud to dry and cure before waterproofing it. Although fiberglass units make shower pans quick and easy they lack the elegance of a handcrafted mortar and tile floor.

Roofing felt to spread out over the wooden subfloor. Measure the distances between the studs on your walls where you plan on building your shower pan and write them down. When you install a shower pan over a wooden floor this is not just an added line of defense for the floor it also prevents the wood from absorbing the concrete s moisture too quickly and allows it to cure properly. Frame out the shower pan using 2 by 6 inches 5 1 cm 15 2 cm boards.

We use the wedi fundo ligno curbless shower pan. In this video i ll show you how to make a mortar shower pan. Use the level to make sure all sides of the pan slope toward the drain. Learn how to build a walk in shower in this part 1 video.

It s been 7 years since i made this shower pan and not one crack or leak. And with a mortar and tile floor your shower can be any shape. A properly built concrete shower pan will weight several hundred pounds once complete and should be built on a foundation capable of supporting it. Paint over the entire pan including corners nooks and the perimeter with a liquid waterproofing product.

This how to video shows tile board going down onto timber floor and the shower floor drain grates. If you re doing a bathroom remodel and you re stuc.