How To Install A Plastic Shower Floor Pan

Professional craftsman can install ceramic tiles but hiring a professional is costly.

How to install a plastic shower floor pan.

One option is to install decorative ceramic tiles over the plastic shower base. Use silicone to caulk the flange before lining up the drain body s holes with the flange s screw holes. Only a few companies make these foam or plastic trays so they may be difficult to find. How to install a pvc shower pan liner check out all my shower build videos just search kooper salmo shower.

Then you ll need a new shower pan. Where do you start. Attach them to the drain in the floor. The plastic whether it s fiberglass or acrylic is simply too flexible to support tile and it s too smooth to allow the mortar to adhere.

Easy by brewing up a nice hot cup of joe and w. Plastic fiberglass showers may be inexpensive and efficient but can take away from the overall look of your bathroom. Once the cement dries put gaskets on the flange and place the pan over the drain. Screw the shower pan rim into the wall studs using 1 1 4 inch screws through the pre drilled holes.

Watch start to finish as i set a fiberglass shower pan in a bath being remodeled and give tips and tricks for a successful installation. Apply primer and cement to the drain pipe and the flange. Time to replace that old nasty shower. Place cardboard or another material into the shower pan base to protect its surface.

Pre sloped pans made for using with tile eliminates the need to mud or calculate the proper slope for drainage. What do you do. You can t tile directly over a plastic shower floor.