How To Make A Shower Pan On A Wood Floor

Pour mud into the shower pan mixing it with a trowel as you go to get rid of air bubbles.

How to make a shower pan on a wood floor.

Frame out the shower pan using 2 by 6 inches 5 1 cm 15 2 cm boards. 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. A properly built concrete shower pan will weight several hundred pounds once complete and should be built on a foundation capable of supporting it. Learn how to build a walk in shower in this part 1 video.

You ll need to apply the thinset then the fabric on the outside and inside corners. If you re doing a bathroom remodel and you re stuc. So if you d like to install a tile shower and are willing to build your own custom shower pan you ll be able to tile it to match the walls. Measure the distances between the studs on your walls where you plan on building your shower pan and write them down.

Paint over the entire pan including corners nooks and the perimeter with a liquid waterproofing product. You need to notch the corners for a two inch overlap. In this video i ll show you how to make a mortar shower pan. With less splash back a doorless no threshold shower works perfectly in a small space.

Press the fabric into place with the trowel on both the pan and the wall. This how to video shows tile board going down onto timber floor and the shower floor drain grates. Put the thinset on the floor and wall focusing on the inside edge. It s been 7 years since i made this shower pan and not one crack or leak.

Because water trickles through the slats into a large shower pan a wood floor conceals unsightly drains making way for a fluid minimalist statement. 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. Use fabric strips to build the shower pan waterproofing. Use the level to make sure all sides of the pan slope toward the drain.

Although fiberglass units make shower pans quick and easy they lack the elegance of a handcrafted mortar and tile floor. Wait three days for the mud to dry and cure before waterproofing it.