How To Install A Shower Pan Over A Wooden Floor

Plug the drain and fill it with two inches of water.

How to install a shower pan over a wooden floor. Wait three days for the mud to dry and cure before waterproofing it. Mark the outline of the shower pan on the subfloor using pencil or a chalk line. Next seal the edges of the pan and any holes with silicone bath caulk. Typically i go with 2x10 s to ensure i have the backing to allow the membrane to rise 9 1 2 up to the wall.

If the water is still at the same height the next day your shower pan over the wooden floor is waterproof. To install a shower pan start by fitting the pan into place and leveling it with wooden shims if necessary. Pour mud into the shower pan mixing it with a trowel as you go to get rid of air bubbles. Allow this to dry overnight.

Paint over the entire pan including corners nooks and the perimeter with a liquid waterproofing product. Then you ll need a new shower pan. Seal them with another coat of thinset. Install backing around the bottom of the shower stall.

You will later screw the shower pan into the wall studs. It s now ready for finishing touches like ceramic tile. Part 1 of new bathroom project. In the above image you will see 2x6 pieces fastened in between the studs around the entire perimeter of the shower pan.

Pre drill holes through the shower pan rim at the marked locations. Time to replace that old nasty shower. Easy by brewing up a nice hot cup of joe and w. Then attach the pan to the surrounding studs using screws and washers that are overlapping the lip of the pan.

A curb design which is the one you must step over as you enter the shower or a curb less design where the shower and the surrounding bathroom floor are at the same level. Allow it to set overnight. For the floor of your shower or shower pan there are two basic options. Where do you start.

This how to video shows tile board going down onto timber floor and the shower floor drain grates. Use the level to make sure all sides of the pan slope toward the drain. Test fit the shower pan to confirm the drain opening fits over the drain hole in the floor.