How To Create A Shower Pan
Cover shower subfloor with asphalt saturated felt tar paper place the first mortar base layer sloped from.
How to create a shower pan. Add wall blocking to create shower pan box. Or as flat as you can get it. Remember tile and mortar are not waterproof. Secure a layer of tar paper to.
Wait 24 hours before removing the frame and scraping the newly set mud smooth with a drywall knife. Once you established your drain setup you ll want to buy a shower pan drain as shown in the video. A mortar shower pan is so much nicer than a store bought fiberglass unit. Build a curb for the shower pan using 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm boards.
2 now install the rubber membrane ensuring that you have it going up the sides at least three inches on all four sides and that it is laying down nice and flat. Building a shower pan from scratch is one of the most advanced tasks you will need to accomplish when building or remodeling your bathroom and shower. Frame out the shower pan using 2 by 6 inches 5 1 cm 15 2 cm boards. 1 i like to lay down a layer of felt paper on the subfloor first.
We first need to frame in the shower pan with 2x10 lumber around the bottom of the floor and regular 2x4 studs up the. Frame the shower walls install subfloor and shower curb. Measure the distances between the studs on. Next we ll put down metal lath on top of the tar paper to hold the mortar in place.
How to make a concrete shower pan. Pour it into the curb frame until the mud reaches the top of the wood frame making the top as level as you can. Tricks for making a shower pan. 3 now mix up some sand mortar mix.
Framing the shower pan 1. The curb is the edge of your pan that. Pre slope is required in order to allow water collected on the shower membrane to drain into the weep holes of your shower drain assembly. Required tools for this shower pan installation project bucket caulk gun chalk line cordless drill framing square hammer handsaw level needle nose pliers rags tin snips utility knife wood chisel.
Install the shower drain assembly through shower subfloor. Using concrete mix create a 1 4 per foot slope to the shower drain.