Making A Concrete Shower Pan
Install backing around the bottom of the shower stall.
Making a concrete shower pan. Schluter systems north america 130 008 views 15 57. Next we ll put down metal lath on top of the tar paper to hold the mortar in place. Unsubscribe from hugo correa. Make your curb out of 2x4 s.
How to build a shower base with concrete hugo correa. To do so you will need to create a backing at the base of the shower stall. Do it yourself its easy. However the first piece which is anchored into the.
We first need to frame in the shower pan with 2x10 lumber around the bottom of the floor and regular 2x4 studs up the. How to make a concrete shower pan. You can use timber of 2 x 6 around the perimeter of the shower pan. Once you frame out your shower pan spread and smooth out mortar so it leads to your drain.
Create a shower pan box. In the above image you will see 2x6 pieces fastened in. Build your curb at the entry of the shower stall. Once the first layer of mortar is set add a waterproofing liner and another layer of mortar so you can put down tiles.
Frame the shower walls install subfloor and shower curb add wall blocking to create shower pan box install the shower drain assembly through shower subfloor cover shower subfloor with asphalt saturated felt tar paper place the first mortar base layer sloped from. How to waterproof your shower installation with the schluter kerdi shower kit complete kit duration. How to build shower pan on slab floor. Sometimes a 2 x 10 timber can be very effective considering it is a little bit higher.