How To Frame A Floor For Sunken Shower

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How to frame a floor for sunken shower.

I m remodeling a sunken shower here in florida. This is phase 1 of building the curbless. You don t want to pierce the floor itself with a staple and you need to tuck the corners in like your making a bed. The bathroom floor is poured concrete.

Learn how to build a custom sized waterproof shower pan for a curved shower enclosure by following these clear detailed photos and step by step instructions. The shower pan sheet of rubber you basically just spread out on the floor and up about 6 inches on the walls and staple along the edges only. Today s video shares 5 quick tips for how to make a curbless shower pan for a walk in shower on a concrete subfloor. That will spread the weight out over a larger area and keep the jack from cracking the floor.

It has two different elevations which is to say you step down once into the shower turn left then stop down again to get into the heart of the shower where you actually use it. The house is on a concrete slab and the shower is sunken into the slab. The idea is to end up with basically a 6 inch deep bowl that would hold water. If you are in a basement and lifting from a concrete floor you should also build the temporary pier to lift from.

The shower basin is poured concrete on 3 walls and concrete block on one wall. Nail an 8d nail next to the wall and. Draw the outline of the shower floor on the subfloor to use as a pattern for setting the mortar forms. How to prepare a floor for a walk in shower.

I m remodeling a bathroom with a sunken shower and i would like to raise the shower floor to the level of the rest of the bathroom.