How To Make A Shower Pan On Wood Floor

In this video i ll show you how to make a mortar shower pan.

How to make a shower pan on wood floor.

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. 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. Although fiberglass units make shower pans quick and easy they lack the elegance of a handcrafted mortar and tile floor.

Part 1 of new bathroom project. When you install a shower pan over a wooden floor this is not just an added line of defense for the floor it also prevents the wood from absorbing the concrete s moisture too quickly and allows it to cure properly. We use the wedi fundo ligno curbless shower pan. Measure the distances between the studs on your walls where you plan on building your shower pan and write them down.

It s been 7 years since i made this shower pan and not one crack or leak. If you re doing a bathroom remodel and you re stuc. This how to video shows tile board going down onto timber floor and the shower floor drain grates. And with a mortar and tile floor your shower can be any shape.

Purchase 4ml polyethylene or 15 lb. Pour mud into the shower pan mixing it with a trowel as you go to get rid of air bubbles. Use the level to make sure all sides of the pan slope toward the drain. A properly built concrete shower pan will weight several hundred pounds once complete and should be built on a foundation capable of supporting it.

Paint over the entire pan including corners nooks and the perimeter with a liquid waterproofing product. Roofing felt to spread out over the wooden subfloor.