How To Install A Shower Pan Over A Wooden Floor

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How to install a shower pan over a wooden floor.

Then attach the pan to the surrounding studs using screws and washers that are overlapping the lip of the pan. You will later screw the shower pan into the wall studs. Then you ll need a new shower pan. To install a shower pan start by fitting the pan into place and leveling it with wooden shims if necessary.

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. Plug the drain and fill it with two inches of water. Part 1 of new bathroom project. Mark the outline of the shower pan on the subfloor using pencil or a chalk line.

Seal them with another coat of thinset. Test fit the shower pan to confirm the drain opening fits over the drain hole in the floor. Allow this to dry overnight. Easy by brewing up a nice hot cup of joe and w.

Test the pan to see if it s waterproof. Allow it to set overnight. If the water is still at the same height the next day your shower pan over the wooden floor is waterproof. Pre drill holes through the shower pan rim at the marked locations.

Wait three days for the mud to dry and cure before waterproofing it. For the floor of your shower or shower pan there are two basic options. Next seal the edges of the pan and any holes with silicone bath caulk. In the above image you will see 2x6 pieces fastened in between the studs around the entire perimeter of the shower pan.

Use the level to make sure all sides of the pan slope toward the drain. Pour mud into the shower pan mixing it with a trowel as you go to get rid of air bubbles. 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. Install backing around the bottom of the shower stall.

Where do you start. It s now ready for finishing touches like ceramic tile. This how to video shows tile board going down onto timber floor and the shower floor drain grates.