How To Make A Shower Pan On A Wood Floor

We use the wedi fundo ligno curbless shower pan.

How to make a shower pan on a wood floor.

Put the thinset on the floor and wall focusing on the inside edge. Pour mud into the shower pan mixing it with a trowel as you go to get rid of air bubbles. Learn how to build a walk in shower in this part 1 video. Wait three days for the mud to dry and cure before waterproofing it.

With less splash back a doorless no threshold shower works perfectly in a small space. Use fabric strips to build the shower pan waterproofing. Although fiberglass units make shower pans quick and easy they lack the elegance of a handcrafted mortar and tile floor. Frame out the shower pan using 2 by 6 inches 5 1 cm 15 2 cm boards.

Part 1 of new bathroom project. 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. And with a mortar and tile floor your shower can be any shape. Press the fabric into place with the trowel on both the pan and the wall.

Because water trickles through the slats into a large shower pan a wood floor conceals unsightly drains making way for a fluid minimalist statement. 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. In this video i ll show you how to make a mortar shower pan.

Use the level to make sure all sides of the pan slope toward the drain. If you re doing a bathroom remodel and you re stuc. So if you d like to install a tile shower and are willing to build your own custom shower pan you ll be able to tile it to match the walls. 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.

Paint over the entire pan including corners nooks and the perimeter with a liquid waterproofing product. This how to video shows tile board going down onto timber floor and the shower floor drain grates.