How To Pour A Shower Pan

Verify slope and drain height.

How to pour a shower pan. After jim finished filling and screeding he went back to verify the slope of the shower base and to double check the height around the drain. The drain can be anywhere on the pan as long as we. Step 1 shower pan framing we first need to frame in the shower pan with 2x10 lumber around the bottom of the floor and regular 2x4 studs up the walls.

Next pour your top shower pan mud layer which will embed the shower liner in the shower pan mud layer. Frame out the shower pan using 2 by 6 inches 5 1 cm 15 2 cm boards. Then to waterproof the shower bench use a paint on waterproofing membrane like redgard to cover the seat any alcove and all of the tile backer if you like i covered my entire shower with paint on membrane prior to tiling.

This is how to frame and pour a concrete shower pan for use with or without tile. 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. Diy step by step instructions on how to build a mortar shower pan.

Poorly installed shower pans will leak and the only correct way to fix a poor installation is to rip out not only the base but also the shower walls. Don t let the complicated shower floor featured in this story scare you the floor is designed to complement the story on how to install a glass block shower.