How To Remove A Shower Pan

In a tiled shower removing the pan is easier since the pan is caulked into place at the bottom edge of the tiling.

How to remove a shower pan. There is no overlapping fiberglass wall to impede the removal of the pan. Attach the strainer to the drain hole in shower pan. Step 3 remove the shower base pan.

Break and remove tiling around the edges of the pan if it prevents removal. Removing a fiberglass shower pan is not as difficult as you migh. Install shims to create level surface.

Simply cut the caulking and drain pipe to remove the shower pan. If necessary use hammer and cold chisel to chop out any tile that extends under the pan. There is normally one or two screws or nails directly above or through this flange on each wall which hold it to the studs.

Once the shower pan has been loosened you should be able to grasp it and pull it towards you. Be aware however that removing a shower pan requires a certain level of bathroom remodeling commitment. Vacuum the subfloor clean of all dust and debris.

In that case removing it may prove to be your only viable option. Almost all pre formed shower pans have a vertical flange about 1 high around the perimeter which may or may not be visible without removing the wall substrate. If this is the case you should attempt to move it further away from the wall using the pry bar.

The pan may be resistant at first.