Making Shower Base

Start with a strong stable base.

Making shower base. 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. Beginners must see before you build a shower pan diy check out all my shower build videos just search kooper salmo shower. Some of the basics required include.

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. The primary goal of the shower base is to create a sloped floor angled toward the drain so the waste water flows efficiently into the pipes. Building a mortar shower pan is a relatively simple task of assembling these layers.

Introduction frame the box. The base needs to have a drain an edged frame and tiles for the decorative finish. A new shower built with a mortar shower pan concrete backer board and tile is heavy.

Build a curb for the shower pan using 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm boards. Materials and tools needed. It will take a bit of time and some work but the reward will be a long lasting leak free durable shower base.

Find the length of the side of your shower area that doesn t have a wall. Check local building codes for the correct concrete depth and the required size and thickness for. The process of building a shower ground up is difficult there are many aspects there is an order in doing each task and there are dangers if not done righ.

If needed use 2x4 lumber to frame in the box that will serve as the form for the concrete pour. The most important thing is to make the shower pan leak proof. The drain can be anywhere on the pan as long as we slope the concrete for proper drainage.