Shower Floor Installation Instructions

A curb less design can be achieved by raising the entire bathroom floor or by lowering the shower pan.

Shower floor installation instructions.

Drill screws into the bare floor between the inner and outer curb edges every foot or so and at every joint. Also make sure your floor is pre sloped before installing the rubber liner in the following steps to prevent future mold and mildew. This will later help join the curb to the floor. Make your diy shower tile experience easier with these pro tips from the tile shop.

Pour it into the curb frame until the mud reaches the top of the wood frame making the top as level as you can. A ready made shower pan makes shower installation easier. You need to scrub the floor at least once a week to get rid of body oil soap. Before tiling a shower be sure the drain and sub floor are properly seal.

If the underside of your shower pan is flat apply caulk or adhesive to the floor base in a zigzag pattern. Keeping a pebble stone shower floor clean is somewhat easy but many people don t want to invest the time to do it. Next finish setting the shower floor with thinset. Use the acrylic caulk or construction adhesive depending on the shower pan manufacturer s recommendations and caulk gun to secure the pan to the concrete or subfloor.

Apply thinset on the floor slide tiles into place and pat them down with the rubber grout float. The shower floors are tiled with 2 x 2 tiles image 1. With so many options available you are sure to find the size and style of shower pan that fits your bathroom. This guide teaches you how to install a shower pan including floor prep and compression drain assembly.

Get a professional plumber to rough in the shower drain before starting the concrete installation. Mixing pouring the pan. Plug the drain with a rag. We chose a curb less design raising the entire bathroom floor and building the drainage slope below the level of the surrounding bathroom floor.