Install Shower Pan Over Concrete Floor

Leave the mortar to cure.

Install shower pan over concrete floor. Shower bases are easy to fix easy to clean fewer chances of leakages. Test fit the shower pan to confirm the drain opening fits over the drain hole in the floor. Otherwise you have to break through the concrete to run a new line for a shower stall installation. Many homeowners choose a shower and thus a shower pan because you can t have one without the other over a bathtub when renovating in order to increase the available floor space and make the.

Use the level to make sure all sides of the pan slope toward the drain. Pour a layer of mortar over top of the shower membrane and form the slope down towards the drain hole. When you re installing a fiberglass or acrylic shower liner enclosure not to be confused with a shower curtain and base over a concrete floor special considerations should be taken to minimize leaks. Get a professional plumber to rough in the shower drain before starting the concrete installation.

Pre drill holes through the shower pan rim at the marked locations. In addition shower bases come in various shapes and designs. Ideally you ll already have a drain roughed in with the pipe sticking a few inches above the floor. Time to replace that old nasty shower.

Wait three days for the mud to dry and cure before waterproofing it. Installing a base on concrete. Easy by brewing up a nice hot cup of joe and w. Depending on local building code you can use a vinyl sheet membrane or hot mop with tar.

The roofing paper provides cushion between the concrete and the vinyl membrane which is critical. Waterproof the shower pan. You will later screw the shower pan into the. Also make sure your floor is pre sloped before installing the rubber liner in the following steps to prevent.

Mark the outline of the shower pan on the subfloor using pencil or a chalk line. If you use a sheet membrane you will have to install a layer of roofing paper first and then install the vinyl membrane. Then you ll need a new shower pan. The shower base can be made of fiberglass acrylic and ceramic among others.

Ideally you re putting it in an area where a drain has already been roughed in. What do you do. Typical slope for a shower floor is 1 8 to 3 16 inch per foot across. All these come in one piece.

Where do you start. Pour mud into the shower pan mixing it with a trowel as you go to get rid of air bubbles. Paint over the entire pan including corners nooks and the perimeter with a liquid waterproofing product. If you want to install a shower over a concrete floor a fiberglass shower stall will work just fine.