Shower Floor Installation Instructions

This guide teaches you how to install a shower pan including floor prep and compression drain assembly.

Shower floor installation instructions.

A ready made shower pan makes shower installation easier. The shower floors are tiled with 2 x 2 tiles image 1. Before tiling a shower be sure the drain and sub floor are properly seal. Mixing pouring the pan.

A curb less design can be achieved by raising the entire bathroom floor or by lowering the shower pan. Plug the drain with a rag. Get a professional plumber to rough in the shower drain before starting the concrete installation. Next finish setting the shower floor with thinset.

Apply thinset on the floor slide tiles into place and pat them down with the rubber grout float. Keeping a pebble stone shower floor clean is somewhat easy but many people don t want to invest the time to do it. Also make sure your floor is pre sloped before installing the rubber liner in the following steps to prevent future mold and mildew. With so many options available you are sure to find the size and style of shower pan that fits your bathroom.

If the floor has been poured perfectly you don t have to worry about the pitch because. Drill screws into the bare floor between the inner and outer curb edges every foot or so and at every joint. Make your diy shower tile experience easier with these pro tips from the tile shop. Setting the floor tiles is the same as the walls.

We chose a curb less design raising the entire bathroom floor and building the drainage slope below the level of the surrounding bathroom floor. Pour it into the curb frame until the mud reaches the top of the wood frame making the top as level as you can. You need to scrub the floor at least once a week to get rid of body oil soap. If the underside of your shower pan is flat apply caulk or adhesive to the floor base in a zigzag pattern.