Check that the shower drain and drain pipe. If they are perfectly aligned, you are ready to go. Tighten the drain and level the base. Use wooden shims if required.
Mix a bag of mortar and lay it on the area where shower base will sit. The layer of mortar should be around 1 inch thick. Roll it smooth. Leave the edges because mortar will spread when the Shower base will be kept.
Keep the shower base gently on the mortar and level it. Tighten the drain and check it for any leaks. Attach the base to the wall studs with screws or nails. Let the whole structure rest for a day. By following the simple steps, you can do DIY shower pan installation. The installation steps vary gently depending on whether you are installing the shower base on wood or tiles. The biggest task with wooden floor is making it leak proof.
Any leakage and the floor will be completely damaged. Use a layer of polyethylene. Spread it over the wooden floor to make it waterproof. Another layer of galvanized metal mesh is put on the polythene as the second line of defense. Secure the structure with nails. Put a layer of mortar on the above structure and make a smooth base on which Shower Pan could be installed. Smooth the layer of mortar with rollers.
You can apply another coat of sealer and let it dry before you put the shower pan. Rest is exactly as the steps given above. To make a base installation with tiles, you need to make a solid sub-floor. The drain should be in place. Once the subfloor is done, you put on it a layer of tar paper and staple it to the floor.
Put a layer of thin-set about one inch on the floor. Level it. Let it dry for 24 hours. Dry cut the tiles using a tile cutter.
Make sure that the perimeter of the walls on the side the shower pan would be there. Start putting the tiles by adding a lot of glue behind. They should be bonding with each other and the floor. Though the steps are easy, you need to understand more before you try to do it on your own. Thankfully, many shower bases these days make the installation very easy and intuitive. Before buying a shower base you need to understand a few things about your bathroom.
You need to know about the shower floor plan. If the floor plan is not right, a leak can happen and you might have to redo everything again. The next is the idea of bathroom remodeling. You might like the idea of having the perfect shower pan in your bathroom, but have you checked the feasibility.
In many cases, you end up spending more than budget because you had the idea in your head but never bothered to ask an expert. The next is choosing the right shower pan. Tighten the drain into place on the drain line.
Some shower pans come with screws and brackets to attach the pan to the wall studs. Otherwise, you can use screws with large heads such as roofing nails to attach the flanges on the shower pan to the wall studs. Let the shower pan sit overnight for the mortar to set up before stepping into it. Test the drain by pouring water into the shower pan.
If you have access to the space below the shower, observe it from beneath the floor to check for leaks. Now, you are ready to install the wall surfaces, faucet valve, and showerhead.
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