How To Install A Custom Shower Floor

Wood floors first need to be able to withstand the weight of a custom walk in shower.

How to install a custom shower floor.

The side facing the outside of the shower stall. Building a shower pan. Make your diy shower tile experience easier with these pro tips from the tile shop. One of the simplest and most affordable shower floor options is a pre fabricated shower base made of synthetic material.

Ready to start building the custom shower pan. This will allow you to staple only one face of the curb. A curb less design can be achieved by raising the entire bathroom floor or by lowering the shower pan. Or use it as a base for a future tile or stone floor.

Before tiling a shower be sure the drain and sub floor are properly seal. With the plumbing done the next step will be to put in a new piece of subfloor and blocking up the sides of the walls to act as backing for the vinyl liner. Diamond mesh will be used for the curb only. Synthetic materials make installation easy.

These consist of one solid piece that s set into place as is. Starting from scratch the old shower is ripped out down to bare studs. The first is a single layer shower floor which can then be coated with redgard or a similar product or covered with kerdi to waterproof it. The other is a normal shower floor with a liner which will have two layers a preslope the liner then the top slope which is then tiled.

The base needs to have a drain an edged frame and tiles for the decorative finish. It is used because it is moldable and will hold form. Also make sure your floor is pre sloped before installing the rubber liner in the following steps to prevent future mold and mildew. Install a prefabricated shower floor or pan to provide a finished surface for immediate use.

Install diamond mesh around your curb as backing for mortar. No matter what your needs and preferences there s a shower floor that fits. Get a professional plumber to rough in the shower drain before starting the concrete installation. This series of posts will describe the latter.

We chose a curb less design raising the entire bathroom floor and building the drainage slope below the level of the surrounding bathroom floor.