Shower Floor Installation Instructions

Make your diy shower tile experience easier with these pro tips from the tile shop.

Shower floor installation instructions. With so many options available you are sure to find the size and style of shower pan that fits your bathroom. If the underside of your shower pan is flat apply caulk or adhesive to the floor base in a zigzag pattern. Apply thinset on the floor slide tiles into place and pat them down with the rubber grout float. Before tiling a shower be sure the drain and sub floor are properly seal.

A curb less design can be achieved by raising the entire bathroom floor or by lowering the shower pan. 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. Mix the mud according to manufacturer instructions.

Setting the floor tiles is the same as the walls. Get a professional plumber to rough in the shower drain before starting the concrete installation. The shower floors are tiled with 2 x 2 tiles image 1. If the floor has been poured perfectly you don t have to worry about the pitch because.

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. Also make sure your floor is pre sloped before installing the rubber liner in the following steps to prevent future mold and mildew. You need to scrub the floor at least once a week to get rid of body oil soap. A ready made shower pan makes shower installation easier.

Pour it into the curb frame until the mud reaches the top of the wood frame making the top as level as you can. This will later help join the curb to the floor. Mixing pouring the pan. We chose a curb less design raising the entire bathroom floor and building the drainage slope below the level of the surrounding bathroom floor.