How To Frame A Floor For Sunken Shower

The bathroom floor is poured concrete.

How to frame a floor for sunken shower.

I m remodeling a bathroom with a sunken shower and i would like to raise the shower floor to the level of the rest of the bathroom. Learn how to build a custom sized waterproof shower pan for a curved shower enclosure by following these clear detailed photos and step by step instructions. Walk in showers are large showers that can either be created from scratch or built using premanufactured pans and wall panels sold as kits. If you are in a basement and lifting from a concrete floor you should also build the temporary pier to lift from.

The house is on a concrete slab and the shower is sunken into the slab. Draw the outline of the shower floor on the subfloor to use as a pattern for setting the mortar forms. The shower pan sheet of rubber you basically just spread out on the floor and up about 6 inches on the walls and staple along the edges only. Nail an 8d nail next to the wall and.

I m thinking of raising the drain then filling th. The shower basin is poured concrete on 3 walls and concrete block on one wall. You don t want to pierce the floor itself with a staple and you need to tuck the corners in like your making a bed. I m remodeling a sunken shower here in florida.

This is phase 1 of building the curbless. Today s video shares 5 quick tips for how to make a curbless shower pan for a walk in shower on a concrete subfloor. That will spread the weight out over a larger area and keep the jack from cracking the floor. The idea is to end up with basically a 6 inch deep bowl that would hold water.

Also you will need pole jacks to lift with to be safe.