These products are compatible with the shower base only.
How to installswanstone shower floor pan.
Available in a variety of sizes and finishes a swan shower pan will be the perfect complement to tile or coordinating swan shower walls.
I have re read the install instructions that came with my swanstone shower pan near the very end it states if the floor is not level and flat the shower floor must be set in a bed of mortar to provide adequate support install the shower floor using a mortar mixture recommended from other websites is sand mortar or equivalent material such as thinset.
Single threshold shower pan.
Place the shower pan onto the mortar making sure the pre drilled holes on its rim line up with the wall studs.
Before that was possible pros had to build a custom shower pan by mixing and applying mortar troweling it flat and laying ceramic shower floor tile.
Nail an 8d nail next to the wall and strike a 65 in.
Arc for the curved form board.
In the meantime i would love to get my floor back down to cover the exposed crawl space.
Press the shower pan base into the mortar adjusting it until the entire base is level.
It will be giving you a solid base to stand while having a shower.
The shower base is also known as a shower tray or shower pan.
Use the level to make sure all sides of the pan slope toward the drain.
My old tile shower almost fell in due to a water leak and rot.
Wait three days for the mud to dry and cure before waterproofing it.
Take off your shoes and lay the pan in place.
Pour mud into the shower pan mixing it with a trowel as you go to get rid of air bubbles.
To pass the water to the drain you must have this in your shower area.
These days if you want to put in a shower you can just go to a home center and pick up a fiberglass unit.
When choosing a door and walls to be installed together on the base please validate that the height of the door is compatible with the height of the walls.
Use a damp cloth to remove any excess caulk or adhesive that has oozed up around the drain hole.
I have a 32x48 swanstone pan ordered from lowes.
The space that my pan is going is already framed up nicely.
Whether it is durable swanstone shower pans or strong veritek swan has the perfect shower pan for your bathroom.
It is a waterproof barrier that is placed under tiles of a shower floor.
Paint over the entire pan including corners nooks and the perimeter with a liquid waterproofing product.
Hammer down any protruding nails used to fasten the subfloor to the floor joists below.
Remove debris at the area of the subfloor where the shower pan installs using a shop vacuum.
I have it all removed and the joists etc repaired.