Install A New Shower Floor

Install a prefabricated shower floor or pan to provide a finished surface for immediate use.

Install a new shower floor.

We use the wedi fundo ligno curbless shower pan. Building a custom pan provides a handcrafted look. With so many options available you are sure to find the size and style of shower pan that fits your bathroom. Learn how to build a walk in shower in this part 1 video.

Typically prefabricated showers are much cheaper than tiled stalled shower stalls often by many hundreds of dollars. Or use it as a base for a future tile or stone floor. To ensure your shower is water tight whether it s a new installation or you re looking to upgrade your current shower consider a new shower pan. This is necessary for durability style and so the pan is the exact size and shape for your new shower.

Next finish setting the shower floor with thinset. A ready made shower pan makes shower installation easier. We chose a curb less design raising the entire bathroom floor and building the drainage slope below the level of the surrounding bathroom floor. A new shower can be completed start to finish in a single day even by a diyers.

A curb less design can be achieved by raising the entire bathroom floor or by lowering the shower pan. Apply thinset on the floor slide tiles into place and pat them down with the rubber grout float. Learn how to install a new showerhead and remove old tile with these easy step by step directions. This project typically takes at least two to four days and costs anywhere from 200 to diy up to 1 000 or more for professional 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. Custom tile showers often take a week or more even in the hands of a skilled pro.