How To Install A Concrete Bathroom Floor

Mix it until it is the consistency of a thick pancake batter.

How to install a concrete bathroom floor.

So if you are ready to kiss that ugly floor goodbye flip on this clip and learn some tips from the pros. Then design a bathroom layout that will function properly with the existing plumbing plan or with limited modification. Today we share how to install a bathtub in a basement bathroom. Mix thinset according.

Use a carpenter s square to help. Plan the layout so there are full sized tiles in front of the bathtub and in. Our prior videos showed how to prep and self level the concrete floor which made this instal. In order to add a bathroom to a house on a concrete slab you will need to locate the existing water supply and waste lines.

Using a circular saw cut panels to fit measured bathroom and use a jigsaw to cut holes as needed to accommodate the toilet and other bathroom fixtures. The extra mortar will make it easier to. Diy concrete floor things to know. Dry fit the ceramic tiles on the floor.

Sketch the new design in place if possible fine tune the design and then finalize the plan. Snap chalk lines on the floor to indicate where you plan to start laying full tiles. Ultimately i built up 6 thin layers and then topped it with a thicker layer. But the whole diy concrete floor is quite thin maybe 1 8 thick max.

Prepare underlayment attaching an underlayment of cement board to sub flooring provides a level and sturdy surface to which bathroom tile can be easily attached. It shouldn t take you long to get the hang of this process and this video will offer you a very helpful example and walk through. The concrete was poured over the toilet collar flange and will be cut out later. Use the flat side of your notched trowel to fill the joints between the backerboard sheets.

Pour the fresh concrete over the floor then go over it with a 1 4 gauge rake to bring it level image 2. Smooth the mortar so it extends about 1 1 2 inches on each side of the joint. You can still see the seams of the subfloor notice the vertical line on the right hand side of the photo above. Mix the concrete according to the directions with a mixing bit on a heavy duty drill image 1.