How To Install Concrete Shower Floor

Leave the mortar to cure.

How to install concrete shower floor.

A ready made shower pan makes shower installation easier. This guide teaches you how to install a shower pan including floor prep and compression drain assembly. With so many options available you are sure to find the size and style of shower pan that fits your bathroom. Plug the drain with a rag.

Diamond mesh will be used for the curb only. Whether you ll be installing tile over your shower s concrete floor or leaving it bare you will need to use a mixture called deck mud to form the shower s base. The shower in this project will be flush with the side of the whirlpool bath so the frame needed to extend under the tub overhang. Also make sure your floor is pre sloped before installing the rubber liner in the following steps to prevent.

Otherwise you have to break through the concrete to run a new line for a shower stall installation. Get a professional plumber to rough in the shower drain before starting the concrete installation. 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. Typical slope for a shower floor is 1 8 to 3 16 inch per foot across.

It is easy to learn how to install a shower in the basement without breaking concrete. Ideally you ll already have a drain roughed in with the pipe sticking a few inches above the floor. It is used because it is moldable and will hold form. A drain pipe is already in place.

This will allow you to staple only one face of the curb. If the underside of your shower pan is flat apply caulk or adhesive to the floor base in a zigzag pattern. The pipe should be sticking at least 2 inches above the floor at least an inch space between the pipe and the concrete for the accommodation of the drain assembly. Mark a chalk line across the center of the floor in a north south direction and a second line across.

A drain pipe is already in place. Install diamond mesh around your curb as backing for mortar. The inside face will be held in place by the shower floor mortar bed.