How To Install A Plastic Shower Floor Pan

Professional craftsman can install ceramic tiles but hiring a professional is costly.

How to install a plastic shower floor pan.

The more traditional method involves building a shower pan frame pouring mud into it and waterproofing the area before adding tile. What do you do. Only a few companies make these foam or plastic trays so they may be difficult to find. You can t tile directly over a plastic shower floor.

Place cardboard or another material into the shower pan base to protect its surface. Attach them to the drain in the floor. Where do you start. Plastic fiberglass showers may be inexpensive and efficient but can take away from the overall look of your bathroom.

The plastic whether it s fiberglass or acrylic is simply too flexible to support tile and it s too smooth to allow the mortar to adhere. Once the cement dries put gaskets on the flange and place the pan over the drain. Screw the shower pan rim into the wall studs using 1 1 4 inch screws through the pre drilled holes. Use silicone to caulk the flange before lining up the drain body s holes with the flange s screw holes.

Then you ll need a new shower pan. Pre sloped pans made for using with tile eliminates the need to mud or calculate the proper slope for drainage. Watch start to finish as i set a fiberglass shower pan in a bath being remodeled and give tips and tricks for a successful installation. Press the shower pan base into the mortar adjusting it until the entire base is level.

If you want a tile floor you have to remove the existing shower pan and construct a new mortar bed. How to install a pvc shower pan liner check out all my shower build videos just search kooper salmo shower. One option is to install decorative ceramic tiles over the plastic shower base.