This old house plumbing and heating contractor richard trethewey installs a new waterproof shower floor.
Replace 2nd floor shower pan.
Shower pans are made to work with fiberglass shower surrounds and tiled walls.
The first step is to demo the wall tile which will probably have d.
Cut old acrylic shower surround with a reciprocating saw and remove the surround.
If necessary build out studs with inch plywood strips so pan clears any.
They fit on the floor inside the shower and act like a tub keeping water off the floor.
Matching your tiles will be the problem though in most cases.
Test fit the shower pan to confirm the drain opening fits over the drain hole in the floor.
You will later screw the shower pan into the.
Mark the center of each wall stud on the shower pan rim.
Set new acrylic shower pan on floor and check its fit against the studs.
If your shower has a shower pan replacing just the pan is possible but not always advisable.
Mark the outline of the shower pan on the subfloor using pencil or a chalk line.
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In this video house flipping brothers dave and rich show you how to remove a shower pan.
Steps to replacing a shower pan.
Saw through drainpipe connected to old shower pan.