Shower Designs

If you are dead set on redoing your bathroom starting with the shower, you should know the importance of keeping the surface dry.

Yes, it does sound like an oxymoron since showers are synonymous with water but the one thing you do not want is a leaky bathroom because of a dysfunctional shower pan.

So what you need to do is learn a few general tips on shower pan installation especially if you want to make a DIY home project out of it and save some dough in the process.

Most people do not want to have anything to do with shower pan installation as they regard it as an extremely messy and difficult task to pull off. The truth is, you can learn to install shower pans easily, that is if you have the right tools and the willingness to learn.

Following these steps will help you in making your very own pan:

You have to build a solid subfloor that is made of either wood or concrete depending on your choice and the specific need for your bathroom

Set the shower drain so that its finished height will be the same as that of the finished shower floor

Carefully pour the first base layer of mortar sloped into the drain base

Set the vinyl plan liner by six inches up the walls of the shower and glue to the drain base
Keep the hole open by putting gravel in the lower drain holes

Lay the tile over the cured base

Carefully grout the tiles.

These are very easy steps to follow as long as you already have all the materials ready. Mind the consistency of the base layers to make sure that the structure will hold.

Shower pan installation is not as hard as everybody thinks it is. With the right tools and proper instruction, you can pull it off great.