How To Replace A Shower Floor Pan

One of the more affordable types of shower pans to come about as a result of the do it yourself generation is the fiberglass or plastic shower pan.

How to replace a shower floor pan. They fit on the floor inside the shower and act like a tub keeping water off the floor. Improperly installed shower floors can allow water to seep through the floor causing cracks or failure of the tiles which results in water leaking below the. How to replace shower pans in fiberglass showers.

Mark the outline of the shower pan on the subfloor using pencil or a chalk line. The point of having a shower pan is one part versatility and one part convenience. Mark the center of each wall stud on the shower pan rim.

Shower pans are made to work with fiberglass shower surrounds and tiled walls. If your shower has a shower pan replacing just the pan is possible but not always advisable. You will later screw the shower pan into the.

Designed with a slight slope to help water go down your drain it may need replacing if it significantly moves has visible leakage or large cracks especially in the center. Test fit the shower pan to confirm the drain opening fits over the drain hole in the floor. Matching your tiles will be the problem though in most cases.

Pre drill holes through the shower pan rim at the marked locations.