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How to Replace a Shower Pan | This Old House

This Old House plumbing and heating contractor Richard Trethewey installs a new waterproof shower floor. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Replace a Shower Pan:
– acrylic shower pan
– galvanized screws, for attaching shower pan to studs
– PVC drain pipe and assorted fittings
– PVC primer
– PVC cement
– _-inch plywood strips, used to build out studs

Tools for How to Replace a Shower Pan:
– reciprocating saw, used to cut out old acrylic shower surround
– drill/driver
– hammer
– cold chisel, used to chop out floor tile
– rubber mallet, used to install compression gasket to drainpipe
– 4-foot level
– tape measure

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  • Rubber gasket goes on bottom side and you have to use plumbers putty screws n the top side well atleast that’s how I’ve always done it

  • No mortar under shower base.... that base will flex and crack in no time......

  • I like an project they do its always a house with a basement where they dont have to go in a 2 foot crawl space. makes life much simpler for them.

  • Tommy must have been nearby seeing Richard was using Tommy's cordless driver. lol

  • I can almost guarantee you the drain leaks on the bottom side of the pan, they did not install that drain fixture properly. Both the rubber and the paper gaskets go on the bottom side and putty goes on the top side

  • Drain is wrong. putty or silicone caulk goes between the flange and the finished surface. Rubber against the bottom, then paper gasket, then nut.

  • Make sure you scratch the base with your drill. This guys kind of a hack

  • Is it me the rubber on the top of the drain not at the bottom, I thought putty or silicone is use at the top?

  • Would you have to insert some type of water proof liner at the bottom ? Anything to waterproof ?

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