Replace 2nd Floor Shower Pan

Cut old acrylic shower surround with a reciprocating saw and remove the surround.

Replace 2nd floor shower pan. Matching your tiles will be the problem though in most cases. Steps to replacing a shower pan. In this video house flipping brothers dave and rich show you how to remove a shower pan. Mark the outline of the shower pan on the subfloor using pencil or a chalk line.

The first step is to demo the wall tile which will probably have d. No point in tearing out entire shower when it fails the issue is almost always just the pan. You will later screw the shower pan into the. If necessary build out studs with inch plywood strips so pan clears any.

Pre drill holes through the shower pan rim at the marked locations. Shower pans are made to work with fiberglass shower surrounds and tiled walls. They fit on the floor inside the shower and act like a tub keeping water off the floor. Mark the center of each wall stud on the shower pan rim.

See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe. The point of having a shower pan is one part versatility and one part convenience. Test fit the shower pan to confirm the drain opening fits over the drain hole in the floor. This old house plumbing and heating contractor richard trethewey installs a new waterproof shower floor.