Replacing Fiberglass Shower Floor
Allow the fiberglass filler to dry overnight.
Replacing fiberglass shower floor. Fiberglass shower walls since the shower pan is installed before the fiberglass surround and shower walls with the shower walls overlapping the edge of the pan removing the pan alone requires extra work. Use a utility knife to cut a seam along all drywall fiberglass intersections. If you are installing a new fiberglass or other molded type shower pan of various material and manufacturers it s important to properly support the base. Step 6 use sandpaper.
Mating tile walls with a fiberglass or acrylic shower pan is not only possible but it is a common practice. Matching your tiles will be the problem though in most cases. Remove the accessories first shower head faucet heads etc with a screwdriver wrench and set them aside to reuse later. Turn off the bathroom s water source.
In most cases replacing the walls along with the pan is the best method. Remove plumbing fixtures such as valve handles and the showerhead. The first step to replacing the shower pan is exposing the flange that is attached to the wall studs. Can fiberglass or acrylic match with tile.
No point in tearing out entire shower when it fails the issue is almost always just the pan. Tile s beauty acrylic fiberglass practicality. As we probably already know fiberglass showers most known weakness is eventual cracking in the floor of your shower. Started shooting the video after shower was gone but basic fiberglass shower was here removed it installed pan tile and vanity toilet.
Use a pry bar to loosen and then. Remove the fiberglass shower surround. Unless you luck out and your fiberglass shower panels are screwed onto. At about a foot off the floor cut into a grout line with a dry cut off saw.
To help eliminate that we always set the pans in a mortar base. Doing so can save you money on tile work plus this system has functional value because it gives you the best of both worlds. Ensure that the fiberglass filler is level with the floor surface of your shower.