How To Make A Shower Floor Out Of Concrete

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How to make a shower floor out of concrete.

The key feature of a shower by j m lifestyles jeff kudrick randolph n j is a glass door that slides on a track like a barn door. Experience is the best teacher so here are several examples. Step 5 the concrete mixture can be stirred by hand with a masonry tool or shovel or with the use of a paddle bit attached to a power drill. The height of the concrete should gently slope from 2 1 2 around the outside of the form to 1 1 4 near the drain.

Https youtu be d2kogdwif5a to get this shower floor drain and other supplies go. When working with the wet concrete strike it gently with the flat side of the trowel to help bring the moisture to the surface and smooth out the concrete. Lay a large sheet of tar paper on the entire floor of your shower pan and smooth it out as flat as possible. The drain can be anywhere on the pan as long as we slope the concrete for proper drainage.

Drive a nail into the floor every 8 12 inches 20 30 cm so the tar paper stays in place. Slip resistance is crucial for tubs and shower floors so adding a grit or roughing up the surface is an important last step. Pour the concrete and spread it out with a trowel. Continue mixing until all clumps are eliminated.