Pre drill holes through the shower pan rim at the marked locations.
Replace 2nd floor shower pan.
Set new acrylic shower pan on floor and check its fit against the studs.
Saw through drainpipe connected to old shower pan.
Mark the outline of the shower pan on the subfloor using pencil or a chalk line.
This old house plumbing and heating contractor richard trethewey installs a new waterproof shower floor.
No point in tearing out entire shower when it fails the issue is almost always just the pan.
The first step is to demo the wall tile which will probably have d.
In this video house flipping brothers dave and rich show you how to remove a shower pan.
They fit on the floor inside the shower and act like a tub keeping water off the floor.
If your shower has a shower pan replacing just the pan is possible but not always advisable.
Cut old acrylic shower surround with a reciprocating saw and remove the surround.
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Shower pans are made to work with fiberglass shower surrounds and tiled walls.
Matching your tiles will be the problem though in most cases.
Mark the center of each wall stud on the shower pan rim.
Steps to replacing a shower pan.
You will later screw the shower pan into the.