| Learn how to build a shower base and the rest is | | | | see from the shower floor. The other is buried down |
| easy. Traditional masonry construction still beats more | | | | in the mortar of the floor. That's the one that |
| modern shower construction methods ii several ways. | | | | catches the water that makes it to the membrane. It |
| Get it right though or you have a terrible expensive | | | | is a two layer drain and that's key to a waterproof |
| mess. Here are 5 tips for understanding the basics. | | | | floor. |
| 1. Shower pan liner membrane. | | | | 4. Mortar basics. |
| Shower floors leak because the grout isn't | | | | Most of the floor you make with mud. That is called |
| waterproof and many tiles aren't either. It is a must | | | | deck mud as well as several other terms. Make it |
| to build in a waterproof barrier or you really don't | | | | with just sand, portland cement and water. It just |
| have a shower pan. The really waterproof part of | | | | takes the right proportions of each. Curb mud is |
| the floor is one layer built into the masonry. That is a | | | | different, but all the floor mud is the same. |
| vinyl sheet and the water stops there. | | | | 5. Walls too. |
| 2. Slope the base. | | | | Since it's wet everywhere, showers need help on |
| The base means the first masonry layer. One layer | | | | walls too. That's why it's so important to make a |
| goes down and over that goes the membrane. Over | | | | barrier behind tile walls too. A waterproof liner keeps |
| the membrane goes the top masonry layer. It is vital | | | | moisture from moving into the walls. Liner is a must |
| to slope the base layer to help the liner move the | | | | and so is using the right material for backing for the |
| water toward the drain. Leave the liner flat and you | | | | tile. |
| just created a pool for mold and mildew to grow and | | | | Learning how to build a shower base means |
| fill the shower base with goo. | | | | understanding each layer. Each is simple, but layers |
| 3. All drains aren't the same. | | | | must be there or leaks are sure to follow. |
| Tile shower drains work on two layers. One layer you | | | | |