Replacing Shower Pan Tile Floor

No point in tearing out entire shower when it fails the issue is almost always just the pan.

Replacing shower pan tile floor.

If your shower has a shower pan replacing just the pan is possible but not always advisable. Remove the tile adhesive by applying paint remover and scrubbing with a scrub brush. This may result in cracked tile. Pipe a bead of caulk to seal.

The point of having a shower pan is one part versatility and one part convenience. Once you have removed all of the tiles check the base floor of your shower for any tile adhesives. Leave the grout to cure for 24 hours. Matching your tiles will be the problem though in most cases.

The only other option will be full relining. Place low tack masking tape 1 8 inch up from the bottom edge of the shower wall and 1 8 inch in from the edge of the floor. With over 10 years of experience he specializes in bathroom and kitchen renovations. If you tile the floor first you may accidentally damage the new floor by dropping things on it.

If you prefer doing the shower floor first you can avoid accidental accidents by covering the new floor. However professional tilers will disagree with this. Shower pans are made to work with fiberglass shower surrounds and tiled walls. Make sure that the base floor surface is even and free of any stubborn tile adhesives as a smooth surface is essential to the proper adhesion of the new tiles.

Is it possible to have someone rip out the tiled floor and replace it with a fiberglass plastic shower base pan. Reputable tile contractor will know what needs to be done in cases like that. You will also need to remove the bottom row of tile on the. Fiberglass repair kits can be used to make spot repairs but they will be noticeable.

That is how usually this being done you remove 1 2 rows of tile replace the floor and put the same tile if you can find it if not you use something else and create a border along the bottom. They fit on the floor inside the shower and act like a tub keeping water off the floor. Or difficult to remove mortar drops when tiling the wall. I just want to replace the floor with a fiberglass shower base pan as it s much easier to maintain and clean.