Tile Redi
– Installation Guide
To help guide you through the shower pan installation process, we have provided the following Installation Guide,
which is intended to provide an easy to follow step by step process for the installation of your Tile Redi shower pan,
whether you are a professional or a first time novice. In connection with your shower base and shower project,
please comply with the recommendations and standards established for such projects from time to time by the Tile
Council of North America, Inc.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION FOR SHOWER PAN WITH PVC OR ABS DRAIN
1.
Frame out shower stall area to shower pan dimensions.
2.
Sweep out any debris from sub floor.
3.
Test fit shower pan drain housing into subfloor bore hole.
4.
Make sure the shower pan is aligned properly and fits snuggly against the shower frame studs on all sides.
5.
This step depends on whether there is access to the drain connection from below the subfloor.
1.
If there is access from the subfloor below,
then cut a section of drain pipe (PVC or ABS, as
applicable to the type of drain) which is long enough to extend below the subfloor and easily make
a connection to the waste water pipe.
2.
If there is no access from the subfloor below
, then make sure the drain pipe stubbed up from the
subfloor is adjusted to a height sufficient to fit properly into the shower pan drain connection.
6.
Turn the shower pan over so that you can view the ribs on the bottom side. The ribs need to be filled with
mortar, though the ribs under the curb/threshold only require 1½ in of mortar. Please estimate the amount
of mortar need to fill the ribs, which usually will range from ½ inch in the shallower portion of the ribs, and
up to 2 inches in the deeper portions of the ribs. Put down a mortar bed on the entire frame in subfloor to
the edge of the bore hole, being sure that any unevenness in the subfloor is leveled and the ribs are
appropriately filled as described above to prevent any deflection in the shower pan. The following setting
materials have worked well with Tile Redi shower bases: Laticrete 255 Multimax; laticrete 4-XLT; and
Quickrete Mortar Mix 1102
7.
Brush drain adhesive (PVC or ABS as applicable) inside the drain connection located at the bottom of the
drain which is integrated into the shower pan, set the shower pan carefully into the mortar bed and the drain
housing in the bore hole and:
1.
If there is access from the subfloor below
and you followed step 5.1. above, then brush PVC or
ABS adhesive on the outside of the cut drain pipe and quickly insert into drain connection, and
then be sure the drain pipe extends far enough below the subfloor so it can be conveniently
connected to the waste water pipe following the installation.
2.
If there is no access from the subfloor below
and you followed step 5.2. above, then brush PVC
or ABS adhesive on the drain pipe stubbed up from the subfloor, then quickly insert the stubbed
up drain pipe properly into the shower pan drain.
8.
Firmly press the Tile Redi shower pan into place, making sure there is a good seal between the curb and the
subfloor. Important: DO NOT STEP INTO THE SHOWER PAN ONCE IT IS PLACED IN THE
MORTAR BASE UNTIL THE MORTAR HAS CURED, BECAUSE IT MAY CREATE VOIDS IN THE
RIBS AND IMPACT THE LEVEL OF THE SHOWER PAN, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
9.
Make sure that the curb and each splash wall is level for proper drainage.
10.
Install the shower backer board and water proofing in accordance with the standards established by the Tile
Council of North America, Inc.
11.
Seal and waterproof joint between backer board and the Tile Redi splash walls.
12.
Adjust the height of the drain as necessary to accommodate the ceramic tile or marble.
13.
Mix the approved Laticrete 300 epoxy or other approved epoxy stone adhesive and trowel the epoxy to
shower pan using a 1/8 inch trowel and set tiles directly in epoxy.
14.
Tile the rest of the shower.
