Mortar Under Shower Tray Pan Plastic Roofing Felt

Should the roofing felt overlap itself at the seams and by how much.

Mortar under shower tray pan plastic roofing felt.

Should the roofing felt get tucked behind my shower pan. Install a dam inside the drain hole. Apply pressure at various points across the surface to press it into the mortar. The mortar should be about 1 inch thick.

The fins on the bottom of the shower base will embed in the mortar creating a very rigid shower floor that won t flex when you walk on it. Install a drain dam inside the drain pipe or drain hole to prevent mortar from falling through it. 30lb felt under bath tubs and insulation yes i do i use the 30lb felt and damp mortar in piles. If you have a continuous bed of mortar it may not lower all the way the tub nowhere for the mortar to spread because it is just a damp mix.

If you use mortar it is mixed first. Use a trowel or cement mixer to properly mix the mortar and keep it soft until you are ready to spread it. Mix a bag of mortar and spread it over the area where the shower base will sit. Set the acrylic shower pan in place on top of the mortar.

The reason for piles is so you may lower the tub and it should be able to squish down. The reason it goes in rough is so that the pan can squish it out to conform. I played with an open box lasco shower base at hd last night and the threshold is very rigid so that may not be the worry i was afraid it might be. Darn it i wish i felt confident about doing a leak proof mortar bed pan myself.

Mix mortar in a 5 gallon bucket. If the base is not level and cannot be leveled using shims mortar is recommended. Terry oct 8 2013. Bedded mortar is traditionally poured before the shower base is installed.

Am i right here. Sound deadening the threshold would still be desirable though. I know when i hang my durock to leave 1 2 or 1 between the pan and the durock that i will fill with silicone so that the durock doesn t wick the moisture into the walls. Spread mortar over the installation area with a trowel.

It may be possible to fill the space between your subfloor and shower base with mortar however if you can gain access to. Remove the shower base and install a mortar bed if necessary. Use the level to help guide you in your application of.