How to install a hot mop shower pan

Many sites out there will tell you how to install a shower pan. They recommend you install a pre fabricated shower liner. This type of shower liner is typically inferior to a hot mop shower pan. You might want to be more concerned about how to build a shower pan. Imagine the concept of a cheap prefabricated option vs. a custom shower pan that is built to last. When you are waterproofing a tile shower using the hot mop method and you are thinking about building a shower pan, it is important to follow these steps:

3 layers of hot tar and 15lb perforated felt

How to Build a Shower Pan - Step One:

The pan must be constructed of 3 layers of hot tar and 15lb perforated felt.
Pre-pitched shower pan slope with motar mix

How to Build a Shower Pan - Step Two:

Shower pan must be pre-pitched ¼” slope per foot using mortar mix cement
2 piece hot mop shower drain

How to Build a Shower Pan - Step Three:

Use a two piece shower drain with a water test stopper in place
2x10 blocking agains shower pan wall studs

How to Build a Shower Pan - Step Four:

2x10 blocking should be used against the wall studs
fiberglass reinforced shower pan corners

How to Build a Shower Pan - Step Five:

Corners must be reinforced with fiberglass
Shower pan extends 3 inches above dam height

How to Build a Shower Pan - Step Six:

The shower pan must extend 3” above the dam height

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