14. A solid wood floor adhesive or 100% silicone
adhesive will be used to “glue” the bottom side of
the shower pan to the sub floor. The following steps
will detail the appropriate steps to accomplish this.
15. Clean the sub-floor thoroughly, wiping away
all lose debris. Wipe up any moisture. Never use
adhesive on a dirty or damp surface.
16. To secure the shower pan to the floor a solid
wood floor adhesive must be applied to the entire
sub floor area where the shower pan will rest, 3/8"
thick and 3" apart.
Using a 1/2" notched trowel, apply adhesive evenly
over the pan contact area. Bring the adhesive up
to the threshold pencil mark and also make sure the
adhesive will be in contact with the back side of the
pan. The long edge of the trowel may be needed to
get the adhesive to the far back of the contact area
where the pan is resting against the framing studs in a
vertical position. (Pan not shown in Figures 13
A and B).
After the adhesive is troweled over the sub floor, use
a spatula to wipe the adhesive over the entire area
where the pan will sit. The exception will be the drain
box area. This area will be filled with thin-set non
shrink mortar. Do not fill this area above the floor line
and do not spill any of this thin-set material onto the
contact adhesive. See Figure 13B
Non shrink thin-set mortar can be purchased at any
local home improvement store. Please follow the
mixing directions on the bag.
In this step, apply the adhesive to the flat floor area
and fill the boxed area around the drain pipe with
the Thin-Set mortar.
17. After the adhesive and thin-set materials are in
place, rotate the pan back into place for installation.
(Hint) In order to reach the pan without stepping on
the adhesive, place a short piece of wood over the
drain area. Use this to step on to remove the 2 x 4
that is holding the pan against the back framing.
See
Figure 15
NOTE:
The working life of the flooring adhesive is
roughly one hour. (Refer to the label on the adhesive
for actual working time). After step 16 is complete,
the entire installation process though step 23 must
continue. If for any reason the installation cannot be
completed within the working time of the adhesive,
after step 16, jump ahead to step 23.
Non shrink thin-set mortar can be purchased at Lowes or
The Home Depot. Please follow the mixing directions on the
bag.
In this step, apply the adhesive to the flat floor area and fill
the boxed area around the drain pipe with the Thin-Set
mortar.
After the adhesive is troweled over the sub floor, use a
spatula to wipe the adhesive over the entire area where the
pan will sit.
The exception will be the drain box area. This area will be
filled with thin-set non shrink mortar. Do not fill this area
above the floor line and do not spill any of this thin-set
material onto the contact adhesive.
(See Figure 13B.)
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14.
A solid wood floor adhesive will be used to “glue” the
bottom side of the shower pan to the sub floor.
The following steps will detail the appropriate steps to
accomplish this.
NOTE: Models 4836 SH and 6030 SH are not glued as described
above. The models must have the bottom supported by shims
placed under the leveling legs at the underside of the pan.
This step is described on Page 5 Step 8.
15.
Clean the sub-floor thoroughly, wiping away all lose debris.
Wipe up any moisture. Never use adhesive on a dirty or
If installing these models, the following instructions refering to
adhesive do not apply.
16.
Now secure the pan in the upright position to the back framing.
Use a piece of scrap 2 x 4 lumber to temporarily secure it. See
the example in Figure 12.
Figure 12
To secure the shower pan to the floor a solid wood
floor adhesive must be applied to the entire sub floor
area where the shower pan will rest.
Using a 1/2” notched trowel, apply adhesive evenly over the
pan contact area. Bring the adhesive up to the threshold
pencil mark and also make sure the adhesive will be in
contact with the back side of the pan. The long edge of the
trowel may be needed to get the adhesive to the far back of
the contact area where the pan is resting against the framing
studs in a vertical position.
(Pan not shown in Figures 13 A and B).
Figure 13A
Figure 13B
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