Building a Shower Floor From Scratch - Part 2 of 2 - With Shower Pan Membrane
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Many people are pretty skilled at doing their own tile setting. Where they may need some help is when it comes to building a shower floor. Without some experience in doing specifically that, most people will never have picked up the skills needed to successfully build their own shower floor. This video completes the process with installing the shower pan through setting the floor tile. All that is needed is the effort and patience to tackle the challenge on your own. I'm not saying it's easy but you will have achieved something when you have completed it. Good luck! - Jak na to + styl
This guy... The way he delivers the cold hard information is like you're drinking from the garden hose, and yet somehow he's dry as a martini while doing it. Bravo Sir!
I love your kind old timer instruction and life lessons you gift here!! And normally I don’t like side talk or stories! Felt like my dad was teaching me! Thank you for your knowledge my friend ❤️
Such a nice comment, Katie. Thanks so much! I'm glad you watched and thanks for your tender thoughts. Hope your dad is still around!
Was going to look for a movie on Netflix, Amazon Prime or Disney+ tonight. Glad I found your video instead.
Glad you found it too, Blair! Hope you find a good use for the info in the video! Thanks for watching!
I think it would be wonderful to be able to spend a year apprenticing with this guy.
Anyone wanting to learn the proper way to installing a complete tiled shower would do well to follow in this gentleman’s expert teaching and advice..Thumbs up
Thanks for watching, Frank, and I appreciate your kind comments!
This is by far still the best instructional video! Detailed with straight to the point information. Excellent job.
Thanks for your kind comment, Eric! I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment!
We just learned tonight that we have a leak in our shower pan. The house is just shy of 20 years old so we aren't surprised to find the leak. I've been going through numerous videos, trying to learn the best way to handle this job as I've never installed a shower pan but I love the idea of a mortar shower pan rather than buying a fiberglass floor. Of all the videos I have watched tonight, and I've watched a few already, your videos have not only been the most informative but the most interesting and the best to draw a person in. Thank you so much for making these videos. Looking forward to watching more videos and learning more as I continue to do other projects throughout our house. Thank you so much for that!
Thanks so much for your kind comments, Keith! You sound like one of those folks that is going to actually take the plunge and try to do this on your own! If so, you'll definitely learn a lot and improve on lots of skills that will help you in other projects you do around your house. The nice thing about doing the mortar shower pans is that you don't really spend a lot of money to buy materials to do it. It is a lot of labor and that's what you pay for if you have someone else do it for you. I regularly have people letting me know that they are taking on the challenge of doing their own shower floors and a number of them have followed up with other questions and then ultimately sent me pictures of their finished projects. Anyway, good luck if your planning to take that on! I also did a couple of updated videos recently about building a corner shower along the same premise and approach to this series of videos. So, check them out to get a little different perspective on building these types of floors as well! Good luck and thanks for watching!
I love your videos! Nothing better than a Southern gentleman teaching you home improvement especially with that voice and father-like tone.
Thanks so much for your kind comment, Anton! I appreciate you watching!
Rusty Dobbs You’re welcome! And thank you for the videos
Tks man. I'm not an construction worker but my wife and I are making our own home!!! this video solve all my doubts about the shower.... I owe u one...
I love your story about this guy, who trained you...
Thanks, Ivan! Yes, we came to an understanding that day and he taught me a lot about a number of trades after that.
Thank you for this incredibly informative video on shower floor installation
5:21 - Absolutely agree with that statement.
I also believe that if you think you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room.
There is always something new to learn, even if you think you know everything.
Yep, that's a great way to summarize the whole point, John! Can't lose with that perspective!
well delivered sir. this is the no BS video i was looking for.
Glad it was helpful, Nathan! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for an outstanding instructional and informative video. Best I've seen yet on doing dry pack.
EXCELLENT! I've been helping friends throughout my life doing all sorts of floors and this is one video I wish I would have had to show them. Great detail along with a few "trade secrets" that make it A++.
Thanks, Dottie! I'm like you and have been helping people throughout my life to do projects themselves. Glad CZcams came along to make that easier! Thanks for watching and for your comment!
Absolutely amazing videos on shower floor installation!! Cleared up all the questions I had, thank you so much!
Thanks so much for watching, Ben, and I’m glad you found the videos helpful!
I really like the way you explain. It takes away uncertainty about doing a job. Thank you for the video.
Thanks for your comment, Oowee! Glad the information was helpful.
Thanks for sharing your story about the old tile setter. "It's too wet" and started kicking buckets. Classic!
Thanks for the comment, Leroy! Sounds like that type of story is not unfamiliar to you either!
@@RustyDobbs I've definitely been put through the paces in my early days in construction.
This was the most informative video or tutorial I have seen. Thank you so much!!!
Thanks, Briah! I appreciate you watching and for your kind comment!
Absolute best how to video on shower floor pans. Thankyou, I feel confident in doing myself now.
Good luck Nick and thanks for your comment!
I really like the way you think! This is exactly what I try to teach my kids! You are an excellent at explaining your job! Again your video has been the only video to grab my attention and KEEP my attention. It shows that you enjoy what you do, and to me, when someone enjoys what they do, they're the very best people to learn from because you are VERY thorough. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks again for your kind comments, ASAP! Keep teaching your kids the good stuff! Glad I didn't put you to sleep!
Best instructional video I have ever watched. Loved your story about learning from those who have learned a trade. Have experienced that myself while learning the electrical trade years ago. Thank you for sharing your own skills, feel like I might be able to do this. Great Job.
Thanks so much for you comment, Clark G! People like us are fortunate to have had skilled folks ahead of us who were willing to teach us what we needed to know. This is one of those things that you get better at the more you do it... just like wiring a house! Feel free to shoot me questions if you run into something you want some feedback on.
Enjoyed the way you explain things. Felt like I was listening to a story that I never wanted to end. Thanks a million
Thanks for watching and for the kind comment, Fidel!
Thank you so much Sir, for the very detailed instructions. I feel so much more ready now to tackle my first shower floor project.
Thanks so much, Sakiasi! Good luck with your shower floor and thanks for watching! Let me know how it turns out!
Great video Mr. Dobbs. I had a similar experience working with some ready-to-retire electricians when I was "a kid". And like you, I set myself apart from the other "helpers" by having a good attitude even when corrected by them and showing a true, earnest interest in learning. They respected that tremendously and took me under their wing and I learned so much. Anyway, thanks for your time and effort. As side note: Later in life, as a seasoned electrician, the different trades would often go to each other during lunch, etc. to ask advice of each other. I learned enough to do my own plumbing, sheetrocking, tile work, etc. by watching and talking to others - much like watching your video.
Great comment, ruff xm! Thanks for watching, too! You and I had the same experience with learning the basics of other trades. For a number of years when I was younger, I did a lot of new construction and was with many of the same finish tradesmen on many different jobs, so we got to know each other well. I learned to build cabinets, paint, tape and texture, shoot lacquer, run trim, hang doors... pretty much anything related to finish work. I started out in construction as a plumber's helper so have always had a good foundation in the basics of that. The only thing that took me a while to build some confidence in was electrical work! Seemed pretty mysterious to me! Still have an electrician friend I call on routinely to help me out or take over completely about half the time. I know my limitations! Thanks again for sharing your experience! You and I are very fortunate! I hope a lot of young people are having opportunities like we had, but I don't think that is happening to the level that it probably should.
Appreciate you showing your method and taking the time to teach us how to float a shower, most of all sharing your experience in learning how to mix the Consistency as a young man. 👍👌
Thanks for the comment, Fili! Yes, the story about my first drypack mixing experience was over 40 years ago, but I still remember all the details. The fellow's name was Dick Casey and he taught me a lot about a lot of things. Once we got each other figured out, we got along great! When finishing that shower, I was learning to grout as well and was working on the ceiling while Dick was working on the shower step. I accidentally dropped a glob of wet white grout that landed right on the back of Dick's head! He looked at me, then broke into a big grin. He was much more 'bark' than 'bite'.
Excellent video, clear straight to the point and very helpful for practical purposes as well as writing up a Scope of Work for a bathroom. Thank you!
Glad you found it helpful, Susan! Good luck with your project!
I watched part 1 and 2. I must say, they are two of the absolute best instructional videos I have watched. Great job on the narration as well. Very clear and simplified... I would have liked to see a bit more of the shower pan install; how to keep it tight in the corners specifically...I understand it's not possible to include every detail. By no means did it take away from the quality of video or instructions. I will definitely be watching more of your videos. Thank you.
Thanks so much for you kind comment, Monte! I appreciate you taking the time to watch! Yeah, the corners can get a little tricky when trying to tuck in the shower pans so that they don't bulge out and impact the line of the walls when installing the Hardiebacker. If there is a trick to it, it would be that I take a saw, typically what I call a multitool and knotch the studs in the corners about 1/8" to 1/4" where the shower pan is going to come in contact with them. That helps a lot! Then pretend you are wrapping a gift when it comes to creatively folding the pan into the corners! Thanks again for watching!
I have never enjoyed an instructional video as much as I loved watching this. Thank you so much! I am going to build a custom tiny house and I'm trying to learn as much as I can.
Thanks so much for your kind comment, Jaklynn! Good for you on the plans for your tiny house and keep learning. I hope it all goes well for you. Sounds like you have the drive to get it done! Learning all you can about the various trades and approaches to doing things will benefit you greatly. No better way to get exposed to a lot in a short period of time than by building a tiny home! Best of luck!
Great video by a seasoned pro. Perfect for me, thank you!
Thanks Neil for your comment! I'm glad the videos were helpful and I appreciate you watching!
You are absolutely right about learning from the masters!
They are the best source of information out there...book can't teach what they do.
So true, Gregory! All the guys I learned trades from are mostly all gone now and a lot of construction knowledge and tricks along with them. Fortunately, I got to work around several builders and their carpenters in Texas for a few years when I was a youngster and they set me on a path to always be able to make a living with my hands. Invaluable for me throughout my life!
This is EXACTLY what I hoped it would be. Someone who knows what they're doing, AND is a great teacher! Bloody well done and Thanks!
Thanks so much for your kind words, celtenator! I appreciate you taking the time to comment!
Thank so much for your video! You are the ONLY one I found that included complete instructions on going from shower pan liner to tile. Also, the only one to tile the shower floor FIRST, which is very important to prevent moisture absorbing up the wall. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks so much for your comment, Dawn! It seems like the sensible thing to do to run the grouted tile all the way under the wall board for a bunch of reasons including the one you mentioned. Glad you agree! I'll soon be doing another shower floor video of a corner shower with two glass panels and a glass door in between on a 45 degree angle. Building the step and floor later this week. Should be interesting! Thanks again for watching and I'm glad you found the videos helpful!
Thank you for the video...especially the part about how to deal with the curb. So many times the liner gets nailed through and then a dab of silicone put over the nail heads and that's expected to be water tight. It's a disaster waiting to happen and you illustrate very well how to deal with the curb without nailing through it. Thanks again!
Thanks for watching and for the comment, Eric! And, yes, you are right that often it is amazing how installers treat the liners. A little common sense goes a long way in helping to make a shower floor last a long time. I am just finishing a shower floor and will have videos of, that is a corner shower with the curb three sided and each side roughly 34". Interesting build incorporating the liner into the curb and then forming and pouring a concrete cap over all of it. That should be out in a few weeks.
Thank you so much for this! I'm getting ready to finish up the final part of our remodel which is the master bath shower we want. I'm not a pro, but I'm a decent DIY'er. I had a small hardwood flooring business taught to me by a dear friend before I joined the corporate world. I enjoy the challenges and satisfaction of learning about a new trade so I figured I would give our custom shower a shot. I have been doing a lot of research about the different processes and systems for shower pans, and I'll tell you what; there are so many options and opinions out there, and my head was spinning until I found your channel. I got caught up in the foam shower pans and systems, went down the rabbit hole, spent too many hours researching those products, and found the process intriguing, but I didn't feel comfortable with foam being the base of my project the more I learned. So, I started looking for traditional and proven methods and ran across your video. I wish I had found it about 30 CZcams viewing hours ago. I will be using the lesson I learned from watching you to complete our project. We are truly grateful for you sharing this.
Hey, JC! Thanks for watching! Yeah, the ‘old school’ ways do work fine. The biggest challenge is learning to work with dry pack and it is something that just takes doing it a few times to get a feel for. You sound like you have the background to pick it up quickly, but I regularly forewarn people that their second shower floor will turn out better than their first! But really, building a shower floor is one of the more satisfying things I have done in construction. If you haven’t seen it, you may want to check out a more recent video series of mine on Building a Corner Shower Floor From Scratch. I do some things a little differently on the curb particularly which is also works well.
I did one foam shower base kind of out of necessity that I did a video on as well. It worked out fine but was a real pain. I followed the manufacturers recommendations to a tee to make sure I had the lifetime warranty. You really need to use their recommended thinset which is expensive, has a short working life and is a nightmare to work with and to get off tools, tile surfaces, clothes and anything else but it dries incredibly hard which is what I think makes it work with the foam base. I’m guessing lots of installers use regular thinset which I would think would lead to problems after a few years. Anyway, I think they can make a good shower, but I don’t think it saved me any time because of the difficulty working with the thinset. Good luck with your project! I bet it will come out well!
Absolutely appreciate the videos.
Me and my father inlaw are going to tackle converting and bathtub into a shower.
This was definitely very helpful!!
Thanks, Rick! I'm glad you found them helpful! This is just like anything you are learning to do for the first time. After you have done a few, lots of things start to make sense and it gets easier! Take it a step at a time and let me know if you have questions!
Lovely job by someone who was taught to care about what you are doing. I am a seasoned electrician who has youngsters working with him. It's either right or it won't do. One look from me and they know it's not right, maybe like the old feller who taught you. But always in a respectfull way (the look from me) as I was an apprentice myself.
That story was epic. Whoa!
YOU SIR ARE A MAESTRO! particularly liked the brick vs wood step, and the meticulous detail you placed on setting the tile down, learned alot for my upcoming DIY shower in basement, THANK YOU!
Thanks for the comment, hardkore360. Yep, it only takes seeing what happens to a wood step when water gets to it over time to make you a believer in building brick steps. Good luck with your project!
Rusty Dobbs Definitely a believer now, im currently at battle with an existing clay pipe covered in cement which I will need to cut into to add my new PVC pipe for the shower drain... DID NOT anticipate this as seeing other videos where the pipe is clean and ready to cut
You have taught me well. Thank you so very much!
Great Ronald! I'm glad you found the videos helpful! Happy shower floor building and thanks for the comment!
Great video thanks for breaking down the steps in easy to understand terms. I wrote down some notes from your video I hope I get to use some things you taught me
Thanks, Big Daddy! I'm glad you found the information helpful and I appreciate you watching!
Best video I've seen.. you gave a thorough instruction on how to pour your pan all the way to your finishing the tile...thank you very much
Thanks so much, Lance! I'm glad you enjoyed the videos and I appreciate you watching!
Thanks for all the good info here. I sent out an email with a question concerning my current project. Awesome content !
Abilene Texas here. I'm doing a makeover on the wife's shower, little bigger, seat for her and your video is great info. Thank you Sir for sharing your skills.
Hello, Abilene! Thanks for the comment, James and great to hear from you. I was working my way through college at Hardin Simmons when I went to work for Casey Tile and Supply out on the loop during one summer. Was able to branch off on my own and worked for one active builder for several years before moving to New Mexico. He had multiple homes going all the time primarily in the Fairway Oaks subdivision and golf course that I think is now the Abilene Country Club main course. I did all his tile, vinyl flooring, countertops and wood flooring, so he kept me busy! He was a great guy named Noel Smith and in addition to being a mechanical genius, he taught me more about various building trades than I could have ever hoped to have learned any other way. Still have a deep fondness for Abilene... great town!
one of the best vids I've seen...on ANY topic! Just the right amount of info. Great camera work. I especially appreciated the story about the old guy he worked for that summer. His good listening opened the doors to a rewarding career. So many kids waste $$ and time on college when they could learn a rewarding trade and be happy.....like ME!
I think these days more than ever before, younger folks should give some thought to learning a trade, Briggs, for some of the reasons you mention and others. You are alluding to the satisfaction you get from being able to work with your hands and afterwards to stand back and look at what you have created. Doing that is something that has always made me happy too… like you!
People who can work with their hands are more in demand than ever in my lifetime. I did go the college route and while it opened some doors for me at times, I always returned to the trades. In my case, being able to earn a living with my hands gave me the flexibility to make career changes in order to not get stuck in a job that I didn’t want to do because I had no other choice. I’m retired now, making CZcams videos on the side, but my business cards list my title as “Carpenter”. I think you understand when I say it doesn’t get much better than that. Thanks for watching and for your kind comments.
nice work. You're patient and meticulous! Well narrated as well. Thank you!
Thanks for watching, Mike, and I appreciate the comment!
You are passionate about your work! Thank you this was super helpful!
Great craig! Thanks for the comment and for watching!
Congratulations, fewer people complained about your video than any other one I have watched. You must be doing it correctly. Thank you.
Thanks, Mark! Maybe mixing and carrying in my own mud buys me some 'goodwill'. But not with everyone!
Now this is a video to watch the way a shower pan should be done bravo!
Hey, thanks, KN! I appreciate you watching and thanks for the encouragement!
your videos are really so good and thought out as you share the little details that make the difference. thank you for sharing your knowledge
Thank you, Rodney! I appreciate you watching and am glad you found the videos helpful!
Amen brother, I still remember my retiree lead plasterer shouting at me(the newbie) about the mud being too wet.ah
Great tutorial, this will help add skills to the tile experience I have.
Glad you found this helpful, John! Yeah, the only way I learned how to do the stuff I make videos about is because someone was willing to show me... long before the days of CZcams, I might add! Thanks for the comment!
Great instructional videos. Thanks. We’ll be doing this in a large walk in show this spring.
Have fun! Yeah, larger showers can be fun! Get ready for a great workout and maybe teach someone to mix the dry pack for you in order to keep it coming as you are ready for more. It is best if you can keep the workflow moving with each drypack layer so that you complete each layer in a single pass without the mix drying out too much as you work. I rarely do shower floors anymore, but it was always one of the more satisfying tasks I have done in construction!
fantastic video i appreciate it! have a huge project in which i intend to do this to my entire bathroom effectively converting the whole room into the shower pan.
Sounds like a big job, Lost! I have done a few like that over time and was glad when I was done. Have to work fast and precisely! Good luck and thanks for the comment!
Thank you for this info out of all the videos out there I'm using yours to do my project
Thanks, Sam! Good luck with your shower floor! Obviously, this is something you get better at the more you do it, but it really is a process that can give you good results if you just take your time and follow the steps. The best part is that if you have a problem and need to try again, the cost of the materials is so reasonable that it doesn't break the bank account! Hope you have good success with your project!
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. Great detailed video btw. God bless!!
Thanks for watching, Hacking, and I appreciate your comment!
Thank you very much, you have given me the confidence to build my own shower!
Good luck with the project, Poodlelord! Obviously this is something you get better at the more you do it, but the steps are pretty straightforward. It's certainly a job you will get a lot of satisfaction from tackling!
Thank you for your expertise, I wondered about how high for the tile , loved the notched stick idea
Thanks for watching, Suncoast! Yeah, the notched stick makes getting it right a lot easier!
Great delivery of instruction. I understood more about the different steps in building a shower pan. Thanks
Glad you found it helpful, Valarie! Thanks for watching and for your comments!
Very nice video. Very informative. The gravel in the weep holes is the only thing I do differently. keep up the great work.
Thanks T Fries! I appreciate you checking out the videos and for commenting!
Excellent job and tutorial.
I was just watching a video this morning on how tile setters installed the wall boards right down into the drypak.. also the durock on the curb step was down into the drypak. Eventually the water had wicked right up into the walboards and completely over the curb and out onto the bathroom subflooring which completely ruined the ply subflooring. Completely shower pan failure breakdown 101. Sey the entire floor and grout it before you install any wall boards. And leave a half inch gap up off the tile floor also.
Same way and reason you do it when hanging sheet rock. No wicking..
Yes sir you were definitely taught the right way from the masters..
Thanks for teaching us the right way to do it.
Thank you, Tom! Yeah, a lot of this seems like common sense like setting and grouting the floor tile before installing wallboard. But, it takes more time to do it that way so that's probably the explanation for a lot of those things we run across in real world situations. I'm sometimes surprised to see installations that were done by tile setters who obviously were pretty skilled at setting tile, but did things behind the tile that made no sense, so the only thing to conclude is that they were in a hurry to get finished. I appreciate you watching and your comment!
Awesome job!! thank you for your time!
Glad to do it, Derek, and I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Here I am again referring back to your shower pan videos! The last time I used your advice worked out so beautifully! Thank you so much!!!
Nice to hear from you, Lauren! I'm glad you think of shower pans and I instantly come to mind!🙂 I appreciate you watching and your comments!
@@RustyDobbsyes you are the best teacher! I maybe do two shower pans a year and I always come back to your instruction. Thank you so much!!
Priceless watching a master craftsman work! Just about every other video only show how to do this with latest gimmick product and a $$$$ laser level, etc. Using the bottom wall plate just makes so much sense and temporarily sitting the boards in the mud in the next step as guide well. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks, Jason, and I appreciate your kind comments and your watching the videos! I have been very fortunate to have worked with some great guys in the past who were also really skilled at a number of trades and they were all more than willing to share their knowledge with me. I enjoy passing that on now through CZcams videos.
Love to watch a craftsman at work. So humble and instructive.
Thanks so much for your kind comments, Craig. I'm glad you find the videos helpful and I appreciate you watching!
Excellent video. "Learn everything you can" is also excellent advice.
Thanks, Hayden! I appreciate you watching and am glad you share the same attitude about learning everything you can from people who know more than we do!
Awesome video's Rusty. This was very helpful and encouraging that I can do my first shower floor.
Great, Darcy! I appreciate your comments! Good luck with your first! Just like with anything, you get better at working with your hands the more you work at things.
wonderful advice about tiling and life, thanks.
Thanks, John! I appreciate you watching and your comment. Seems the older we get, those life lessons have more meaning!
You are awesome! These videos were very helpful!
Thanks Hanna! Glad you got the info you needed!
Thank you for your patience and taking the time to teach us sir.
Happy to do it, Hugo! I appreciate you watching!
I am sixty years old and 35 years old in the trade. Having made mistakes in the past it is comforting to find someone who teach you how to do things right.
Thanks for your comment and for watching, Carlos! I'm a little older than you and have mixed in a number of different trades in my work history. My guess is I could learn some things from you about tile work!
Great info. I have set a number of these myself and it is much easier when you have a CZcams guru to talk you through!
Thanks, Charley! I appreciate you watching!
I just demoed my master bathroom shower. This video is very useful. Thank you.
Good timing, BH! Hope putting it back together goes as well as tearing it out! Thanks for watching and give me a shout if you run into a problem!
Rusty, Thank you so much! Sharing knowledge is not something many want to do at times. Your knowledge helped me tackle my project and it came out great. You're much appreciated Sir!
So glad you were able to take on your project and get a good result, Pat! I know enough about this type of work to say you must be pretty handy! I tell people that their second shower floor will be better than their first because there is a learning curve. Thanks for watching and for sharing your experience. Glad it turned out well!
@@RustyDobbs Your method of instruction made for a fairly easy task!
Thanks so much !! I’ve followed every step and so far have had great success!! I really appreciate your videos :)
Hello again, Lauren! Thanks so much for sharing your experience with building your own shower floor. It's always great to hear from industrious people like you who jump into the middle of the fray! I do always tell people that their second shower floor is going to be better than the first, but if you're patient and work at it, your first one can also be a success. Either way you can learn a lot. Good luck and I appreciate you watching!
I have a great deal of respect for a man who will admit he is not too old to learn. I have been involved in building trades for a long time and I will learn more everyday so long as I am willing to listen. Great attitude and worthy of respect. God bless and looking forward to learning more from this gentleman.
Same back at you, Michael! I appreciate your comments so much. In my mid-20s, I was fortunate to work with a group of the same subcontractors for a couple of years as we worked for a homebuilder that had three or four houses going all the time. The homebuilder was a mechanical genius himself and all of these people willingly answered any questions I had about any of the trades or anything else. So, that formed the basis for me to pick up a lot of good information that I now build videos around. Good guys all and most of them gone now. Thanks for watching, Michael!
Great job. Very helpful and informative. Thanks man!
Thanks Charles! I appreciate you watching and the comment.
Hey man I appreciate you.. I'm a journeyman plumber but haven't set any shower bases yet bout to do mine in my own home for the first time.. Appreciate the direction and I may try to just add he tile trade to my arsenal.. Thanx again Issac
Thanks for the kind comment! My first exposure to construction work was as a plumber's helper many years ago. Was happy to learn what I did which has always allowed me to take care of my own plumbing chores. I think it's a good idea to add other trades to your arsenal! Good luck with the tile! I hope it works out well for you! Also, thanks for watching!
I'm 100% going too redo my bathroom after this video. I've already started the demo. I really liked the story about 22 year old him. Here at work any time an "oldtimer" is telling me something,even if they're yelling it at me, I make sure to listen. Sometimes they give you all the info you need, just not in the way you think they would.
Good perspective on advice you get from "oldtimers", Rik! Good luck on your remodel!
Great video and information. I'm about to do my new shower floor and had not considered the notches for the pan corner foldovers. Thanks for the info.
Thanks, Kevin, and good luck on your project! Yes, cutting those notches in the studs makes a huge difference in getting the corners of the shower pan to fold nicely and not impact the alignment of your wallboard.
My father taught me how to do some of this stuff when I was a kid, he worked at a factory in our town and did this on the weekends with my mother to make extra money and they would bring me to the job sites when they had no other options and I would do what I could to help or sleep on the floor when they worked into the night. I didn't know it then but I'm glad they did it, I love doing it and in all the jobs I've had I enjoy doing that the most and find it extremely rewarding to do something that will last for many many years. And actually now I work at that very same factory as well. Kinda funny how things work out.
Great story, Bring me Peter pan! Thank for sharing it! Your folks reflect the values that America was built on. Not just providing for you, but teaching you the importance of hard work, value of working with your hands and gaining satisfaction from standing back and looking at something you built! Cool that you now work in the same factory he did! I appreciate you commenting!
7:34, That's a good technique, ty.
I am about to do 4 new shower floors for my new home and after watching several videos prior to yours, I found out this is the smartest way to do a shower floor by using bricks for entry, finishing the floor first and using square drain to eliminating cut. Thank you very much for your info.
Thanks for your comments and for watching, Life! Good luck on your project! You have a lot of work ahead of your, but this method installed properly will give you many years of service.
Love your video. Very useful, very exact. And I like the ole timer story. We all have them. The "don't drop a bolt down the drain" on the last video had me laughing more than it should've. Tackling my first shower remodel starting today.
Good luck with your first shower remodel! Yes, most people who learn a trade from an old timer, experienced craftsman will have some stories to tell! Thanks for watching!
loved it!
Thank you for sharing your process, and your stories :)
You're welcome, Avi! I appreciate you watching!
Wow! What an amazing video. Anyone could take a lesson from you on teaching skills!!! Don't change a thing!
Thanks Dac! Glad you found it helpful and thanks for watching!
this is a FAR better method than the others ive seen, ive nnever done it but this definitely ensures your mud is packed tight. great work
Thanks, Newie! I appreciate your comments and you watching!
Excellent presentation, thanks for your straight forward instructions.
Thanks for watching, David! Glad it was helpful.
Thank you for the video sir, I have a master bath to tackle next month. I have been living in a torn apart house for years now haha. I thought I could do it all at once but deployments and etc made things a little tough.
Thanks for the comment Kevin and I appreciate your service as well! I understand other things making it a little tough to do projects we want to get done. I have a big list of those around my place. Good luck on your master bath. Feel free to shoot me questions if you run into something I might be able to help you with.
Very clear and sound instructions in plain English. Awesome
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Awesome video friend. Going to refer to this when I attempt my own shower! 💪
That's great, Jungle! Good luck on that project! Thanks for watching and for your comment!
Thank you Rusty exactly what I need
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Thanks for the good information
Excellent! Thank you. Like the screed board idea.
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Very nice description and tips.. thanks
Thanks, very well explained. Now I feel comfortable to tackle the job.
Thanks for watching, Floriano! Good luck with your shower floor!
Another good one.
Rusty, I really enjoyed your videos; best on on youtube. You are absolutely right about the learning curve for using dry pack. I am replacing a leaking lead pan in a stall shower built in 1936 and doing this for the first time. I used sharp sand ( which is very gritty) mixed 4 parts to 1 part Portland on my first attempt at doing the pre slope on my stall shower. After reading and watching other videos I was so worried about having the mix too wet that my mix turned out too dry, the top was dusty and flaky. My first thought was that I took too long to place the mix in because the Pre slope is not much more than 1 1/4 " at its thickest and I thought that maybe the mix was setting up, although I did not see any evidence of it setting up; My shower is approximately 40" X 40" with the drain an inch or two off center and the rim of the of the drain about 1/2 inch off the sub-floor. I decided I needed to practice getting the placement of the dry pack down within 1 hour so I mixed sharp sand with water to the dry pack consistency and placed it in the shower stall, made the perimeter level with a pitch 1/4 " per foot to the drain and practiced screeding the slope and smoothing the surface. I repeated this practice session three other times and managed to get the job done in about 1 hour and 6 minutes each time; kneeling outside of the shower and working mostly through the shower doorway was like working in a old time telephone booth. Feeling more confident now and wanting to practice with a deck mud mix I made a small 21" X 30" mock-up of a shower stall using a ball canning ring to serve as a simulated drain and placed the mud. I found once again that my mix was to dry for proper hydration so I broke it down and made the mix a bit wetter and it smoothed out nicely. What I learned is that there is a considerable range between too wet and too dry and that the mix needs to be pounded down hard which makes the screeding/sculpting of the deck mud easier.
Thanks for your kind comments, 588158! I sometimes suggest that people do what you have done to get the ‘feel’ for working with dry pack. I agree with all your observations which come from you getting some practice working with it. For me, the perfect mix of moisture is when I can cut it easily with minimal buildup of dry pack on my screed sticks. As you say, the tighter it is packed the better for screeding. It’s a good overall body workout, too! I’m guessing you are going to be very happy with your final product. You’ve got the basics down and you’ll only get better the more you do this type of thing. Learning the skills to use trowels like you have transfers easily over to concrete work as well as floating joints and walls for drywall. Dry pack mixes can be used for other applications in the construction world too if you think about it. Good luck with your ‘36 shower and thanks for sharing your experience with me and others who read this! Good job!
Thanks for sharing your expertise! Nice job.
You're welcome, Oscar, and I appreciate you watching!
you're great Rusty Dobbs! Many thanks!
Thank you, Rolandas! I'm glad you got something useful out of the video!
Rusty Dobbs I did indeed 😎