How to Prep floor, Pre-Pitch, Mortar Installation. Step 1 in Dix Systems OneLiner
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Easy to install, leak-proof Shower Pan System.
Shower Pan Installation - Step 1: Floor Prep, Pre-Pitch, and Mortar Installation.
This short how-to instructional video covers the first step in installing the OneLiner Shower Pan Kit from Dix Systems. The patented preform shower pan kit comes in all sizes. The one and only structured shower liner.
This video and the OneLiner are made for contractors and the Do It Yourself (DIY) enthusiast. Watch the whole series.
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Shower Pan Installation - Step 2 Installing Dix Systems OneLiner
Continues the shower pan liner installation How-To series.
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In this video we cover floor preparation, pre-pitch, and mortar installation, as well as how to ensure a level floor and drain, how to cut and lay out pitch, and how to mix and spread mortar under the shower floor.
The OneLiner is a structured shower pan liner water proofing system for the use in any traditional mortar bed tiled shower floor installation.
A shower pan liner makes a waterproof barrier for the floor of your shower renovation or shower construction project. The OneLiner is a structured shower pan liner water proofing system for the use in any traditional mortar bed tiled shower floor installation.
THE ONELINER ADVANTAGE
Is a one-piece pan constructed from polyethylene without any folds or seams
Is quick and easy to install
Very difficult to be punctured or torn
Is pre-sloped to the drain to allow for total drainage
Helps to eliminate mildew problems due to it's total drainage design.
Makes mildew damage from shower liner leaks virtually non-existent.
Eliminates all of the above-mentioned problems
Is made with durable polyethylene through a simple molding process
Is heavy enough to withstand any reasonable construction traffic and onsite damage
Can be custom manufactured to fit any size shower stall.
Has a 25 year limited warranty.
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Please note that the manufacturer kit is only 6 sticks most shower pans require at least 8 sticks for both Pre Pitch and Quick Pitch. Also we no longer use plumber putty to seal the drain flange and waterproofing now plumber silicone is used.
Once shower pan is in place you most do a flood test fill pan with 2" of water, mark water level, wait 24 hours, if water level stayed the same you are ready to tile.
Thank you for asking, Dharma. You do want to use a cement and sand mix, this does not make the cement weak, but easier to work with. You can purchase already mixed cement and sand and you want to use a 3:1 or 4:1 sand:cement, we recommend quik-crete or mapei.
Thank you for asking about the wire mesh. We do suggest on our website to use our reinforcement kit (Which includes synthetic lath (rather than metal) and 16 sq ft of tar paper) when building a shower on a wood sub floor.
Hello Leslie and Larry - These sticks are from Mark E Industries. They are an amazing product that we suggest be used in every tile shower in North America. Thank you for your comment.
I do like the pre pitch sticks , would make it easier to assure required pitch especially for diy folks however , I would never fasten the sticks penetrating any pan liner to the plywood subfloor.
Thank you Steve for your input in this video the Pre Pitch is fastened to the sub floor not the liner. The Liner is in between the Pre Pitch and Quick Pitch. Yes, the Pre Pitch can be stuck down with epoxy or sticky tabs, but on our sub floor we have put down tar paper with plastic lathe, then Pre Pitch, then liner, then Quick Pitch, the liner is never punctured or put holes in for any reason. This video is only step one there are more videos for the installation or the entire installation on this video link czcams.com/video/vNo3rcsnBKw/video.html
Under the Pre-Pitch, you do not require a liner here, but "sandwiched" between the pre-pitch and quick-pitch (shown in next step) you will want a liner as yes, the water will penetrate through the cement.
Im doing a curb less with a 5/16th Ditra outside of the pre sloped pan. Im going to use this away from the pan so water runs downhill to the pan itself. Anybody try this Thoughts Please?
don't you use a wire lathe, attache to plywood before applying the mud bed ?
Worked well. Thanks guys.
Is there a center ring adaptable to the Wonder Cap drain system?
If the pre-pitch is 1/4" per foot and the quick pitch is 1/4" per foot, isn't it going to end up being 1/2" per foot?
Those look like the Marke E Industries kit.
Hi great vid, do i have to mix the cement with sand? would't mixing sand would make the cement weak? can i use ready mix cement ?
Thanks, do i have have to put a membrane or liner? would the water penetrate through the cement ?
No wire mesh to stick to concrete to the wood?
what do you do if the drain is not in center ? or when the shower is not square ?
If you do not have a square area like shower size 3'x5' the stick will not be at the same height next to the walsl and this will cause an issue when tile is installed.
Thanks
It doesn't matter where the drain is as long as you make the pitch it all directions fall into it. This system with the sticks is for armatures who can't gage how to do that or have little skill in this area.
This product and video are made for DIY users that are not comfortable with building a mortar bed on their own.
The sticks are to be leveled out at the ends (up against the wall) by packing mortar under them. Once all perimeter is level then you can fill in each section of the "pie". The same process happens inside the liner with the Quick Pitch kit.
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Or for plumbers trying to level the floor to put the liner on
I need my shower done🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I removed my tub and found that under the tub is my foundations concrete slab, so should I place a wooden "sub-floor " on top of my foundation slab then use the Pre-Pitch to build the pan?
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30 years I have never seen or used a stick so tell me why and should I use a sealer or water membrane between the cement and the wood or do you use it after the sticks making double the work even 40 years ago we sealed the wood Epic fail product may be good this video shows poor planing
all this videos in yt are for beginners i all ways do the mad after im done with walls
Tell me which building code would allow this system to be used in the United States , is it IAPMO certified, is it allowed under the international plumbing code or uniform plumbing code how about any of the state codes. No type of pan liner , not even the old hot mop system . Mmmmm.
That's a pre-slope which is required by code. You need a pre-slope prior to installing the pan liner/membrane and then you do a final slope.
No hotmop?
Do you recommend the weep hole protector over using gravel?
Yes we do recommend the weep hole protector over gravel. The weep hole protector reduces chances of any damage to your liner that gravel could potentially cause.
Are those the sticks from Marke E Industries? Details?
my subfloor is sloped towards my drain in all directions. any tips when installing the sticks to help level them out.
You should start with a level floor, the contractors we work with will use a self leveling concrete before using the Pre Pitch system.
if i shim the sticks up with thinset towards the drain will that be acceptable.
That is not how we would want to install the product but you could make it work. Make sure the drain is level to the floor also or you will get pooling there and can be very noticeable in finished product
DixSystems ok thank you, right now my my drain is 1/4" above the floor and level. If i do another layer of SLC i will have my drain flush with the floor before and I am concerned the mud will be too thin by the drain.
All the systems we work with have the drain flange flush with the sub floor with the pre pitch the minimal mortar base mortar is thin at drain but then the quick pitch which the final mortar base for tiling and is 1 inch deep at drain
What parts are needed to make this?
where can I get pre pitch stick system for shower installation?
Hello Richard, you can purchase the pre-pitch and quick-pitch system from our website, www.dixsystems.com/quick-pitch-system.
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Where a buy this in usa or what store?
You can purchase all of these products through our website, www.dixsystems.com. We ship worldwide!
I bought this, expensive, and they only include six sticks. All the videos show eight sticks. They want extra money for extra sticks. Their cost of plastic stick is probably 20 cents. Come on throw those last to sticks in.
No shower pan?
+alolipa This step shows the Pre-Pitch installation in preparation for the shower pan/liner to be installed on top of the pre-pitch. The actual shower pan installation is in our next video...Shower Pan Install Dix Step 2
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Or you could just cut it out of framing lumber........
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So easy a caveman can do it. If you use this you aren't a true tile setter
This product and video are made for DIY users that are not comfortable with building a mortar bed on their own.
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Video editors piss me off. No Effin! music is needed in explanation videos!!!
What a waste of time any other system takes less time.
Hello Leslie and Larry - These sticks are from Mark E Industries. They are an amazing product that we suggest be used in every tile shower in North America. Thank you for your comment.
Thank you for asking about the wire mesh. We do suggest on our website to use our reinforcement kit (Which includes synthetic lath (rather than metal) and 16 sq ft of tar paper) when building a shower on a wood sub floor.