Bathrooms

Showers and bathtubs are the most important part of any bathroom. However, they are definitely no use to anyone if they aren't fully waterproof because their purpose is to keep water from...

Many people are choosing to install handicap showers in order to get into and out of them easier. The showers are especially designed to accommodate their personal physical disability or that of a...

Homeowners are taking on the challenge of building a DIY shower tray. It allows them the freedom of customizing their shower. The job is labor-intensive, but people with the skills and tools...

A shower basin (or shower pan) is the floor of a shower, which includes the structure under the floor. You can buy a prefabricated basin, or you can build one out of cement. While a prefabricated...

A shower pan is the structure that makes up the floor of your shower stall, designed to ensure that no water seeps through the floor. Building a shower pan is a complicated project that involves...

Remodeling a bathtub to a shower may seem like a daunting task. However, with the right plan, tools, preparation and execution, you can have the shower you want.

Many home improvement shows make laying a tile shower look easy, but there are quite a few steps to getting it right. As with a prebuilt shower stall, building a walk-in shower requires that...

You can install a shower pan for tile several ways. The most expensive but easiest method uses fabric membrane. While the membrane costs a little more, it saves time and several steps. The fabric...

Step-by-step guide to installing a leak-proof shower pan

This is how to frame and pour a concrete shower pan for use with or without tile. The most important thing is to make the shower pan leak proof.

In bathroom shower tile applications, bladders, also known as shower pans, are used to ensure a watertight seal and redirect any water that makes it through the tile and cement mud base into the...

The shower in your basement is only as leak-proof as the liner you install. Shower pans come in a variety of different types, including fiberglass, vinyl and acrylic. Some of the pre-fabricated...

If you have a half bath and want to make a full bath, or a bathroom with a tub and want to replace it with a walk-in shower, you can do it with a little persistence and a lot of planning and work....

When you build a custom concrete shower basin, preformed pans normally won't work since they're seldom exactly what you want. There are two different options left available to build a custom...

When you're building your own custom shower, the sky's the limit. New materials make it easy to create any type of shower that you want. You simply need the desire, the plan and the right...

There are two ways to build a watertight curb for your shower. The difference comes from the type of material that you use for your shower pan. The two materials are either a rubber membrane or a...

If you want to build a leak proof shower pan, you need to pay special attention to the seams and the lining. Some leak proof showers use a fabric liner; others use a membrane of plastic. Both are...

A shower pan for a handicapped shower has special requirements. The most important is that it has no threshold. The threshold interferes with wheel-chair access. The second requirement is that it...

After the new shower has been framed, or the old shower has been demolished and removed, clean the area thoroughly. Be cautious as you chip away the old shower so as to not damage the drain pipe...

It is possible to build your own shower base out of mortar without the help of a professional. To ensure that the base is completely waterproof, make sure the mortar is completely cured. This...

If you are remodelling a shower, chip away any traces of the old shower base, taking care not to damage the pipe or drain. If you are installing a new shower, install your subfloor and frame the...

Putting in a new bathroom adds a great deal of value to a home and ceramic tile adds elegance to the area. If you want to keep it simple and add just a shower, you'll need to use one of several...

A stepless shower pan is becoming more popular as baby boomers get closer to retirement age. These pans have no threshold or curb to step over and are mandatory if there's a wheel chair bound...

The success of your shower project depends on the waterproofing ability of your membrane shower pan. If you install the membrane shower pan incorrectly, you'll have a leak and you'll grow...

The framework for your shower should already be in place. Measure from the drain to the edge on all four sides. The distance gives you the amount of slope necessary so you don't have standing...

When you install ceramic tile into a shower, you just either built the shower or have to tear out an old fiberglass surround. If the latter is your situation, then you need to strip the shower...

When you build the shower pan for tile, you will need to make sure that it is waterproof. If you don't construct the pan properly, it will leak and you will have to tear out the entire shower and...

Building a shower stall over a concrete slab is a straight forward process. Just don't let the concrete slab trick you into thinking that you don't need to waterproof the shower pan, because you...

If you've taken on the task of remodeling the bathroom or are adding a new half-bath, you probably have plans to install a shower. Building a cement shower pan is time consuming, and any error...

Build the framework for you shower stall cement floor. Once the framework is in place, measure the distance from the edge to the drain on all sides. You'll need this number to calculate the slope....

When you decide that you want one more shower in the house, then you have the problem of whether you're going to do it yourself or hire it completed. If you install your own shower, you need to...

Perhaps the time has come where you wish to add a bathroom onto your house, but instead of a bath and shower combination, you wish to add only a shower. Rather than buy a shower assembly from a...

Remodeling in the bathroom always tends to be a challenge as it is a room we need to use several times a day and it is usually a big inconvenience to have the bathroom torn apart. However, it...

Making a proper shower pan is the most important step in making a solid, water tight shower. It seems easy to do, but unless done properly can lead to disasters with leaks and wandering water. A...