How To Remove Shower Pan Concrete

The drain will be a flange type shower drain see image that will have to be unbolted after you remove the tile and mortar.

How to remove shower pan concrete. Diy bathroom remodel on a budget. There is normally one or two screws or nails directly above or through this flange on each wall which hold it to the studs. The tile and mortar will have to be remove with a large hammer. You may find that the connections are stuck together with old caulk making the pan difficult to move.

Remove old shower pan and concrete curb duration. Use a scraper to get rid of most of the caulking then insert a pry bar under the exposed base of the pan. You need to remove these first. Break and remove tiling around the edges of the pan if it prevents removal.

How to install shower pan part 2 complete step by step how to. You can pry the screwdriver in between these areas and push gently towards the pan. Day 5 part 8 drilling out starts at 2 33 link to my needle nose pliers. Use a hammer and chisel to break away the concrete until you have exposed the drain flanges and bolts holding the drain in place.

Step 3 remove the shower base pan. Lift it up or push it away from the wall. In a tiled shower removing the pan is easier since the pan is caulked into place at the bottom edge of the tiling. If this is anything but a slab installation the base under the tiles is mortar over a shower pan.

Simply cut the caulking and drain pipe to remove the shower pan. Hammers home reno 89 254 views. Do not damage your shower base as you do so. Step 2 loosen the bolts that are holding the pipe rough in and the drain into the concrete floor.

Almost all pre formed shower pans have a vertical flange about 1 high around the perimeter which may or may not be visible without removing the wall substrate. Shower remodel video 2.