Rubber shower pan liner

Posted by urbanj on February 1, 2009, 4:04 pm

I'm installing a fully tiled shower. I know that there are several
different products on the market and each manufacturer has its own
specifications to seal the joints. And no one at Home Depot can tell me
which one they sell or how to seal the joints. Does anyone know??
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Posted by Raider Bill on February 2, 2009, 10:29 am

On Feb 1, 4:04=A0pm, mnella_at_comcast_dot_...@foo.com (urbanj) wrote:

> I'm installing a fully tiled shower. I know that there are several
> different products on the market and each manufacturer has its own
> specifications to seal the joints. And no one at Home Depot can tell me
> which one they sell or how to seal the joints. Does anyone know??
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You use pvc cement to seal seams. It melts the 2 ends together. Make
sure you overlap them.

Posted by on February 2, 2009, 10:47 am

> On Feb 1, 4:04=A0pm, mnella_at_comcast_dot_...@foo.com (urbanj) wrote:

> > I'm installing a fully tiled shower. I know that there are several
> > different products on the market and each manufacturer has its own
> > specifications to seal the joints. And no one at Home Depot can tell me
> > which one they sell or how to seal the joints. Does anyone know??
> > -------------------------------------
> > ##-----------------------------------------------##
> > Delivered via =A0http://www.thestuccocompany.com/
> > Building Construction and Maintenance Forum
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> > alt.building.construction - 15545 messages and counting!
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> You use pvc cement to seal seams. It melts the 2 ends together. Make
> sure you overlap them.

Posted by John Grabowski on February 2, 2009, 7:06 pm

> On Feb 1, 4:04 pm, mnella_at_comcast_dot_...@foo.com (urbanj) wrote:

> > I'm installing a fully tiled shower. I know that there are several
> > different products on the market and each manufacturer has its own
> > specifications to seal the joints. And no one at Home Depot can tell me
> > which one they sell or how to seal the joints. Does anyone know??
> > -------------------------------------
> > ##-----------------------------------------------##
> > Delivered via http://www.thestuccocompany.com/
> > Building Construction and Maintenance Forum
> > Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup -
> > alt.building.construction - 15545 messages and counting!
> > ##-----------------------------------------------##

> You use pvc cement to seal seams. It melts the 2 ends together. Make
> sure you overlap them.

So you think he's talking about a plastic shower enclosure. Cause I
was thinking he meant real tile. And I was sort of interested in the
answer cause I was considering building a full tiled, wall and floor,
shower myself. And wondered if there was anything beyond the normal
grout sealer for use on a tile shower floor.

*A tiled shower is not the ultimate water stopper. It is what you install
under the tile that makes it waterproof. The options are hot mopping, a
copper pan or a liner.

I personally like Laticrete's Spectra Lock grout because it is resistant to
mold and mildew and it does not require periodic sealing. You can buy it at
Lowes.

Posted by HerHusband on February 2, 2009, 10:51 am

You might want to have a look at the Schluter "Kerdi" waterproofing
membrane system, instead of the vinyl liner. I used Kerdi for our large
6'x6' walk-in shower and found it very easy to use.

You can find advice and lots of folks who use Kerdi on the John Bridge
tiling forum.

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