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Room to Grow: How to Install a Shower Install a prefabricated shower with these expert tips. From "Sweat Equity" episode DSEQ-110

Kim’s bathroom is almost done, and by adding a shower Kim increases the equity of her basement remodel. With the help of contractor, Adam Berlin, Kim installs a prefabricated shower herself.

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D
	Figure E
	Figure F
	Figure G
	Figure H
	Figure I

Materials:

prefabricated shower
tape measure
hole saw
shower/tub adhesive
caulk
electric drill
screws
plumb level
tape
pencil

Safety Alert:

• Always wear protective eyewear when working with power tools.

How to Install a Shower:

• Kim and plumber Dave Hauser install a shower pan over a drain in the concrete floor (figure A).

• First, Kim glues the first panel into place. She applies a thick bead of shower/tub adhesive to the entire edge of the shower panel, and then she makes a big X with adhesive (figure B). Be sure to apply adhesive on the non-shiny side of shower panels.

• Press the panel against the wall in the shower stall. Kim smoothes the panel with a towel while pushing up from the bottom.

• Next, Adam measures to the center of the mixing valve in the shower stall to determine where a hole will need to be cut in the other shower panel (figure C).

• Adam and Kim transfer the measurements to the shower panel. Adam uses a hole saw to make a hole (figure D).

• Then Kim and Adam install the center track panel (corner panel) only after installing side panels (figure E).

• After the panels are dry, Adam caulks all seams to make the shower watertight.

• Kim arranges the shower’s base plate and tapes it down to temporarily secure it in place (figure F).

• Kim and Adam line up the side plates and uses a level to ensure their straightness. Adam uses a pencil to mark where holes will need to be drilled and drills a starter hole.

• Adam caulks the back side of the side plate and places it against the wall. He screws it in to secure.

• Kim helps Adam screw in the glass panels of the shower (figure G).

• Adam threads piping on the glass panel to make the shower watertight (figure H).

• Kim and Adam arrange the top plate and screw it in (figure I). Adam lines up the door and secures it to the shower unit with a screw through the top plate.

RESOURCES :

Handyman Matters
Website: www.handymanmatters.com

GUESTS :

Adam Berlin
General Contractor
Maverick Home Remodeling Inc.
Website: www.RenewTheHome.com

Dave Hauser
Elite Drains and Plumbing Inc.
Phone: 720-296-2255