Tile ready shower pan vs mortar. If youre using a pre-formed shower pan be sure to read the manufacturers instructions to determine how thick or thin the mortar bed should be. The grout will not stop the water and often tiles wont either. Read on to see how they compare. Mortar for Shower Pan. Just mortar down and go right. When installing a new tile ready shower pan should a shower pan membrane be layed first. Tips for TileRedi Shower Pan. The advantages of pre-constructed shower pans include labor since shower pans are typically very lightweight and are less labor-intensive to fit into place compared to bags of sand and cement.
So when in doubt use what it came with. If you dont want to develop issues down the road that stem from water damage make sure you choose a shower pan or base thats right for you. These are ready-to-install units that serves as a watertight floor for a shower. The tray is not fiberglass. With 14 x 14 6×6 mm square.
For tile you have a couple of options. Normally the prefabricated base is embedded in a thin layer of mortar for stability but unlike custom tile shower pans leaking almost never happens with prefabricated shower pans. Most prefabricated kits have seams only in the corners and along the top of the shower pan or tub.
Not always with a tile ready pan you are always confined to the drain location provided in the pan so plumbing work can take longer to move into position.
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For tile you have a couple of options.
Tile Redi also has RediProxy.
The tray is not fiberglass. You drop in place and tile on it using their mastic which they send with all their pans. A preformed shower pan or tile ready pan is obviously advertised as quicker installation and generally it is. Tile Coach Episode 5. The shower pan itself is adhered with construction adhesive rather than a mortar bed so I would be afixing the pan to the membrane itself rather to the underlayment. Type N and type S. They are hard as solid as can be when done properly. With 14 x 14 6×6 mm square.
RediPoxy can also be used as a tile adhesive once you have a mortar base.
But if your shower is an odd size has angles or you want to make the most of the space — then a site built shower base is probably the better option and as you note not necessarily more expensive than pre-fab from a factory.
However some shower pans arent rigid and require a solid mortar base see References 4 paragraph 9.
Most prefabricated kits have seams only in the corners and along the top of the shower pan or tub.
