The first step was to move the drain so it is centred for our new larger shower. Then we built in extra support for the framing where we are going to be attaching Durock and the glass. We then added Roxul Safe'n'Sound insulation for the interior wall and floor for noise reduction. The vapour barrier was secured.
Next we glued and screwed 2 layers of sub floor to build up to the height required. We worked around one small corner of the old sub floor that was just to difficult and time consuming to remove. We will be pouring self levelling cement to even out the entire floor later.
Durock was added to the shower wall. We will be building ledges on the other two walls and need the floor to be level before we do that. We sealed and primed** all the edges to prepare for the cement.
Then we attached the wire mesh.
We poured self levelling cement to smooth out the rough patches, get us to the correct height and level the floor. A level floor is absolutely required for our new shower kit.
Next we framed the two ledges and finished adding the Durock to the last 2 walls.
Then we used the kit template to cut the hole to expose the drain.
The next step is to install the shower kit.
*And by we I mean Rob. Applies to entire bathroom shower project.
**Special primer for self levelling cement to adhere to surfaces.
