Floor Elf Kerdi

I saw your laticrete pan on a previous post and wondered how you selected it from all the others.

Floor elf kerdi.

I ll read some on the floor elf thanks for that tip. Slide the tub out of the alcove using the 1 x 4 boards as skids. Don t have any idea what that means. Begin by cutting all the pieces to the appropriate size.

There are two ways to do this. Kerdi fix is a urethane sealant made specifically for kerdi products and waterproofs seams. It requires no mud job or waterproofing membrane but it does require direct access to the studs of the shower. If you don t then you simply have a shallow swimming pool rather than a shower.

If you are familiar with waterproofing a shower floor with schluter kerdi or any other topical membrane including liquids you know that you need a topical drain. Kerdi fix is a urethane sealant made specifically for kerdi products and waterproofs seams. An acrylic shower pan is an easier installation than a tile pan. Cut away any caulk between the tub and floor with a utility knife.

This hole must be the exact size and it must be in the correct spot. For the purposes of this post you will need 1 2 kerdi board 3 5 4 square feet for a 2 x 1 niche and a tube of kerdi fix. The floorelf describes his process for installing a kerdi board niche in a shower wall. Kerdi band is a waterproofing membrane designed to bridge the seams in ditra.

I am building a 2 foot high niche by 1 foot wide. It s all fun and games until you have no place to store your rubber duckies. When using kerdi for your shower floor you need to make a hole in it for the drain. 5 remove the tub be safe and have a helper for these next few steps.

At a schluter workshop they said that after curing the kerdi onto the foam tray it has a strength of 500 sqin. These differ from a regular clamping drain because they do not have an integrated weep system. 6 apply a 10 inch wide strip of kerdi band along all floor to wall transitions using thinset mortar. Schluter kerdi wedi traditional etc.

However i have discovered a way to create a niche very easily with much less work and time involved kerdi board. Question about the fixtures. Now if the resin dissolves in wet conditions and it covers a lot of the area of the back i d be worried. You need as close to full coverage as you can get and the resin if it softens or comes off won t provide that.