Bathroom remodel - Shower Pan

[TresK3]

I'm replacing an old tub with a shower stall. I want to use a pre-made shower pan, instead of trying to build one up out of mortar, from scratch. The ones I've found are:

Tileredi (www.tileredi.com)
KBRS (www.showerbase.com)
Durock (www.homedepot.com - not an easy link)

The Tileredi and KBRS both seem simpler to install. They both use a liquid waterproofing membrane. The Durock one seems more complex, with lots of thinset used to hold the various components together. It has a membrane liner to insure waterproofing. The KBRS system can be trimmed to fit an out-of-square space (I haven't checked mine, yet). The Tileredi seems pretty straightforward, but can't be trimmed to fit. In any case, I would like to make my own curb so that I can go with something smaller than the 5-6" that come with the KBRS and Durock systems.

Has anyone replaced a tub with a shower? Did you use a pre-made shower pan? Any thoughts or ideas?

-Tres

 

[TresK3]

Also... I'm thinking about a curbless shower, if anyone has experience with those.

Thanks!

 

[semipro]

I saw this in Fine Homebuilding http://www.finehomebuilding.com/2015/10/14/curbless-shower-build-up-not-down (note this may be content only available to online subscribers).
Also, look at Schultter Kerdi products.
The last shower pan that I installed was one from Lowes, a Sterling unit. It was built well but not curbless.

 

[TresK3]

I saw this in Fine Homebuilding http://www.finehomebuilding.com/2015/10/14/curbless-shower-build-up-not-down (note this may be content only available to online subscribers).
Also, look at Schultter Kerdi products.
The last shower pan that I installed was one from Lowes, a Sterling unit. It was built well but not curbless.

Thanks. I can't access the entire article without subscribing, but I'd rather buy a tilable shower pan than build one up from scratch, which I think is what the article talks about.

 

[semipro]

Thanks. I can't access the entire article without subscribing, but I'd rather buy a tilable shower pan than build one up from scratch, which I think is what the article talks about.

Check out the Schluter system if you haven't already:
https://www.schluter.com/schluter-u...Schluter®-KERDI-SHOWER-KIT/p/KERDI_SHOWER-KIT