Floor Elf Kerdi

The piece for the back of the niche will be the largest 24 1 2 x 12.

Floor elf kerdi.

However i have discovered a way to create a niche very easily with much less work and time involved kerdi board. I am building a 2 foot high niche by 1 foot wide. 6 apply a 10 inch wide strip of kerdi band along all floor to wall transitions using thinset mortar. At a schluter workshop they said that after curing the kerdi onto the foam tray it has a strength of 500 sqin.

One person should lift the front edge of the tub while another slides a couple of 1 x 4 boards underneath to get it off the floor. 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. Kerdi fix is a urethane sealant made specifically for kerdi products and waterproofs seams.

5 remove the tub be safe and have a helper for these next few steps. 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. Schluter kerdi wedi traditional etc. Now if the resin dissolves in wet conditions and it covers a lot of the area of the back i d be worried.

Don t have any idea what that means. The floorelf describes his process for installing a kerdi board niche in a shower wall. Slide the tub out of the alcove using the 1 x 4 boards as skids. You need as close to full coverage as you can get and the resin if it softens or comes off won t provide that.

It s all fun and games until you have no place to store your rubber duckies. If you don t then you simply have a shallow swimming pool rather than a shower. This hole must be the exact size and it must be in the correct spot. Question about the fixtures.

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. Do you buy these at a big box store your local plumbing supply store or do you have an online source. I ll read some on the floor elf thanks for that tip. These differ from a regular clamping drain because they do not have an integrated weep system.

Kerdi fix is a urethane sealant made specifically for kerdi products and waterproofs seams. When using kerdi for your shower floor you need to make a hole in it for the drain. Begin by cutting all the pieces to the appropriate size. There are two ways to do this.