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. 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. 6 apply a 10 inch wide strip of kerdi band along all floor to wall transitions using thinset mortar. 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.

The floorelf describes his process for installing a kerdi board niche in a shower wall. It requires no mud job or waterproofing membrane but it does require direct access to the studs of the shower. I am building a 2 foot high niche by 1 foot wide. Cut away any caulk between the tub and floor with a utility knife.

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. Kerdi fix is a urethane sealant made specifically for kerdi products and waterproofs seams. Kerdi band is a waterproofing membrane designed to bridge the seams in ditra. The piece for the back of the niche will be the largest 24 1 2 x 12.

There are two ways to do this. 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. Kerdi fix is a urethane sealant made specifically for kerdi products and waterproofs seams.

Begin by cutting all the pieces to the appropriate size. At a schluter workshop they said that after curing the kerdi onto the foam tray it has a strength of 500 sqin. This hole must be the exact size and it must be in the correct spot. Do you buy these at a big box store your local plumbing supply store or do you have an online source.

These differ from a regular clamping drain because they do not have an integrated weep system. Question about the fixtures. I ll read some on the floor elf thanks for that tip. 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. Slide the tub out of the alcove using the 1 x 4 boards as skids. Don t have any idea what that means. Now if the resin dissolves in wet conditions and it covers a lot of the area of the back i d be worried.