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Installing a Dry-Pack Shower Pan

Watch remodeler Joshua Oduin explain the details and techniques that he uses to install and waterproof a dry-pack concrete shower pan.

By Joshua Oduin

This custom home is being built by JGA Green Builders of Southeast Portland, and remodeler Josh Oduin has been commissioned to install the shower water-proofing system and tile installation. In this episode of Job-Site Diaries, Josh explains his dry-pack process and the steps that are necessary before he can lay tile on the shower floor.

Read more on dry-pack shower pans and bathroom floors:

Dead-Flat Bathroom Floor – When the floor has to look perfect, but existing conditions are anything but, a dry-pack mortar bed can save the job.

7 Steps to Float a Dry-Pack Shower Pan – It’s just like playing in the sand.

 

Previous: 7 Steps to Float a Dry-Pack Shower Pan Next: Ready-Made Stainless Shower Pan

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  1. pjnorto | | #1

    Kudos to Mr. Oduin for having mastered his craft. I love to see such attention to detail--every detail. Thanks for sharing your techniques in this project. I have yet to find such a craftsman in the tile industry in the Northern Virginia area.

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