Floor Elf Kerdi

When using kerdi for your shower floor you need to make a hole in it for the drain.

Floor elf kerdi.

These differ from a regular clamping drain because they do not have an integrated weep system. Do you buy these at a big box store your local plumbing supply store or do you have an online source. 5 remove the tub be safe and have a helper for these next few steps. It requires no mud job or waterproofing membrane but it does require direct access to the studs of the shower.

At a schluter workshop they said that after curing the kerdi onto the foam tray it has a strength of 500 sqin. 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. I am building a 2 foot high niche by 1 foot wide. Now if the resin dissolves in wet conditions and it covers a lot of the area of the back i d be worried.

Kerdi fix is a urethane sealant made specifically for kerdi products and waterproofs seams. The piece for the back of the niche will be the largest 24 1 2 x 12. Schluter kerdi wedi traditional etc. It s all fun and games until you have no place to store your rubber duckies.

There are two ways to do this. Cut away any caulk between the tub and floor with a utility knife. Slide the tub out of the alcove using the 1 x 4 boards as skids. 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.

I saw your laticrete pan on a previous post and wondered how you selected it from all the others. However i have discovered a way to create a niche very easily with much less work and time involved kerdi board. Kerdi band is a waterproofing membrane designed to bridge the seams in ditra. 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.

Don t have any idea what that means. The floorelf describes his process for installing a kerdi board niche in a shower wall. I ll read some on the floor elf thanks for that tip. You need as close to full coverage as you can get and the resin if it softens or comes off won t provide that.

Begin by cutting all the pieces to the appropriate size. Kerdi fix is a urethane sealant made specifically for kerdi products and waterproofs seams. This hole must be the exact size and it must be in the correct spot. An acrylic shower pan is an easier installation than a tile pan.