Making A Concrete Shower Curb

There is no better way to build a curb.

Making a concrete shower curb.

This metal metal mesh is a diamond mesh specially designed for cement floating and it i. Using cement mortar to complete your shower curb is necessary even when you ve selected the cement backer board method for the shower walls. Build a curb for the shower pan using 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm boards. Shower curbs on top of a wooden subfloor on the other hand use wood as the basis for the form of the curb.

Shower curbs have been built from portland cement mortar for as long as showers have been around. In this video i show you how to build a shower curb. Would this still be an issue with mold on the corners even though the rest of the mortar bed would only have the liner below. This means it doesn t take in water through leaks allowing it to last longer.

A great and well made shower curb does all that and is fully waterproof. As you might expect different people use different methods to build shower curbs. It is a simple diy process and i use three 2x4s to build a nice curb for the shower in my washroom. Traditionally wooden curbs utilize lengths of two by four lumber cut down to the width.

Find the length of the side of your shower area that doesn t have a wall. This video shows how to create a shower curb frame from a metal mesh.