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I just looked at a house where the upstairs bath had a copper shower pan that leaked into the living room below.
My problem is that the shower itself looks perfect, and I’m afraid I’m going to have to trash it to change out the pan. I just don’t know how much damage I’m going to have to cause and then repair.
Anybody ever done this one before? How much damage was done before the pan could be replaced? How long did the job take?
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Joel, get a few of those here each year. Often it the tile is still available, I can remove the bottom 2-3 courses to get to the substrate. Then the shower door, curb tile/marble and just go to it.
I'd allow about 2 to 2-1/2 days for complete job it it's a tiled shower.
*If you can't match the tile, make the floor and first few courses a contrasting or complimentary color. I've done this and it doesn't look bad at all.You may have to go more than 2-3 courses to get the pan in.John
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I just looked at a house where the upstairs bath had a copper shower pan that leaked into the living room below.
My problem is that the shower itself looks perfect, and I'm afraid I'm going to have to trash it to change out the pan. I just don't know how much damage I'm going to have to cause and then repair.
Anybody ever done this one before? How much damage was done before the pan could be replaced? How long did the job take?