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I am starting a bathroom job with a custom shower stall. Since we have some flexibility as to the size of the shower footprint ,I am looking for an alternative to lining the pan with the standard PVC pan liner . I am not convinced that it has the advertised life span ( on good information from plumbers I,be used in the past) and have found it difficult to install properly. Somewhere in the last year or so I saw reference to a company that makes a preformed pan, in a variety of sizes, that is made to be tiled. It has the requisite slope to the drain and curbing. Unfortunately I can’t find the original reference . Calling around the Atlanta, GA. area no one seems to have heard of such a thing. Has anyone used such a product, and if so I would be interested in your experience with it. I am also interested in opinions on the best way to work with flexible pan material ( since it is unavoidable in many cases) and whether anyone else has seen it deteriorate prematurely.
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I saw this company at a trade show. I was impressed with the product but realized it wasn't for me. A local hotel developer used them in all his rooms and is quite pleased with the ease of installation and low maintenance. The mfg is out of the San Francisco area.
*First, I would recommend using a CPE membrane not a PVC membrane. I have been using them for years with no trouble or callbacks. And you can make the pan any size you want...even round.Dave
*This is all I can offer regarding your questions.Yup, guys...same old JLC link.
*b WBA Forever Jack, my html is the pits, so bear with me. The product you are looking for is made by TileRedi in Florida. It is a one piece shower base available in 3 sizes. You apply the tile directly to this rigid base. I have never used the product because as a remodeled it is hard to make the stock sizes fit existing openings. I have sent the info to our tile setter who can't wait to try it.Their web site supposedly is http:www.tileredi.com but I can't get this to work. I have had better luck searching the phrase " tileredi " on Google.Their phone number is 888-343-tileIf you buy one please let me know what you think of it. Thanks
*http://www.tileredi.com/ Joe H
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I am starting a bathroom job with a custom shower stall. Since we have some flexibility as to the size of the shower footprint ,I am looking for an alternative to lining the pan with the standard PVC pan liner . I am not convinced that it has the advertised life span ( on good information from plumbers I,be used in the past) and have found it difficult to install properly. Somewhere in the last year or so I saw reference to a company that makes a preformed pan, in a variety of sizes, that is made to be tiled. It has the requisite slope to the drain and curbing. Unfortunately I can't find the original reference . Calling around the Atlanta, GA. area no one seems to have heard of such a thing. Has anyone used such a product, and if so I would be interested in your experience with it. I am also interested in opinions on the best way to work with flexible pan material ( since it is unavoidable in many cases) and whether anyone else has seen it deteriorate prematurely.