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   Piffin | Sep 08, 2009 01:55pm | #1

   What is cracked?

   Acrylic?
   Fibreglas?
   Cement/ concrete?
   Tiles?
   Some other composite?

    

    

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   Handydan57 | Sep 08, 2009 03:05pm | #2

   The shower stall is a single piece of molded plastic that is cracked on the bottom, about 3 inches long. I want to cover the entire floor with something strong, flexible and waterproof.

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   Huck | Sep 08, 2009 03:46pm | #3

   fiberglass cloth and resinView Image bakersfieldremodel.com

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   FastEddie | Sep 08, 2009 03:56pm | #4

   It probably cracked because there wasn't enough support under it, and the weight of the showeree (?) finally stressed it too far. "Put your creed in your deed."   Emerson

   "When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it."  T. Roosevelt

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   Piffin | Sep 08, 2009 06:49pm | #6

   could also be from dropping something on it that should not have been in the shower with hard corners.I might consider drilling a hle first at the crack so I could inject some foam to provide more support.I would also scarcify the surface and clean it well so that no soap residue interferes with the bond of the new fibreglass 

    

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   FastEddie | Sep 08, 2009 07:40pm | #7

   You're probably right.  Dropping the crescent wrench, or maybe the pipe wrench, while changing the shower head would do it.  or dropping the cordless drill while putting up branckets for a shower curtain rod would work too. "Put your creed in your deed."   Emerson

   "When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it."  T. Roosevelt

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   Handydan57 | Sep 08, 2009 08:22pm | #8

   Many thanks to all I will fill the gap then try fiberglass flooringDan

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   FingerJoint | Sep 09, 2009 05:11am | #9

   About 10 years ago I was tiling a shower stall for my parents, and used an upside down bucket to sit on while I was doing it.  The shower pan was one of the plastic ones you mentioned, and when I was done, I noticed I had cracked it.  I drilled a small hole in each end of the crack to prevent it from spreading, and filled the crack and holes with Superglue, after which I coated the entire pan with a brush-on white bedliner product for trucks.  It was a smooth finish type.  Actually worked great!  Looked fine too.  If I were to do it today, I would probably try to find a way to spray it. 

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   jet | Sep 08, 2009 04:09pm | #5

   http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=32935.1

   I've done this before to a bathtub. It can work fine on a shower floor as well.