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Curbless shower pan installations require skill and attention to detail.

Otherwise the entire shower could be a huge failure, and that would suck.

Plus you’d also be wasting a lot of time and money.

Today’s tutorial shares how to install a VIM curbless shower pan.

You can do this installation, and we’ll show you the correct methods.

Let’s dive in!

Curbless Shower Pan Installation…VIM Method

There are many ways to build a curbless shower pan. The project begins with determining if you have a wood or concrete subfloor.

Curbless showers over concrete subfloors are can be a challenge. It requires removing the old concrete, new plumbing, and building the concrete pan.

In today’s tutorial the VIM shower pan was installed over a wood subfloor. And the first step is to cut the shower pan to size. A tub to shower conversion was done in this bathroom, and the VIM pan was cut to roughly the same size as the old tub.

But the pan could also be cut so that it extends beyond the functional shower area.

However, only the old 3/4″ plywood subfloor in the tub area was removed. Then new 3/4″ plywood was installed flush to the top of the joists. Don’t worry, we show exactly how this is done.

Once the new shower area is framed, the VIM curbless shower pan can be back filled using modified thin-set mortar. Then the same mortar is troweled onto the subfloor.

It’s best to have the plumbing done before cutting the pan. This allows the VIM pan to be dry fit and positioned.

Watch our detailed video to see how to install the VIM curbless shower pan

What’s Next

The next step involves waterproofing the pan and bathroom floor. Stay tuned, we’ll share that tutorial next week.

Mention Home Repair Tutor to the VIM Team if you buy their curbless system and get a free corner trowel.

If you want more videos that show how to simplify the craft of building custom bathrooms check out Bathroom Repair Tutor.

Let us know your questions below, we’d be happy to help.

Cheers,