Why prefab shower pans are awesome! #shorts #youtubeshorts #diy

[WINNI.Designs]

All the pros will want to argue this! I’m
Not trying to convince the pros. I’m talking to someone who wants to scale their business and someone who wants to DIY their shower! My wife and I just did a live on our channel talking about 💸💸pricing projects 💸💸 if you are struggling with that!

[robertdavis]

I did mine. Loved the experience. 22 years later, I still love to shower-- and clean it. I feel very proud I did it.

[Ninjump]

General contractor here. Absolutely agree. If the budget can bear i will absolutely spend on the outside guy to come in and do a perfect rock-solid mud pan. But having an in-house option my guys can competently install every time is great and gives my client more options.

There will always be a place for fine craftsmanship, just as there is a place for efficiency, standardization, and systems thinking. The trades are so diminished that there is ample room for both without anyone feeling threatened. Running a profitable business needs both at different times.

[denisedspain]

I had never done a mud job as a woman and a newb I had no issues. I just studied a lot on every aspect of it and everything came out exactly as planned.

[RMike]

Prefabs won't work on uneven surfaces is the issue. If the floor is perfect, go for it. Uneven, then atleast add a self leveler. If not, a mud bed is a must....

[PabloRodriguez-ggbw]

Am a profesional tile installer and I always made the mud pan at the Job site never use prefabricated pans every job has is own measurements… and I can adjust the level and pitch of the pan how I want it

[alcapony]

These pre pitched shower pans actually cost at least double what the traditional pan and mud job cost.

[fkcoff]

i hate ppl telling others to not do something because it's "hard"

[victorburrell]

Having installed both a Schluter and a Wedi shower, Wedi is easier and cost effective. Schluter nickle and dimes you with add-ons. Wedi is straight forward, cut and paste.

[MrDleef]

DIY guy here. Made my own pan with concrete. Yeah, it was a big job but 8 years later and it's leak free and solid as a rock. Couldn't be prouder. However, if someone was paying me to do it, yeah it would be hella expensive.

[shawnhuk]

I'll give you thumbs up for soaking the concrete before thinset.

[ranbirsingh]

Do you still require membrane to prevent leaks from the sides ?

[Mr.Pop]

I've switched from doing a mud pan with liner to a mud pan with a bonded drain. It eliminates a day of work but it is a bit more expensive.

[mclcr]

Telling people what they should and shouldn’t do… If people never took on new challenges because something was deemed “pretty hard” they would never learn how to do anything useful. I’m sure glad previous generations of people didn’t share your stance because we would still be living in the Stone Age otherwise. We’re talking about a shower here, It’s not like you’re putting a man on the moon.

[Photologistic]

Mud job is not that difficult, just a bit time consuming is all.

[scottchavez]

I'm just curious about that. Double seepage drain normal. The Pan allows the water to weep. How does that work

[mrreid]

Mud is fairly quick if you have experience. You still need waterproofing in the pan and wall. Its an option I guess not for me or my customers.

[Ender_Wiggin]

Just use a fiberglass/acrylic pan and be done with it, far far easier for the DIY'er and works just as well!

[fuzznut]

I did a mud pan in 2017… still holding up to this day. Perfect slopes no puddling. 44x76 was why … it’s not hard just time consuming. Unless you’ve never held a tool

[nahuelgalmarini]

I follow you but no directional trowling on something that is adhered with thinset on wood. How long could that last adhered properly
Idk just seems thag most products that are coming out have to undergo couple of years to see how functional they are.