SuperMatttheHero
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Hi,
I have a 48x48 Jacuzzi Tru-Level™ Shower Base. This evening I tried to install it. I dry fit the base first. Then I shimmed it level, taped the shims to the floor, and marked on the studs the edges of the shower base. I then removed the base. I shoveled about 6 or 7 little piles of mortar, and then tried to set the base on the drain and get it back to where I had made the marks on the studs. I could not.
The shower base has about 9 pieces of 4" foam squares on the bottom. As you might imagine, when you try to press this down into place, it doesn't penetrate the mortar the same way that a Vikrell tub with plastic ribs does. I could not get it pressed back down to the shims, and thus I could not level it.
Luckily, I had installed a sheet of plastic underneath the mortar, so it was easy to remove it and try again later.
Does anyone have a procedure or trick to leveling these shower bases? Thinner mortar? The instructions explicitly describe using mortar when installing it. They recommend spreading a completely even layer, though, not using the "little piles" method.
I have a 48x48 Jacuzzi Tru-Level™ Shower Base. This evening I tried to install it. I dry fit the base first. Then I shimmed it level, taped the shims to the floor, and marked on the studs the edges of the shower base. I then removed the base. I shoveled about 6 or 7 little piles of mortar, and then tried to set the base on the drain and get it back to where I had made the marks on the studs. I could not.
The shower base has about 9 pieces of 4" foam squares on the bottom. As you might imagine, when you try to press this down into place, it doesn't penetrate the mortar the same way that a Vikrell tub with plastic ribs does. I could not get it pressed back down to the shims, and thus I could not level it.
Luckily, I had installed a sheet of plastic underneath the mortar, so it was easy to remove it and try again later.
Does anyone have a procedure or trick to leveling these shower bases? Thinner mortar? The instructions explicitly describe using mortar when installing it. They recommend spreading a completely even layer, though, not using the "little piles" method.
Tru-Level™ self-leveling base system offers superior structural integrity and easy installation
http://www.jacuzzi.com/baths/pdf/SHOWERBASES.PDF
If the subfloor is level, no other preparation is necessary. You can proceed to install the base.
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