The shower pan is the floor you stand on and the waterproof base underneath it.
Water sitting near the drain, cracked floor grout or stains below the bathroom can make the shower pan the first suspect.
SIG Tile handles shower pan replacement in Monmouth County when the base needs to be opened, rebuilt and tied back into the shower waterproofing.
The pan is the problem when the shower floor does not drain correctly, moves, cracks repeatedly or shows leak signs outside the shower. A surface patch will not solve a base that is flat or failing underneath.
Renan looks at the drain area, lower wall tile and stains before deciding whether tile repair is enough. Often, tile removal is the only way to see the waterproofing tie-in.
The new pan has to connect the slope, drain and wall waterproofing into one assembly. A pan that does not tie into the walls can leave water a path behind the tile.
Small mosaics may help the floor follow the pitch, but tile choice cannot fix a bad pan. Shower waterproofing and sometimes Schluter KERDI are part of the conversation before finish tile.
Pan work can turn into a bigger rebuild if lower wall tile, backer or framing has to be opened to make the waterproofing connection. That is common when the leak path is hidden behind finished tile.
If the surrounding walls, storage or entry are also changing, the project may fit shower tile or a custom tile shower instead of only pan replacement.
“Renan was proficient in the full scope of construction required to level, prep and ensure waterproofing of our shower, prior to his tile installation.”
Full bathroom remodels. Renan does the tile and waterproofing, with partner contractors for plumbing and electrical.
For bathrooms where the layout can stay and the tile surfaces need real rebuilding.
The old tub footprint has to drain like a shower, not just lose the tub.
Sometimes, but the wall-to-floor waterproofing tie-in may require removing lower wall tile too.
The slope may be wrong, the drain area may be uneven, or the floor tile may have been set poorly.
Not always, but it often requires opening enough of the shower to rebuild the waterproof connection correctly.
Yes. The new pan is filled and checked for leaks before any floor tile is set, which is the last point where a problem is cheap to fix.
Send photos of the pan, drain, lower wall tile, curb or entry and any stains outside or below the shower.
