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How to fit floor pans.
Mark the center of each wall stud on the shower pan rim.
Check to ensure that the floor pan is still in place that there are no gaps and that it is still aligned.
They fit on the floor inside the shower and act like a tub keeping water off the floor.
Make sure the floor is level and clean.
Mark the outline of the shower pan on the subfloor using pencil or a chalk line.
To begin the process we took a new piece of cardboard and rough cut it to fit the floor pan then marked and cut it down so that it matched the original shapes.
Each its shower pan is custom built to your specifications no matter what shape or size.
Because our shower pans are totally encapsulated and built from the highest quality material your new its shower pan will be leak free when properly installed.
These pans are fairly shallow and can be removed using basic tools as long as a few conditions are met.
Tack the floor pan into place with a series of spot welds place eight to 12 inches apart around the perimeter of the floor pan.
Pre drill holes through the shower pan rim at the marked locations.
Shower pans are made to work with fiberglass shower surrounds and tiled walls.
Place your tacks on both the interior and exterior sides of the floor pan.
If the hole isn t too big you can do a patch repair.
If the rust damage is extensive replacing the entire floor pan with a one piece panel is the best way.
Replace rusty floor panels.
The nice thing about floorpan replacement is that it s really not all that complicated you disassemble what s left of the original trim and fit the new one and reverse your disassembly procedure.
Test fit the shower pan to confirm the drain opening fits over the drain hole in the floor.
I weld in a new hand formed floor pan in my 1978 ford f150 truck.
For a larger repair the damaged section can be replaced with a partial floor panel.