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Originally Posted by ben parrish
Why multiple T’s...for the support of the bench? On the walls, you said you used cement board with the Schluter system then red guard...I assume you mean the Schluter fabric and not the Kerdi board. Why this method instead of Kerdi only? Seems overkill but in all honesty, that is exactly what I plan to do because the Kerdi panels just seems odd to me as I have always used cement board. I was thinking I am just overthinking and old school. We are also doing a steam generator so I want to really make sure the surrounding walls, ceiling and floor are sealed extremely well.
What was the pan made of. I am on a subfloor and will do a Curbless entry so I can only go down about 3/4” and it’s either the Schluter base or the one from VIM...the VIM to me looks more appealing because it is solid polymer and not just styrofoam....I don’t want a hollow sounding floor.
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We always cement board showers, and use the kerdi waterproofing membrane on mud pans and wherever there is potential for leaks like seats. I have not used kerdi board nor pre-formed slopes, we slope the mortar underneath.
I looked at the VIM system, and while they say it meets code, our local inspectors will not accept the liquid waterproofing systems. Not sure I would trust it either, with dissimilar materials on the walls and floor. Also, it's $800 to replace 2 bags of mortar, and less that $100 of kerdi fabric and hardware. You're going to have to replace the concrete you cut out anyway, slope it to the drain and be done. Look at 'screed shower pan' videos on youtube.
As to the bench, I originally used something called better bench. Pure crap, it moved about 1/8" when any pressure was put on it, even after concrete hardened. So I removed it, and framed it right.
Framing, screwed and glued. There is a slope on the "T", it is slightly wider at the wall:
After cement board, Kerdi, and membrane waterproofing.
