Making A Concrete Shower Curb

Would this still be an issue with mold on the corners even though the rest of the mortar bed would only have the liner below.

Making a concrete shower curb.

It is a simple diy process and i use three 2x4s to build a nice curb for the shower in my washroom. Traditionally wooden curbs utilize lengths of two by four lumber cut down to the width. Shower curbs have been built from portland cement mortar for as long as showers have been around. There is no better way to build a curb.

This metal metal mesh is a diamond mesh specially designed for cement floating and it i. This means it doesn t take in water through leaks allowing it to last longer. A good shower curb keeps water contained in the shower area preventing you from soaking the bathroom floor. As you might expect different people use different methods to build shower curbs.

In this video i show you how to build a shower curb. A great and well made shower curb does all that and is fully waterproof. Shower curbs on top of a wooden subfloor on the other hand use wood as the basis for the form of the curb. The curb is the edge of your pan that isn t along a wall and where you would step into the shower.

Build a curb for the shower pan using 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm boards. This video shows how to create a shower curb frame from a metal mesh.