If necessary build out studs with inch plywood strips so pan clears any.
Replace 2nd floor shower pan.
No point in tearing out entire shower when it fails the issue is almost always just the pan.
Matching your tiles will be the problem though in most cases.
You will later screw the shower pan into the.
Cut old acrylic shower surround with a reciprocating saw and remove the surround.
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Steps to replacing a shower pan.
Saw through drainpipe connected to old shower pan.
Test fit the shower pan to confirm the drain opening fits over the drain hole in the floor.
They fit on the floor inside the shower and act like a tub keeping water off the floor.
Mark the outline of the shower pan on the subfloor using pencil or a chalk line.
Set new acrylic shower pan on floor and check its fit against the studs.
Mark the center of each wall stud on the shower pan rim.
The first step is to demo the wall tile which will probably have d.
In this video house flipping brothers dave and rich show you how to remove a shower pan.
Shower pans are made to work with fiberglass shower surrounds and tiled walls.
Pre drill holes through the shower pan rim at the marked locations.