LEAKING SHOWER PAN

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    • 20 Oct 2000 at 5:15 am #273722
      Avatar photoAlana Hawks

        NEED INFOR ON SHOWER PANS I HAVE ONE THAT HAS BEEN LEAKING WHAT MATERIAL IS A SHOWER PAN MADE OF FIBERGLASS OR PLASTIC? HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1980 DO SHOWER PANS TEND TO CAUSE LEAKS AND WILL IT COST ALOT TO REPLACE? ANY SUGGESTIONS THANKS RUSS

      • 20 Oct 2000 at 9:59 pm #288405
        Avatar photoSylvanLMP
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          Hi Russ, I still (like most professional plumbers) install a lead shower pan using 4 PSF sheet lead and YES it cost a lot BUT then again it does last 50+ years so I guess it really isn’t that expensive after all huh?

          Anyone can make a plastic shower pan or even install a CHEAP fiberglass pan.

          Anyone can go to a home center and even a clerk can even explain how to install a figerglass/ plastic shower pan, BUT for longevity I either custom make a pan out of sheet lead Or use a Terrazzo base with a caulked cast iron connection.

          I like longevity and feel folks spend a small fortune for their investment so why use cheap quality materials that are prone to failure?

          Qualified Labor is expensive materials are cheap.

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