Shower Setup.

[NfiniteMile]

How exactly do you waterproof a shower? And since the drain pan is on the floor, How does it go into the gray water tank or does it just go straight outside?

[JDOnTheGo]

Gray tank - always. No liquids 'go straight outside'.

Waterproofing depends on the type of shower you build. What is your plan?

[NfiniteMile]

I Just Want A Basic Shower. Low Flow System. Nothing Special. Also Dont Need A Lot Of Space Either

[Danjo]

Cheapest route is an 18 gallon plastic storage container, shower curtain and a kitchen sink sprayer hooked to a Hudson sprayer.

If you want something a little more conventional then you could get a fiberglass shower pan and make walls from FRP. You could also find a shower kit that includes pan and walls.

[o1marc]

Some of us used these cheap showers stalls


https://www.acehardware.com/departme...rounds/4115531

[NfiniteMile]

Do You Know If They’re Worth It? And I’m Thinking You Might Have To Trim It Down A Little To Fit.

[Danjo]

Originally Posted by NfiniteMile

Do You Know If They’re Worth It? And I’m Thinking You Might Have To Trim It Down A Little To Fit.

I installed one of those about 30 years ago. Didn’t like it. The biggest thing I didn’t like was the way the drain attached. It was a plastic ring that compressed a rubber gasket. Don’t know if they are the same drains now, but in any case I think on a bus I’d make it all screw-together at the drain and P-trap and make that easy to access under the bus. That Durastall is going to be your least expensive option by probably 100 bucks.

[HappyInTN]

Originally Posted by NfiniteMile

How exactly do you waterproof a shower? And since the drain pan is on the floor, How does it go into the gray water tank or does it just go straight outside?

https://www.serenitybusproject.com/serenity-bus-blog/our-shower-is-done-check-it-out


Lizard skinned the sub-floor and heavy caulked the edges... then we tiered wood from 1" down to 0" from the outside perimeter of the basin tiering down to the center drain. We then placed 1/4 ply overtop. I caulked those edges then sprayed the whole basin with another layer of lizard skin and when that dried I put two cans of flex seal over top just for good measure.. it'll hold 22 gallons of water and not leak. The basin was framed with 2x6's. Check out the pics above.

[o1marc]

Originally Posted by NfiniteMile

Do You Know If They’re Worth It? And I’m Thinking You Might Have To Trim It Down A Little To Fit.

Who was that for? You should quote if you're answering a specific post. Worth it? I paid $168 for mine. Yes it needs to be trimmed to fit, but the panels are thin plastic. But it's water proof. I actually bought mine at HD, but then saw a post of another member who had the same one from Ace Hardware for $200 cheaper, who would have thought. I returned the HD one and had to drive 12 miles to pcik up the cheaper one.

[alpine44]

Originally Posted by o1marc

Who was that for? You should quote if you're answering a specific post. Worth it? I paid $168 for mine. Yes it needs to be trimmed to fit, but the panels are thin plastic. But it's water proof. I actually bought mine at HD, but then saw a post of another member who had the same one from Ace Hardware for $200 cheaper, who would have thought. I returned the HD one and had to drive 12 miles to pcik up the cheaper one.

How were the walls attached to each other and to the pan? Would it be possible to reduce the depth of the stall?

[o1marc]

Originally Posted by alpine44

How were the walls attached to each other and to the pan? Would it be possible to reduce the depth of the stall?

The 3 walls slide into corner brackets and a channel at the base. The base is a closed 4 sided pan, don't know how you would address the front lip if you shortened the pan. The pan is only 32"

[alpine44]

Originally Posted by o1marc

The 3 walls slide into corner brackets and a channel at the base. The base is a closed 4 sided pan, don't know how you would address the front lip if you shortened the pan. The pan is only 32"

Thanks for the info. The best price for this stall I could find locally is $220 but still better than buying the pan, wall sheets, and corner extrusions separately.

[o1marc]

Originally Posted by alpine44

Thanks for the info. The best price for this stall I could find locally is $220 but still better than buying the pan, wall sheets, and corner extrusions separately.

There's one on Ebay in Ct. for $155, unfortunately it is pick up only

[NfiniteMile]

Originally Posted by alpine44

How were the walls attached to each other and to the pan? Would it be possible to reduce the depth of the stall?

How Do I Achieve This? Not Exactly This, But With The Deep Pan.

[PNW_Steve]

Originally Posted by NfiniteMile

How Do I Achieve This? Not Exactly This, But With The Deep Pan.

That is very cool looking!

Unfortunately, I don't think I could get my old decrepit self in and out of it

[o1marc]

I've seen where someone sunk one into the floor about a foot.

[Danjo]

How much room do you have and what’s your plan? Bathtubs use a lot of water. Those troughs are available at most livestock supply places.

Some tin ceiling tiles, a little wood. Bob’s your uncle!

[HazMatt]

Good call! [emoji106]

[Evey_c]

Originally Posted by o1marc

The 3 walls slide into corner brackets and a channel at the base. The base is a closed 4 sided pan, don't know how you would address the front lip if you shortened the pan. The pan is only 32"

So you still framed it out? Does it need to be framed out? I’m not very handy in construction and I’m trying to do a lot of this by myself.

[o1marc]

Originally Posted by Evey_c

So you still framed it out? Does it need to be framed out? I’m not very handy in construction and I’m trying to do a lot of this by myself.

There is a 1/4" lip on top of the pan. You need to frame a wall and skin it with 1/4" plywood to give the flimsy sides strength.