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Wedi Fundo Primo shower pan with 2 curbs

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    • June 5, 2018 at 8:09 pm #3150
      CHRISTOPHERFERRER
      Participant

      I’m ready to order my Wedi Fundo Primo shower pan, but it looks as though they come with only one curb. The shower I am working on is in a corner, so I’ve planned on tiling two walls. The other 2 walls would consist of a glass wall and the shower door. Since the Wedi Fundo Primo shower pan comes with only one curb (I haven’t found additional curbs outside Wedi’s kits), what are my options?

    • June 6, 2018 at 8:38 am #3151
      Steve White
      Spectator

      Hey Chris,

      You are correct, all the wedi shower kits only come with one curb. The curbs are also the “lean curb”  which is 2″ wide and 3 1/2″ tall.

      This works will if you plan to use a 4″ curb top (marble/travertine/etc) but if tiling, may be a bit small and difficult to center the glass surround on.

      The other curb type is the full curb. which is 4 1/2″ wide x 5″ tall. A 6 1/2″ curb top works well with this, or simply tiling it as well

      You may want to consider buying all the components separately.

      You can buy the pan, wall board, curbs and sealant all separately

      A great online site for this is http://www.masterwholesale.com

      Whats the size of shower and height of room? I can help or double check what you plan to buy.

    • June 6, 2018 at 12:38 pm #3152
      CHRISTOPHERFERRER
      Participant

       

      Hi Steve,

      The size of the shower will be 36 x 36″ (the drain is at 15-1/2″ and 18″ from the walls, so not centered in both directions. Also, The height of the room is 108″ on the plumbing wall and 84″ on the opposite side of the shower where the glass wall will go(36″ from the plumbing wall). The far right of the room is only 52″ high.

      I thought I would buy the 36″x48″ Wedi Fundo Primo Shower Base with Drain Assembly. With the extra 12″ on this paticular base, I can cut 3-1/2″ and 8-1/2″ off each side of the 48″ length to meet the off-center drain.

      After doing the math, I found buying components separately is slightly cheaper, but close enough even with the addition of the Full Foam Curb 4 1/2″ x 5″ x 8′, so my shopping list will be the 36×48 Wedi Fundo Primo Shower Kit plus the 8′ curb.

      I’m planning on having a glass company install a frameless glass door and wall. I think the Foam Curbs are built to support the weight of the glass.

      Additionally, I want to continue tile on the walls and floor and I’m not sure exactly what materials I will need as a base. In other words, do I need to replace the drywall with backer board to add tile? Also, How do I prep the subfloor for tile?

      Thanks for the help!

      Chris

       

       

       

       

       

    • June 6, 2018 at 3:03 pm #3153
      Steve White
      Spectator

      Hey Chris,

      The 36″ x 48″ kit should work just fine then

      6 sheets should be plenty to cover that whole area to ceiling (and I would recommend installing the wedi board to ceiling and tiling it, unless your style and design doesn’t work with that)

      The full curbs once tiled will be plenty strong enough for any glass enclosure. Nice thing with those is when anchors are used for glass, you don’t have to worry about it being a leak point with the full foam curbs

      I would recommend buying a tube or 2 more of the sealant. Many for the additional curb.  You will want to bond the miter created for corner to be well sealed.  And if you decide to create a niche you will want an additional tube for that

       

      Looks like a nice open shower plan!

    • June 6, 2018 at 3:40 pm #3154
      CHRISTOPHERFERRER
      Participant

      Your recommendations are appreciated. Thank you!

      Just one more thing… If I am continuing the tile past the Wedi boards in the shower area, throughout the other walls in the bathroom, will I need to replace the drywall? If so, what do you recommend as a base for  wall tile that is not in the shower?

    • June 6, 2018 at 5:50 pm #3155
      Steve White
      Spectator

      No definitely not, I have and would tile  over drywall outside of the wet area. No sense in spending all the extra $$$ to waterproof something that won’t see water. The 1/2″ wedi will line up well with the drywall.

      As far as outside floor, I would recommend using schluter ditra for that.  It will provide a good underlayment and be waterproof as well

       

       

    • June 6, 2018 at 5:50 pm #3156
      Steve White
      Spectator

      No definitely not, I have and would tile  over drywall outside of the wet area. No sense in spending all the extra $$$ to waterproof something that won’t see water. The 1/2″ wedi will line up well with the drywall.

      As far as outside floor, I would recommend using schluter ditra for that.  It will provide a good underlayment and be waterproof as well

       

       

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