How To Remove A Shower Base

You need to work your way around the perimeter of the gasket a little at a time staying between the gasket.

How to remove a shower base. Just stick your pointy tool that totally didn t sound right between the gasket and the shower base. Then pry it up. Unscrew frame and remove. Remove shower door or curtain rod.

If this is the case you should attempt to move it further away from the wall using the pry bar. Drill into the rubber flange around the drainpipe to remove much of the material going no deeper than about 1 inch to avoid damaging the subfloor. You should see a big rubber gasket around your drain pipe the 2 inch pipe in the middle and your shower base. Not between the gasket and drain pipe you may damage the drain pipe.

For glass shower doors detach door from frame and remove to a safe location. Once the shower pan has been loosened you should be able to grasp it and pull it towards you. Use a scraper to get rid of most of the caulking then insert a pry bar under the exposed base of the pan. Step 3 remove the shower base pan.

When the pan has been moved sufficiently you should hear a tearing or cracking. Lift it up or push it away from the wall. The pan may be resistant at first. How to remove a shower pan shower base quick and easy.

Vacuum up the flange debris. Check out my other videos below. It ll only come up a little bit at a time.