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Serving Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Newbury Park,
Moorpark,
Simi Valley, Agoura, Calabasas, Malibu & Camarillo |
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Anatomy of a "Hot Mopped" Shower Pan |
Three options for a shower pan
1. Install a simple vinyl shower pan = ugly & looks cheap
2. Build the shower pan out of vinyl sheeting = short lifetime & susceptible to leaking
An Example of how OTHER contractors CUT CORNERS & build their vinyl sheeting shower pans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m-b8H3hjag |
(or) do it the right way as we do.... |
3. Build a shower dam and "Hot Mop" it
We build the new shower pan from scratch, use the "Hot Mop" method
and create a shower pan which will last for many, many years without any problems.
You can see by the steps below that there is a great deal of effort in building a quality shower pan.
We don't cut corners and invest the time to build your pan to last.
The steps of our procedure... |
New shower dam is built |
Beginning to lay heavy asphalt sheeting |
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The heavy asphalt sheeting is laid in a special over lapping pattern to slope toward the drain |
Layers of tar paper being cut |
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Tar paper for the shower floor is cut and fitted |
Hot tar is applied to the asphalt sheeting floor and on the dam before the tar paper is re-installed |
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The pan walls are then hot mopped with hot tar |
A special material is placed over critical seams |
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Finally, a thick coat of tar is applied to all surfaces |
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The shower pan is filled with water to be sure it's water tight |
The water is left in overnight for inspection
(we have never failed the inspection)
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You can always call if you have a question
or to request a free estimate
805 529-0190
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