Pete Billow
New Member
I'm a little concerned with the approach my contactor is using to prep to hot mop a shower pan floor (yes I'm in SoCal). I'm hoping some knows if his way is considered acceptable and is to code.
His plan to prep for hot mop (floor is concrete slab / shower size is 3' x 5' :
- lay down a couple of layers of asphalt shingles along the outside of the 3' x 5' shower pan, with the outside edge being two or three layers, and then reducing to one or two layers, and finally to no layers closer to the drain.
- I believe he will then lay down a layer of felt/tar paper, and then hot mop directly over that.
- He will then further slope and smooth things with the mortar bed that the tile will be installed onto.
My thoughts on how to do it:
- Pre-slope a bed made from mortar mix cement installed on the slab
- hot mop on the pre-sloped mortar bed
- install the mortar bed for the tile over the hot mop.
is either one correct? Does his method meet code (I've never heard of doing it that way)?
Thanks for any and all answers.
His plan to prep for hot mop (floor is concrete slab / shower size is 3' x 5' :
- lay down a couple of layers of asphalt shingles along the outside of the 3' x 5' shower pan, with the outside edge being two or three layers, and then reducing to one or two layers, and finally to no layers closer to the drain.
- I believe he will then lay down a layer of felt/tar paper, and then hot mop directly over that.
- He will then further slope and smooth things with the mortar bed that the tile will be installed onto.
My thoughts on how to do it:
- Pre-slope a bed made from mortar mix cement installed on the slab
- hot mop on the pre-sloped mortar bed
- install the mortar bed for the tile over the hot mop.
is either one correct? Does his method meet code (I've never heard of doing it that way)?
Thanks for any and all answers.