Installation Guide

4. Install the shower floor in the stud pocket following
all instructions in the appropriate shower floor
installation manual.
Install the Alcove Shower Wall Panels
1. Set the back panel into place on the shower floor
back ledge. The back panel must fit firmly down
against the shower floor.
2. To hold the back panel in position during sidewall
assembly, temporarily drive a nail in one stud just
above the top of the back panel. Bend the nail over
the top flange of the back panel to secure it in place.
If shower doors will be installed, filler boards such as
3/4” plywood or 1” x 4” strapping must be installed on the
stud wall BEFORE side panel installation. These filler
boards are necessary to provide solid backing to prevent
deforming and damage to the side panels. It is good
practice to install the filler boards now, in case shower
doors would be added at some later date.
The filler boards must be nailed or screwed to the vertical
studs located at the front edge of the shower. The
thickness of the filler boards should be sized to fill up the
space between the wall studs and the backside of the
alcove side panel and must extend the full inside height of
the side panel.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
ABS-026
ABS-025
ABS-024
The Swan Corporation 18 800-325-7008
Shower Alcove Installation Procedure