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.
3. Install vertical filler boards next to the front flange of
BOTH side panels to provide a solid mounting surface for
the shower doors. Measure the inside depth and height of
the wall panel and attach appropriate size filler boards to
the wall studs near the front edge of the shower floor.
Filler Board Location on Vertical Studs.
Cut-a-way Side View of Filler Board Installation.
4. Select either the right or left side panel, whichever one
DOES NOT require plumbing access holes.
ABS-027
Side
Panel
Shower
Floor
Shower
Floor
Stud
Wall
Side
Panel
Stud
Wall
Filler
Board
Filler
Board
ABS-025a
Filler Boards
IMPORTANT NOTICE
ABS-026
ABS-025
ABS-024
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Shower Alcove Installation Procedure