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wedi Niches are installed in a
cut out in the wedi wall and
attached with it‘s flange right
into the center of 16 o.c.
studs. wedi Joint Sealant is set
along the connection of wall
to niche.
2 Fasteners each side of the
niche are set to create a flush
transition to the wall panels.
Another 1/2” bead of wedi Joint
Seal ant is spread over fasteners
and seams.
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Apply thinset mortar over wood subfloor and reaching 4” into the wedi
Fundo Ligno shower base. Fill the wedi Fundo Ligno channel with thinset
or a strip of sealed on wedi Building Panel and apply thinset mortar to the
lower corner of the wedi wall panels left and right of any entrance using
1/4” × 1/4” notch trowel.
Apply a modified thinset (ANSI 118.4 or equivalent) across the wood
or cement board floor surface and now apply wedi Subliner Dry Sheet
waterproofing membrane overlapping into the Ligno base for 4 inches.
Apply wedi‘s prefabricated outside or inside sealing tape corners and
sealing tape or Subliner Dry folds as a flashing to the wedi wall panels/
Ligno and Subliner dry sheets as applicable. Install this waterproofing
system over the floor substrate outside the shower. All areas subject to
water splashes and spray must be waterproofed. wedi recommends to
waterproof the entire bathroom floor (including a flashing up into the
wall at least to the height of a regular base board or 2“ high) in spaces
where curbless showers are being installed.
All seams and ends of the Subliner Dry sheets are covered with a 1/2”
bead of wedi Joint Sealant and spread flat using a putty knife. Your
shower is ready for tile once the thinset mortar has hardened! Alter-
natively to Subliner Dry sheet membrane system wedi building panels
in 1/4” or 1/2” thickness can be used as the floor tile underlayment in
lieu of cement board and Subliner waterproofing. wedi Building Panel
would be installed over plywood subfloor and overlap and seal into the
Ligno channel. In such application the Ligno base must be raised to
allow its channel to fully stick out from the recessed area so wedi floor
building panels can be interlocked with its channel. All seams to wedi
walls or Ligno base are sealed internally with wedi Joint Sealant, and are
covered with an external 1/2” bead of wedi Joint Sealant spread flat.
Your shower is ready for tiling once thinset under wedi Subliner Dry or
wedi Building Panels on floor has cured.