Installation Guide

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Tile Redi® Installation Guide
Redi Bench® Shower Seats
To help guide you through the REDI BENCH® installation process, we have provided the following REDI BENCH®
Installation Guide which is intended to provide an easy-to-follow step-by-step process for the installation of your Tile
Redi® REDI BENCH®. In connection with your REDI BENCH® and shower project, please comply with the
recommendations and standards established for such projects from time to time by the Tile Council of North
America, Inc., for the installation of a tiled shower.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR REDI BENCH®
1. The REDI BENCH® is designed to be installed exclusively with Tile Ready® brand shower bases by Tile Redi®
(known as Redi Base®, Redi Trench™, Bathtub Replacement™, Redi Free™, and Redi Your Way™) using the
REDI FLASH® flashing system and the REDI POXY™ epoxy setting material designed specifically for Tile Redi®
products.
2. The shower stall will need to be framed out as an assembly of the REDI BENCH® and the Tile Ready® brand
shower base, with the framed out opening equal to the outside dimensions of the shower base plus an
additional 12 inches on the side of the shower base where the REDI BENCH® is to be installed to
accommodate the depth of the REDI BENCH®. Please see the REDI BENCH® spec sheet and the REDI BENCH®
Installation Photo 1.
3. Now install the shower pan as set forth in the Tile Ready® brand shower base Installation Guide. See REDI
BENCH® Installation Photo 2.
4. Now install the REDI BENCH® frame between the shower base and the shower wall framing. An example of a
wood REDI BENCH® frame is shown in REDI BENCH® Installation Photo 3. Either wood or metal framing may
be used as required by local building codes. The height of the REDI BENCH® frame should be 11-1/8 inches
above the top of the shower base splash wall. The REDI BENCH® framing should be installed along the
appropriate side of the shower base so that it will be butted up against the splash wall of the shower base
and against the shower framing on the other 3 sides. The bench framing will then need to be securely
attached to the shower floor substrate, and the shower framing on the three sides of the REDI BENCH®. The
REDI BENCH® framing will need to be level because the REDI BENCH® is already designed with a slope so the
seat of the bench will drain into the shower.
5. Now install the REDI FLASH® flashing above the shower base splash wall where the REDI BENCH® is to be
installed, screwing the REDI FLASH® flashing into the bench frame. Please see REDI BENCH® Installation
Photo 4.
6. Now apply REDI POXY™ to all surfaces of the bench frame which are in contact with the REDI BENCH® when
it is placed in the frame (i.e., the top of the frame and the vertical frame studs above the splash wall.) Please
see REDI BENCH® Installation Photo 5. Then, install the REDI BENCH® by securely placing the REDI BENCH®
on the framing so it is in contact with all the seat and leg support areas containing REDI POXY™. Please see
REDI BENCH® Installation Photo 6. Press the REDI BENCH® firmly onto the REDI POXY™ on the bench frame
and hold it securely in place for approximately 30 minutes as illustrated in REDI BENCH® Installation Photos
7 & 8. Please note that the REDI BENCH® leg support which is ½ inch thick will line up directly over the
shower base splash wall which is also ½ inch thick, thereby allowing for a flush tile look from the shower
base splash wall up the REDI BENCH® leg support.
7. Install the REDI FLASH® flashing on the top of the 3 splash walls of the REDI BENCH® in the same fashion that
the REDI FLASH® was installed between the shower base splash wall and the REDI BENCH® splash wall.
8. Now you are ready to install the ½ inch tile backer board above the ½ inch REDI BENCH® splash walls and the
½ inch splash walls of the shower base.
9. Where the REDI BENCH® and the shower base splash walls meet the ½ inch tiled backer boards you will need
to seal this junction with 100% silicone.
10. Now that the REDI BENCH® and the shower base are secured and sealed in all areas you are ready to tile the
shower base and the REDI BENCH® using the REDI POXY™ setting material included for setting the tile,
marble, granite or stone of your choice directly to the Ready-to-Tile™ surfaces. All tile backer board areas
can be tiled with REDI BOND™ tile setting material.