Installation Guide

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Tile Redi® Installation Guide
Redi Shower™ Base’N Bench™ Kits
To help guide you through the Base’N Bench™ shower kit installation process, we have provided the following
Installation Guide, which is intended to provide an easy to follow step by step process for the installation of your Tile
Ready® brand shower pan and shower bench, whether you are a professional or a first time novice. 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. In connection with your 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.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR REDI BENCH® WITH TILE READY® BRAND SHOWER PAN
1. 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®. The shower enclosure framing should exceed the outside dimensions of the shower pan and the bench by
1/16” on all sides. Please see the BASE’N BENCH™ spec sheet and the BASE’N BENCH™ Installation Photo 1.
2. Install the REDI BENCH® frame between the shower base and shower wall framing. An example of a wood REDI
BENCH® frame is shown in BASE’N BENCH™ Installation Photo 2. 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.
3. Sweep out any debris from sub floor.
4. Test fit the shower pan and the bench to be sure the framing snugly fits the shower pan dimension plus 12 inches for
the bench, that the shower pan drain fits snugly into the subfloor bore hole, that the bench leg support panel is
properly aligned over the shower pan splash wall, and that the shower pan and bench fit snugly against their frame
studs with 1/16” between the pan and the frame on all sides.
5. This step depends on whether there is access to the drain connection from below the subfloor
a. If there is access from the subfloor below, then cut a section of drain pipe (PVC or ABS, as applicable to the type
of drain) which is long enough to extend below the subfloor and easily make a connection to the waste water
pipe.
b. If there is no access from the subfloor below, then make sure the drain pipe stubbed up from the subfloor is
adjusted to a height sufficient to fit properly into the shower pan drain connection.
6. Turn the shower pan over and note that there are ribs under the shower pan floor. Please measure the depth of the
ribs under the shower pan floor from the rib bottoms that rest on the substrate to the underside of the pan floor at
the deepest point in between the ribs. Once you have that value, calculate the thickness (depth) of your mortar
base (Portland cement /sand mix) using the formulas listed below based on the type of shower pan you purchased:
a. Redi Trench® / WonderFall Trench™ / Redi Free™ Trench Pans:
Subtract 1/2” from deepest rib measured in Step 6
b. Redi Base® & Redi Free™ (Non Trench) / Wonder Drain® Pans: (Left or Right Drain ONLY) Subtract 1/4” from
deepest rib measured in Step 6
c. Redi Base® & Redi Free™ (Non Trench) / Wonder Drain® Pans: (Center Drain ONLY)
Subtract 1/8” from deepest rib measured in step 6
Please note, do not place the mortar directly on a wood substrate. First, waterproof the wood substrate with a
waterproofing membrane, liner, or sheet rock so the wood does not absorb the water from the mortar.
Spread your mortar base EVENLY ACROSS THE SUBFLOOR AT THE THICKNESS CALCULATED FROM STEP 6a, 6b, or 6c,
and offset ¾ “ from each outside edge of the pan. NOTE: The mortar base should have a consistency close to peanut
butter for best results.
7.
a. If there is access from the subfloor below and you followed step 5.a. above, then brush PVC or ABS adhesive