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A New Video on How to Remove an Old Fiberglass Shower PanBy Mark J.
DonovanIn the below video, I show the third stage in remodeling a
custom ceramic tile shower, the removal of the old fiberglass
shower pan.After removing the old ceramic wall tile and backer
board from the shower area, I then proceeded to remove the old
fiberglass shower pan. This was a simple process. All that was
required to remove the fiberglass shower pan was to drill out the
rubber seal flange around the perimeter of the shower drain. After
drilling enough holes around the perimeter of the shower drain and
cutting away some of the rubber flange from the drain I was able to
simply lift the fiberglass shower pan off of the existing shower
drain.To prevent putting too much pressure on the shower drain pipe
I used a screw...
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