catalinajack
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Thought I would share the fix I came up with for our shower floor not pitched enough to drain when the bought has no list. I don't know why this ever should have been a problem but the boat came to us this way. It has been an annoyance for five years. Every shower required a squeegee affair to get rid of the pool of water.
The fix? First, I created a list by draining one side tank of water. Then, using self-levelling epoxy tinted white, I poured it onto the floor. The list caused the epoxy to become thicker on the side I needed to create a pitch toward the drain. The drain was plugged with a rubber stopper coated with dielectric grease to prevent adhesion to the stopper. There was a little ridge around the drain hole which needed to be sanded. The surface, although very shiny, was surprisingly not slippery. Still, I sanded the surface lightly with 80 grit sandpaper which made the surface more non-slip without reducing much of the sheen which was a true surprise.
Anyway, I thought I would share in case anyone has a similar problem with which they are struggling. The process was strikingly easy.
The fix? First, I created a list by draining one side tank of water. Then, using self-levelling epoxy tinted white, I poured it onto the floor. The list caused the epoxy to become thicker on the side I needed to create a pitch toward the drain. The drain was plugged with a rubber stopper coated with dielectric grease to prevent adhesion to the stopper. There was a little ridge around the drain hole which needed to be sanded. The surface, although very shiny, was surprisingly not slippery. Still, I sanded the surface lightly with 80 grit sandpaper which made the surface more non-slip without reducing much of the sheen which was a true surprise.
Anyway, I thought I would share in case anyone has a similar problem with which they are struggling. The process was strikingly easy.
