TRI-STATE COVERAGE! California - Las Vegas - Phoenix/Tucson
In Business Since 2001 - License #'s : CA #789468 - NV #67637 - AZ #234300
Commercial and Residential Services
WHY IS HOT-MOPPING MY BEST CHOICE?
Start to finish same day. 1-hour after completion and you can fill your pan with water for inspection!
- No delays help production time.
- Hot mopping provides multi-layer protection!
- 4 layers of asphalt and 3 layers of 15 lb. felt
- Offers more protection then with single ply systems.
- No waiting between coats as with some cold applied methods.
- No folds, special pieces, splicing, or glues needed at dams, corners, laps, or seams, all areas bond together to form a one piece unit.
- A clear advantage over pvc and other one piece liner methods.
- Hot-mop conforms to any shape and size with 100% integrity.
Hot-mop showerpans have been used and have proved their dependability and durability thru-out the country but especially in California, with over a 60 year track record!
WHAT IS INVOLVED IN MAKING MY PAN READY?
Proper blocking and backing are needed before we can mop your pan. Depending on the method you have chosen for your walls.
Mud-set, denshield, hardi-backer, dura-rock, or cement backer units,(just to name a few) must over-lap the hot-mop.(check your local codes for their requirements)
The following:
Shower pan requirements for Hot Mop-Quick Reference Guide
Is for exposed studs when hot-mopped the most common method.
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Details are given as to what is needed for us to hot-mop your pan.
Shower pan requirements for Hot Mop-two-layer system
Is when the two-layer backer-board system or mud-set over solid backing is being used
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WHAT BUILDING CODES NEED TO BE MET?
(Please check your local building department for their requirements)
Most areas are now requiring that:
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All lining material must be pitched ¼ per foot to weep holes in the sub-drain by means of a smooth solidly formed sloping sub-base.
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The membrane must extend up the side walls and rough jambs of the shower, to a point not less than 3 inches above the finished dam or threshold. It must also extend outward over the top of the rough dam and fastened to the outside of the rough dam and jamb.
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Weep holes must be clear of obstructions
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A water test is required (usually 24 hrs)
WHY WORRY ABOUT THE SHOWERPAN SO MUCH?
So much time and thought is put into protecting the outside of your house from water entering and for good cause water causes damage. Sometimes extensive damage (especially in the cases of a slow leaking shower pan) that can go undetectable for months or even years until it has caused wood to rot, drywall to crumble and molds to form. Repairs can run into the thousands. An average shower uses 25 gallons of water. That’s thousands of gallons a year! Water penetrates the shower (especially were the floor meets the wall) and reaches your showerpan liner to drain to the weep holes at the drain. Water in water out, a tried and true system. That liner is your best defense against water intrusion that can damage your house. Even the smallest leak over time can cause major problems. Let us at DKSHOWERPANS give you the ultimate protection for your projects.
Quality product and service, proven track record (over 40,000 pans completed from 2005 to 2007) you will receive that and more.
DKSHOWERPANS CAN MEET YOUR NEEDS
You can count on it!!
please contact us for more information
If you have questions on this information or anything else, E-mail to:
jgautney@dkshowerpans.com
DISCLAIMER
Reasonable care has been taken in preparation of this information, but DK Shower Pans, Inc. makes no warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to this information and makes no representations and assumes no liability for any direct, incidental or consequential damages resulting in the use of the information contained on this website.
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