[vanessa wilson]

How do I remove a shower pan

[Unknown008]

Why did you double post?

[ballengerb1]

Vanessa, it depends on the type of pan you have. Is this a fiber glass or acrylic pan or is it a custom mortar pan. A mortar pan gets a sledge hammer to the sides and then a large pry bar is driven under it flush with the pan floor. The mortar will break up. Two issues to look at. Will you want to reuse that old drain hole, if so chisel around the drain so it does get torn out with the pry bar. The other issue is how the wall tiles connect with the pan, they usually sit on top of the pan edge so a row or two may need to come out.

[vanessa wilson]

ballengerb1

I think I have a white fiberglass pan. I do wish to reuse the old drain hole and the wall tiles do sit atop the pan.

[Milo Dolezal]

Photo would be a great help!

Remove drain, drain seal from above. Cut wall 6" above the pan. Remove wall ( drywall, tile, etc.) Unscrew pan from wall. Remove the pan.

Or, if you don't plan on reusing it , than: take sawzall, cut old pan around the drain. Then, cut pan into pieces as you please, remove. Then, play with removal of the drain. Try not to damage the drain during removal of the pan.

There is really no way of removing the pan w/o cutting into the wall.

[ballengerb1]

Most of the Swanstone pans I install tell you to not screw into the wall studs but to set the pan in a bed of modified thinset. There may be no screws for you to remove and the bed of mortar may be all that is holding it in place, use a pry bar.