It seems like it would be a lot.
Shower floor quickrete or sackrete.
Sakrete is a name brand concrete mix and is commonly used for things like fence posts and a variety of flat surfaces it s generally made from a mixture of sand coarse aggregate materials and cementitious materials.
There are two ways to install a shower.
Byrne mentions in the book about the use of premixed mortar for small areas.
Quikrete mortar mix no.
Lowes has sakrete while home depot has quikrete.
1548 81 is a portland cement based underlayment mortar designed for leveling travertine slate and marble floor tile and for shower pan applications.
Home improvement retailers who sell quikrete brand concrete mix gladly refund your money if you purchase more quikrete than required for a project but.
The sakrete says its for footings and says it cures in 24 hours while the quikrete just says its for things.
Quikrete floor mud no.
One is by using a preformed shower pan.
1102 is a blend of masonry cement and graded sand designed to meet astm c 270 for type n mortar.
Quickcrete mortar mix for shower floor 03 01 2001 11 32 am mr.
Unless your significant other is dead set on having tile this is the easier way to go.
If you re making a base for a mortar pan or tub you will use quikrete 8610 acrylic fortifier and quikrete 1103 sand topping mix.
You will make a mix of 50 50 acrylic fortifier to water.
As a side note sakrete sand mix can be used in many other projects like a bedding mix for brick and flagstone walkways or a topping mix for rejuvenating old concrete surfaces.
Quikrete on the other hand is another name brand product of concrete mix.
Mix thoroughly and then mix to sand topping mix.
How to calculate how much quikrete to use.
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It s a stupid thread to get some opinions.
I am doing a mud floor on a small shower about 3 x 3.