How to Install an Onyx Collection Shower Pan and Drain 

Is it still solid? :D

Spray foam is a good idea - it is standard for manufacturers not recommend stuff they have not used themselves - that does not mean it can't be used. Again, "Low expansion" spray foam is a good idea, creates a fantastic bond to the floor (clean floor well) and will prevent movement. i have no affiliation what so ever bond found the method sound based on my other uses with spray foam in my diy applications What they dont show is the drain pipe - no hole even in the shower floor for this vid demo!! - I am hoping that Onyx has good instruction for that included Cheers

Wish I read this comment before I used the foam, I screwed up a $700 shower base using it.

@@patrickmckowen2999 Spray foam will push your shower out of level. Use self leveling cerement to ensure your base is level, or use Mortar, cement instead of the foam, which is what most manufacturers recommend.

they discussed this in the video, 9:30 it starts. They did the steps but the actual pipe wasnt shown since this wasnt an actual install i think. The rubber is installed into the drain and onto the 2 inch drain pipe then the compression ring is installed and tightened followed by the cover

I was wondering the same thing, I've never seen expansion foam used in that way.

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I also just ordered the Dreamline - curious about the 1/8 as well

@@KellyConcepts let me know what you end up doing. I will probably be installing mine in a couple weeks. The dreamline instructions don't mention a 1/8" gap so I plan on not doing that unless I find a good reason to in the mean time.

@@billjonesnation the instructions dont mention it and my space is exactly 60" so I don't think there's room for 1/8 on each side anyway haha. I'm sure its so the pan can shift a little and not crack, but I'll just not over tighten any screws. Good luck!

2:05 he says why.

I am also working on a Dreamline base. Strange I seen countless ppl mentioned the 1/8 gap but yet they screw tight the lip to the stud afterward. WHAT?!

David Hewson did you find an answer on this?

One inch from floor

I always cut the pipe flush with the subfloor.

Don E. Cook yes. Locate the hole off your measurements from the studs on drain side and order accordingly

@@chadsmetana444 Thank you for the reply....

Cook kop

2" compression gasket. It's a riser now not flat or staked rough

Plumbers putty does not really provide adhesion like silicon does tbh.

Only use Onyx brand adhesive silicone. It's better than anything you can purchase in a store.

That foam is like bubble wrap haha

I have viewed endless videos, including those from the manufacturers, NONE of them do that.

2 inch pvc riser down to a p-trap

Alcohol removes the adhesive so it does not stick

Obviously you dont know anything about construction.

Lowe's carried it until a few months ago. You can visit their website also.

Bryan Klaus F that foam ahahahaha.... you right

I've installed one of these and we used silicone under it and that was it. It's a good shower unit.

When ordering mine they asked if I wanted pvc or brass drain components.

HA?

Do not use plumbers putty, Per the Onyx Collection instructions.

Cristian Munoz plumbers putty is not to be used on plastics and fiberglass

And if you do put plumbers putty it can degrade the floor pan material on this type of shower pan.

And you’re basing this on what? Onyx is a quality system

@@chadsmetana444- Lmao And you are basing it on what???? Its Styrofoam! with a very very thin layer of acrylic over top. Garbage

Grizzly no it’s like Corian. It’s alumina hydrite crystals and polyester resins. It’s solid mold injected. Not sure what you ordered but you did not order anything from Onyx

@@grizzly8859 No, it is not. It is a solid composite product with a finished surface. t is not simply an acrylic coated pan like the cheaper ones at most home improvement stores (Fiberglass over plywood, then spray4d with an acrylic coating). Onyx products in no way resemble "styrofoam." Try picking up the shower pan and you immediately feel the mass and rigidity.