Artificial Stone Shower Base

Standard square or rectangular shower base pans range in size from 32-by-32 inches to 60-by-42 inches. There are also standard neo-angle base pans for corner showers that range from 36 inches to 60 inches in diameter.

Make a baking-soda paste if any stains remain. Add water to 1/4 cup baking soda slowly, stirring until it forms a thick paste. Scrub the floor with the baking-soda paste using a sponge, rag or soft-bristled toothbrush. Allow the baking soda to remain on the stains for 30 minutes, then wash it away with warm water.

While a shower pan and a shower base both channel water into the drain, there's one key difference: “Shower pan” is the actual shower floor that you step on, whereas “shower base” refers to the structure underneath the shower itself.

Shower pans are typically made out of four different types of materials: acrylic, fiberglass, custom tile and composite.

Concrete is perfectly adequate, if not recommended, for use as the shower pan base for materials such as stone, tile or mosaic tile to be used as the finish surface (as long as there is a proper membrane between the concrete and any vulnerable surrounding material).