Hot mop for tub decks, benches & steam showers

Built-in benches, niches, drop-in tub decks and steam shower pans: custom shapes, waterproofed in one continuous hot mop membrane.

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The short answer

Yes, hot mop works for more than a basic shower floor. Because the membrane is built in place, it can follow a bench, a niche, a tub deck or a steam shower pan and tie into the shower pan as one continuous, seamless layer, with no preformed pieces to fit and no folded sheet corners.

Built-in shower benches

A bench inside the shower gets wet like the floor does. When the bench is framed or built as part of the shower, we mop it together with the pan so the membrane runs over the seat and down into the pan without a seam. The bench top should be built with a slight fall back into the shower so water doesn't sit on it.

Niches

Niches in the wet walls are a common weak spot. When the design calls for it, the niche is wrapped as part of the membrane, with the sill sloped to drain into the shower. We'll confirm how the walls around it are being waterproofed with you or your tile setter.

Tub decks and drop-in tubs

A tiled deck around a drop-in or undermount tub collects splash water at every edge. Hot mopping the deck before the tub and tile go in gives it a continuous waterproof layer that's shaped to the deck, including its corners and steps.

Tub decks and surrounds are often the most custom part of a bathroom.

Steam shower pans

A steam shower needs the floor pan to be watertight like any shower, and the walls and ceiling to hold back steam as well. We hot mop the steam shower pan and run it up the walls like a standard pan. The walls and ceiling need a vapor-tight approach that your contractor or the steam generator's maker specifies, and we coordinate with them so the layers work together.

Steam showers have more moving parts than a standard shower: the generator, the door, the ceiling slope and the wall system. Bring us in early and we'll plan the pan around the rest of the design.

Curbless and walk-in designs

Benches and wide walk-in showers often go together with curbless entries. See curbless shower pans for what the framing needs before we mop.

Custom showers across Orange County

We waterproof custom showers, tub decks and steam showers in homes from Newport Beach and Laguna Niguel to Ladera Ranch, Rancho Santa Margarita and Yorba Linda. See areas we serve.

Questions about custom shapes

Can you hot mop a shower bench?

Yes. A bench built as part of the shower is mopped together with the pan, so the membrane covers the seat and runs down into the pan without a seam.

Do you waterproof steam showers?

We hot mop the steam shower pan. The walls and ceiling need a vapor-tight system specified by your contractor or the steam generator's maker, and we coordinate with them.

Should a tub deck be waterproofed?

A tiled tub deck gets splashed at every edge, so it benefits from a waterproof layer under the tile. Hot mop can follow the deck's exact shape, including corners and steps.

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