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American Bath Factory Sistine Stone ALCOVE Installation Manual

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ALCOVE
Alcove Shower System Installation Guide
Congratulations on the purchase of your new shower package. This guide will give you
the instructions on the installation of your new shower.
Sistine Stone
showers are ideal for an experienced "DIYer". Please read through this entire installation guide
™
before beginning your installation. If you feel you can not confidently install this shower by yourself hire a
licensed contractor, handyman, or professional installer that can do it for you. Installation time may vary
depending on your experience, complexity of shower, and "Pre-Install Prep Work" which may include:
plumbing and/or drain relocation, bathroom demolition, and squaring up studs and floor.
Watch our Installation and Product Videos on americanbathfactory.com/pages/videos
Prior to demolition, scheduling your installer, or building your shower, double check that you have all the
parts from the factory. Some applications may require a licensed plumber or contractor. Do not use any
product spec sheets to begin installation before receiving product. These spec sheets are for reference
only. Use actual product measurements only. The diagrams throughout this guide illustrate a 60" x 30"
shower. Depending on the size of the shower purchased, actual parts may vary in size from the diagrams
shown.
Our goal is to help you achieve a quick and successful shower installation.
See the clock in each section for estimated installation time.
Check Your Order Before Installation
Please inspect shipment thoroughly upon receipt and before starting the installation. Missing or
damaged stone and hardware should be reported within 24 hours of receiving this shipment.
For assistance, call us at 1-800-454-2284 at Ext 22 Monday through Friday from 7:15 am - 4 pm
or email us at customerservice@americanbathfactory.com.
(Pacific)
Go step-by-step through the guide verifying you have all the parts for each step
depending on your model description in each section.
Universal Alcove Install Guide Rev A
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  • Page 1 ALCOVE Alcove Shower System Installation Guide Congratulations on the purchase of your new shower package. This guide will give you the instructions on the installation of your new shower. Sistine Stone showers are ideal for an experienced "DIYer". Please read through this entire installation guide ™...

  • Page 2: Time Required

    TIME PRE-INSTALLATION TEAR DOWN 8-16 HRS This shower system is designed to be installed on a level, bare floor. It is necessary for any existing shower to be completely removed. Tear out and remove all old material to expose the 2 x 4 wall studs. Clean up the shower area, removing all dust and old material from the area.
  • Page 3 TIME REQUIRED 2 x 4 STUDS ALIGNMENT & POSITIONING ½ to 1 HR Using the pan and wall panels, you will be able to check to make sure your 2 x 4 studs are in the needed position and supported adequately. You will see in ( ) extra 2 x 4 studs are added to the door and glass side thresholds for extra dia.
  • Page 4 TIME REQUIRED SETTING PAN ½ HR 1. Now that the drain is installed onto the pan and has dried, dry fit the pan and your drain for alignment. Check to make sure the 2" drain pipe is in the center of the pan drain hole and that the 2"...
  • Page 5 TIME REQUIRED PAN THRESHOLDS & SIDE CASINGS 1/2 - 1 HR Threshold for No Glass or Hinged Door A - Pan Thresholds 1. No glass showers have 2 threshold pieces (dig. 6A & 7 top) Hinged glass showers have 1 door threshold piece and one glass channel threshold (dia.
  • Page 6 TIME REQUIRED WALL PANEL/LINER INSTALLATION 3-4 HR A - Inspecting Wall Panels/Liners Inspecting panels at this point to make sure wall panels shipped OK from the factory. When installing wall panels, you may need to make adjustments to the panels to accommodate for unevenness of your existing walls or panels. Sistine Stone wall panels are made to be flexible and may have a slight bow.
  • Page 7 HINGED DOOR INSTALLATION TIME ½ to 1 HR SKIP THIS SECTION FOR NO GLASS OR SLIDING DOOR 1. Set the glass door in a position to enable the assembly of the handle. clear clear washer Be careful not to rest the edges of the door on hard surfaces. Tempered glass is spacer very strong and impact resistant but its weakest point is impact on the edges.
  • Page 8 & G ¼” pin hole side wall 1. Gently insert the side glass panel into the channels. You will be adjusting the fixed casing top hinge glass panel so it's level with the door and has an even ¼" gap between the door pin bracket and the glass panel.
  • Page 9 TIME REQUIRED SLIDING DOOR INSTALLATION ½ to 1 HR Our glass is tempered to make for a very strong door, the tempering gives maximum strength from impact on the surface, unfortunately this also make the glass very vulnerable to breakage from impacts to the bottom and top edges of the glass.
  • Page 10 clear clear washer B - Handle Installation spacer clear washer 1. Set the glass door in a position to enable the assembly of the handle. 2. A left door will have the handle on the left, a right door will have the handle on the right.
  • Page 11 GROUT Your American Bath Factory shower has a non-porous surface, which makes it easy to clean. Grout used must contain an ACRYLIC ADDITIVE to ensure proper bonding to the tiles. We suggest grouting in every union joint of shower components. Decorative lines in the shower walls and floors can be grouted if preferred, but it is not necessary.