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Guidance on salvaging this shower pan

Problem: I made the mistake of letting the thinset sit out too long while laying down the mosaic shower floor tiles and they didn't stick. I removed them the next day but the thinset is really on there (picture attached). This is my first DIY shower so be gentle...


I was wondering what options I have?


- Should I just keep trying to carefully chisel out the thinset?

- somehow float over it...?

- Replace shower pan? Makes me cry inside



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Isaac Ostrom
Isaac Ostrom
Nov 16, 2025

You can’t really hurt those tile Redi pans. Get the thinset wet, let it soak in and get saturated. Then use a margin trowel and see if you can scrape it off the pan. The sooner the better.

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