Questions & Answers

I am excited about being a member on this site. I have been struggling with remodeling our bathroom. It is an older home built in the 1960's so I feel that has made it more difficult: having wall studs that our not lined up, horizontal and vertical pipes where the shower valve and water lines should go, etc. I am trying to decide on what waterproofing material to use so I can get it. I will for sure get the Kerdi shower pan with the drain hole near the end, not in the middle. I do not want to relocate the existing shower drain. I like Isaac's idea of using two 2" Kerdi boards to make a shower curb. The premade Kerdi curbs are rather large (6" x 4.4"). I do not mind the height, but I would like a 3" wide curb to provide more interior shower room. Using Isaac's method I can rip the curb to maybe 3" x 3". But what do I use for the walls? The kerdi system is either waterproof panels or applying kerdi membrane over drywall. Has anyone used traditional cement board with liquid waterproof and a kerdi shower pan? If so, how big of a deal is it to lose out on the kerdi warranty because you did not use their system for the walls? I appreciate everyone's input on this please. Thank you.