Shower curb gone bad??? Need advice...

[psco tile]

Hi- I am new to this forum, but have been reading it for a few months.

I have spent the last few weeks slowly going through the process of putting in a new shower in my basement bathroom. I have a pre-slope base, Oatey 40m liner and ½” Durock almost an 1" off the floor.
Last weekend, I put the mud bed over the liner and finished my mud curb over the liner and lath. My weekend warrior skills really show in the curb (and probably elsewhere ) and need to know how to fix it.

See attached picture.

I am not sure if my mud was not wet enough or what, but had a difficult time keeping the mud on the lath as I tried to create a 'square' curb. I finally got the mud to stay and slowly scooped away to try and make it close to square.

How can I make the curb ‘more’ square to accommodate my tile and shower door? Should I chisel away and start over, or can I add to the existing curb? Will thin set and tile take care of it?

Sorry for the remedial questions, but this was by far the most difficult part of the project for me. Thanks in advance for any advice.

[Davy]

You can shape the curb a little bit by rubbing the high spots with a tile rub stone. Thinset will fill in any low spots.

Keeping mud in the lath can be tough. You could have sprinkled a little portland on the mud as you go. Put up a thin layer and sprinkle a little more. This helps dry up the mud and holds it up. Another way is to apply a thin layer of mud to all sides of the step and scratch it up with a small piece of wire lath. Let it dry a day and it'll be a piece of cake to mud out the next day.

[psco tile]

Thanks for the quick respone!

I will look for a tile rub stone. How big is this stone? I'd imagine it is a manual process and not a drill attachment.
Nothing can be worse than the lath!!! It's ok though, I just filled the cuts in with mud...

[Rd Tile]

http://www.tile-stonetools.com/rub_brick.asp

HD has them as well.

[psco tile]

Awesome- One has a handle.

Thanks for all your help!

Those are inexpensive as well. I will keep you posted on an update!

[John Bridge]

Hi PSCO, Put a first name up here, will ya?