How to Install a Swanstone Free-Standing Shower Cabinet

Print this articleThe Swan Corporation, based in St. Louis, Missouri, manufactures its Swanstone product line of kitchen and bathroom fixtures, ranging from cabinets to shower systems. The Swanstone free-standing shower cabinet can be assembled and used in basements, garages or the outdoors. Since the Swanstone shower cabinet is free-standing -- that is, not attached to any structure -- it can be easily relocated if desired.

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Place the shower floor pan on the ground with the glossy side face-up.

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Lay the back panel of the shower cabinet on the ground with the glossy side face-up. Slide the right and left corner moldings into their respective slots on each side of the back panel.

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Lift the back panel and hold the corner moldings tight to the edge of the panel then slide the bottom of the panel into the groove in the backside of the floor pan. Secure the panel with the provided screws and tighten them with a Phillips head screwdriver. Have a helper hold the back panel steady until the side panels are installed.

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Lay the two side panels on the ground with the glossy sides face-up. Slide the front door jambs onto the front edges of each of the panels. Lift one of the side panels up while holding the jamb in place then slide the opposite edge of the panel into the corner molding on the rear panel and the bottom of the panel into the groove on the floor pan. Secure the panel with the screws provided. Install the remaining side panel in the same fashion.

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Measure the width of the side panel where you want to install the shower head. Divide this measurement by two and make a mark on the side panel 2 1/2 inches from the top. Drill through the mark with a 1/8-inch drill bit to make a pilot hole. Remove the bit and install a 1 1/8-inch hole saw into the drill. Drill though the panel and use the pilot hole as a guide.

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Measure down 30 inches from the shower head hole and make a mark. Make additional marks 1-11/16 inches on either side of the original mark to note the locations for the shower valves. Drill through the marks with the 1/8-inch drill bit and 1 1/8-inch hole saw the same way as you made the shower head hole.

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Insert the hot and cold valves and the shower head into their respective holes. Tighten the large nuts on the backside of each to secure them to the shower cabinet with an adjustable wrench.

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Tilt the shower cabinet to one side. Have your helper hold the cabinet in this position. Apply a bead of silicone caulk to the underside of the drain flange. Insert the drain flange into the hole in the bottom of the shower pan. Secure the drain by tightening the large nut on the underside of the pan with the wrench. Lift the shower cabinet straight up and lower it over the drainpipe in the floor if applicable.

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Thread the hot and cold water supply lines to the backsides of the valves and tighten them with the adjustable wrench.

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