Awesome video for several subtle reasons, thank you! Viewers please note Mr.Fix-A-Lot's not following direction in all cases is a huge improvement! I only wish I could have seen this video before I started mine. Here are some additional thoughts and notes I learned with my DIY of the same shower which I hope will add to Mr.FAL in helping others: 1. I purchased the MAAX Cyrene from Menards for ~$750, about half the price of similar units. The store display model was very attractive with its 3D wall panels and the door frame/glass combination seemed much more solid than the more expensive corner units on display. Installation made me realize the 3D wall panels seemed too thin and somewhat flimsy to support the 3D design with air voids behind wall. 2. I followed directions exactly, which was a mistake. Directions called for caulking and screwing the 2 assembled wall panels onto the base/pan before setting in place. This created a great deal of fitment, adjustment, and cured caulk failure (from flexing) problems for me, especially since my corner space was slightly off from 100% square and level. Wall framing was done to spec but required adjustments to make fit. 3. Directions also called for mounting the fixed glass panel into the door frame before lifting/placing the frame/glass into place on the shower. This made no sense and would be much more difficult, this is when I searched again and found Mr.FAL's just posted video. Thank you for showing it could be assembled the common sense way!! 4. Tips: In addition to floating base with foam, working some baby powder into spaces between base pan and the styrofoam filler under the pan completely eliminates all squeaking caused by the styrofoam (thank you other UA-camrs). I found wetting the preformed silicone fixed wall gasket with rubbing alcohol lubricated it enough to easily slide/wedge into place between the fixed glass and door frame. Also, applying door & window expandable foam to unsupported air gap areas behind the 3D wall panels added a great deal of a solid feel and eliminated flexing when those areas were leaned or pushed on. Thank you again, Mr. Fix-A-Lot for a very informative video. With a few 'modifications' the MAAX Cyrene shower can be a solid and beautiful low cost shower.
Thanks for your comment and suggestions. There is many things in these instructions that made it more complicated then it should have been. So thanks for your tips
Thank you for this video. I’ve had this kit in my garage for six months as I prep the rest of the space but time has come for the shower instal. The instructions from the manufacturer are very vague and I’ve been dreading this step but thanks to this video I feel much better. Also thanks to comments by Rick for additional tips.
@@giancarlogrado9749 I did not screw to the base. No way to access it for me as I had drywall on that wall. Seems solid without that step but i did use caulk to attach the wall to the base.
Thank you very much, I'm trying to get the exact same shower installed into my bathroom but I've never done it before. Watching you install that shower basically showed me that it's self-explanatory
Thanks for this great video! There's no way that I could have completed the installation without watching how you did it. Time after time I came back to watch sections of it. One note for others that are about to embark on this: don't forget to remove the protective films from the walls before caulking the gaps at the end!
Recently purchased the sister to this model and boy am I glad I saw this video! I've read through the installation of the base and panels several times and the instructions made no sense to me. I will be following Mr. FAL's methods for sure and thanks to Rick Duncan for your comments Rick they are also very helpful.
My plumber roughed in the water/drain and mounted the base in permanently…before I knew the instructions called for the two walls to be screwed into the base… I’m glad I found your video, it seemed crazy to screw into the base at the bottom of the walls… and now I’m not..!! Thank You Sir..!
Thanks for making this video my parents lost the manual so its nice to have something to go off of so I don't mess anything up installing the shower. Maax didn't have any manuals on their website so I went to check good ol you UA-cam 😂😂😂
Great job. I really like the extra steps you took in the beginning to glue the base down and caulk the screws. I too felt that it was needed to stop the squeak. That was bugging me. I am installs the exact same kit. Again great job and thinking ahead.
Excellent video! Thank you for pitting this together. All your advice and process putting the shower together made our shower install a success. The Cyrene Maax installation manual did not explain a lot of things and you covered every detail. Your video along with the tips in the comments section helped so much.
Great video!! Thank you so much, and you are correct the directions are pretty much trash when it came to many aspects of this install. I'm not incredibly experienced, but feel i can at least follow directions to get me where i need to be, and these directions made it very difficult and were not much help. With the help of your video, my friend and i got right with the program, but then stalled out on the doors, getting back to those this morning. Thanks again
You saved our shower install. Thank you, thank you, thank you! The instructions were horrible and your video was invaluable to me. I am now a subscriber!
I Subscribed cause the BBQ sauce my man, anything to get the JOB done🙏🏾 Blessing to you and yours , I needed this video because I’m doing a box truck with the same shower base!!💯 all I needed was this video
Thanks bro. Im getting ready to buy an older home. I work a week and off a week so I have plenty of time to work on it. I was gonna get a guy to handle the windows and bathroom, but I think I'm gonna handle both now. Think I'll save enough on labor to get a mi I split
I’m installing the same shower in my basement. I’m finishing my rough in framing. What constitutes a finished surface? Exposed studs? 1/4” or 1/2” drywall? Or 1/2” treated plywood? Thank you for sharing your videos.
great job! if you have time, wondering why you didn't screw the sides to the base as per instructions? Also, to get at the 'angle' adjustments [behind rollers on door] do you close the door and access them from the outside? appreciate your thoughts. thanks.
I searched for a video because I wanted to know how the framing was done to make sure there was wood in the wall behind all the blocking that goes on the drywall. Did you get lucky that there was something behind it or did you add blocking?
According to the manual walls should be attached to the pan with screws and whole construction moved into the place, Looks like you did not have enough space to do it, so you install walls after pan was already in a place. I have the same situation. Ok, you attached top of walls to the 2x3 with screws, but what about the bottoms? The bid of silicone will seal it but not glued to the pan. I think to use fast grab or else adhesive to the panel behind the cab flat part of the wall and hope that will hold it strong. In general great video made by real installer with all kind of adjustment you need to be ready to do in real life conditions. Good luck brother in trade!
The squeak comes from in between acrylic and styrofoam.. Not the floor The "fix" is you have to try and get some cornstarch or talcum power in between the 2 layers.. It's tricky.. pry apart and do your best to spread some powder in between... NO MORE SQUEAKS.. It works like a charm.
After you put the curved frame in place, do you not screw it in before installing the glass walls? Completely skips that step in the instructions also.
@@MrFixALot Thank you for the quick response. Love this video. I have a larger gap at the bottom of the walls to the base, not sure why as I measured all the strapping. What's the best way to fill a large gap?
It's no problem. I would re-install the strapping. I know it's not what you want to hear. It's what I would do. If you can't for what ever reason. I would put some backer rod in that gap and use lexel.
I'm sorry to hear that. I would first remove plate cover to access shower valve. Id see if the leak is in one of the connections at the valve. Most of the time it is. If it's not there, then I'd remove the flange to the shower head and see if it's leaking at the stem. If there is no Teflon it will leak. Lastly if you don't see the leak from those two areas, unfortunately the only way I can see to fix that is by removing it or cutting drywall on the back side of shower wall and accessing that way. Good luck.
Hi, I would like to know if you had a second drainage booklet manual with your instructions. If not, how much below the baseline of your bathroom did you cut your ABS pipe
Unfortunately I don't have the manual anymore and don't remember the measurements. What I would recommend is to dry fit everything, put it together and test it. Redo these steps until it's perfect. Then i would glue it.
My shower started is leaking under the base 😢😢😢 i will be taking apart. I dont remember using glue and dont remember that being in the instructions, i wish i would have seen this video before installing
Great video thank you so much, i do have one question, does the base of the shower walls sit on the lip of the shower (you used the lip to screw base into studs ) or on the pan itself? Maax instructions really does not show the lip on the shower base thank you in advance for responding
Thanks for the great video! *Question* I bought a similar model but the instructions have me screwing the walls to the base and then sliding all three pieces into the corner. Can I install the base first like normal people do, and avoid the bottom screws? Just glue the bottom of the walls to the base with silicon caulking? That stuff works great! Many thanks.
It took me a full day and a few hours in the morning. You got it, it's frustrating at times with the bad instructions but just watch this video and keep at it. You will knock it out. Hella rewarding. Good luck.
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Man thanks your video is 10x better than the company's instruction video. Definitely saved my ass putting this shower together
Awesome video for several subtle reasons, thank you! Viewers please note Mr.Fix-A-Lot's not following direction in all cases is a huge improvement! I only wish I could have seen this video before I started mine. Here are some additional thoughts and notes I learned with my DIY of the same shower which I hope will add to Mr.FAL in helping others:
1. I purchased the MAAX Cyrene from Menards for ~$750, about half the price of similar units. The store display model was very attractive with its 3D wall panels and the door frame/glass combination seemed much more solid than the more expensive corner units on display. Installation made me realize the 3D wall panels seemed too thin and somewhat flimsy to support the 3D design with air voids behind wall.
2. I followed directions exactly, which was a mistake. Directions called for caulking and screwing the 2 assembled wall panels onto the base/pan before setting in place. This created a great deal of fitment, adjustment, and cured caulk failure (from flexing) problems for me, especially since my corner space was slightly off from 100% square and level. Wall framing was done to spec but required adjustments to make fit.
3. Directions also called for mounting the fixed glass panel into the door frame before lifting/placing the frame/glass into place on the shower. This made no sense and would be much more difficult, this is when I searched again and found Mr.FAL's just posted video. Thank you for showing it could be assembled the common sense way!!
4. Tips: In addition to floating base with foam, working some baby powder into spaces between base pan and the styrofoam filler under the pan completely eliminates all squeaking caused by the styrofoam (thank you other UA-camrs). I found wetting the preformed silicone fixed wall gasket with rubbing alcohol lubricated it enough to easily slide/wedge into place between the fixed glass and door frame. Also, applying door & window expandable foam to unsupported air gap areas behind the 3D wall panels added a great deal of a solid feel and eliminated flexing when those areas were leaned or pushed on.
Thank you again, Mr. Fix-A-Lot for a very informative video. With a few 'modifications' the MAAX Cyrene shower can be a solid and beautiful low cost shower.
Thanks for your comment and suggestions. There is many things in these instructions that made it more complicated then it should have been. So thanks for your tips
Great tips Rick I am about to start my installation of the sister unit to this shower. Much appreciated!
@@MrFixALot what s the spray stuff u used to put down the base??
Best installation video on UA-cam for this shower.
Thank you for this video. I’ve had this kit in my garage for six months as I prep the rest of the space but time has come for the shower instal. The instructions from the manufacturer are very vague and I’ve been dreading this step but thanks to this video I feel much better.
Also thanks to comments by Rick for additional tips.
Happy to help. Hope your install goes well.
I saw they mention to screw the wall panels t to the base from behind do you both doing it or no?
@@giancarlogrado9749 I did not screw to the base. No way to access it for me as I had drywall on that wall. Seems solid without that step but i did use caulk to attach the wall to the base.
Thank you very much, I'm trying to get the exact same shower installed into my bathroom but I've never done it before. Watching you install that shower basically showed me that it's self-explanatory
Wow! The floor pan squeak drove me crazy! Good solution! Thank you!
Thanks for this great video! There's no way that I could have completed the installation without watching how you did it. Time after time I came back to watch sections of it. One note for others that are about to embark on this: don't forget to remove the protective films from the walls before caulking the gaps at the end!
Thank you for making this video! We referred to it several times as we installed the same shower.
No problem. Glad it helped you out.
Recently purchased the sister to this model and boy am I glad I saw this video! I've read through the installation of the base and panels several times and the instructions made no sense to me. I will be following Mr. FAL's methods for sure and thanks to Rick Duncan for your comments Rick they are also very helpful.
If it wasn’t for you, our shower never would have been installed. Thank you!!!!!
Glad it helped you out.
@@MrFixALotit looked like when its closed there's a bit of gap, one in store looked like it could get thru
I seriously thank you. You gained a subscriber today
Glad I could help
My plumber roughed in the water/drain and mounted the base in permanently…before I knew the instructions called for the two walls to be screwed into the base… I’m glad I found your video, it seemed crazy to screw into the base at the bottom of the walls… and now I’m not..!! Thank You Sir..!
Thanks for making this video my parents lost the manual so its nice to have something to go off of so I don't mess anything up installing the shower. Maax didn't have any manuals on their website so I went to check good ol you UA-cam 😂😂😂
Sounds like loosing the manual is no loss, most the comments on here are about the horrendous bad manual.
Great job. I really like the extra steps you took in the beginning to glue the base down and caulk the screws. I too felt that it was needed to stop the squeak. That was bugging me. I am installs the exact same kit. Again great job and thinking ahead.
Great video it helped a lot. Not sure why the company doesn’t make one. Maxx should pay you.
Great video. Very detailed and thorough. Going to install mine next week, very helpful!!!!!
Glad it was helpful! Good luck!
Easy cleanup , came as described fast. Great product
Excellent video! Thank you for pitting this together. All your advice and process putting the shower together made our shower install a success. The Cyrene Maax installation manual did not explain a lot of things and you covered every detail. Your video along with the tips in the comments section helped so much.
I've had to install several of these and the manual was not much help. So I'm glad this video helped you out.
Liked the bbq sauce “Raza” Mexican ingenuity. Good Job
Great video!! Thank you so much, and you are correct the directions are pretty much trash when it came to many aspects of this install. I'm not incredibly experienced, but feel i can at least follow directions to get me where i need to be, and these directions made it very difficult and were not much help.
With the help of your video, my friend and i got right with the program, but then stalled out on the doors, getting back to those this morning.
Thanks again
Thanks for your kind words. Hope it all turned out good for you.
You saved our shower install. Thank you, thank you, thank you! The instructions were horrible and your video was invaluable to me. I am now a subscriber!
Great to hear!
Thank you! This help a lot! Appreciate it!
No problem. Happy it helped you out.
Other than this all the video and process with commentary is excellent 👍
Great video. I just finished installing mine and this was so helpful. Thanks a lot.
I Subscribed cause the BBQ sauce my man, anything to get the JOB done🙏🏾 Blessing to you and yours , I needed this video because I’m doing a box truck with the same shower base!!💯 all I needed was this video
Thanks for the sub
Good video! Thinking about using this unit in a renovation.
BBQ sauce tip was worth $$$$. Thank you.
Excellent work and bbq sauce too…
Nice video, easy to follow along
Great video...thanks for posting 👍
Thanks bro. Im getting ready to buy an older home. I work a week and off a week so I have plenty of time to work on it. I was gonna get a guy to handle the windows and bathroom, but I think I'm gonna handle both now. Think I'll save enough on labor to get a mi I split
It's always better when you do it yourself. Good luck.
I’m installing the same shower in my basement. I’m finishing my rough in framing. What constitutes a finished surface? Exposed studs? 1/4” or 1/2” drywall? Or 1/2” treated plywood? Thank you for sharing your videos.
What'd you wind up doing? I'm going to try to just put one on exposed studs, I'm not sure finished walls matter
Thanks for the vid man, I'm about to tackle this same shower this weekend and this is a great help!
jus tinstalled this shower. wish i would of seen you floor squeek idea before.
great job! if you have time, wondering why you didn't screw the sides to the base as per instructions? Also, to get at the 'angle' adjustments [behind rollers on door] do you close the door and access them from the outside? appreciate your thoughts. thanks.
I searched for a video because I wanted to know how the framing was done to make sure there was wood in the wall behind all the blocking that goes on the drywall. Did you get lucky that there was something behind it or did you add blocking?
Thanks I was getting frustrated but I see where I made my mistake thanks a lor
Glad I could help!
According to the manual walls should be attached to the pan with screws and whole construction moved into the place, Looks like you did not have enough space to do it, so you install walls after pan was already in a place. I have the same situation. Ok, you attached top of walls to the 2x3 with screws, but what about the bottoms? The bid of silicone will seal it but not glued to the pan. I think to use fast grab or else adhesive to the panel behind the cab flat part of the wall and hope that will hold it strong. In general great video made by real installer with all kind of adjustment you need to be ready to do in real life conditions. Good luck brother in trade!
Ha ha, ketchup! I love it!
Thanks man, good video!!! Respect
No problem!
The squeak comes from in between acrylic and styrofoam.. Not the floor The "fix" is you have to try and get some cornstarch or talcum power in between the 2 layers.. It's tricky.. pry apart and do your best to spread some powder in between... NO MORE SQUEAKS.. It works like a charm.
Very helpful man. Thank you.
Awesome video buddy thank you
Can you put the door on any side of the shower
What type of foam spray did you use under the base?
No Warp Touch N Foam
Hermano the the Glue you por inside the drain pipe,or around the pipe and than you connect?Gracias
I used ABS glue to connect drain to the pipe.
@@MrFixALot Gracias. Buena suert pa Oste
Did you use 2x4 and 1x4 or did you rip them down to 3 inches?
After you put the curved frame in place, do you not screw it in before installing the glass walls? Completely skips that step in the instructions also.
Yes, screw in the curved frame before installing the glass walls.
@@MrFixALot Thank you for the quick response. Love this video. I have a larger gap at the bottom of the walls to the base, not sure why as I measured all the strapping. What's the best way to fill a large gap?
It's no problem. I would re-install the strapping. I know it's not what you want to hear. It's what I would do. If you can't for what ever reason. I would put some backer rod in that gap and use lexel.
Hey brother i have a leak in my shower behind the wall I can’t find the hoses you think I have to change everything? Thanks
I'm sorry to hear that. I would first remove plate cover to access shower valve. Id see if the leak is in one of the connections at the valve. Most of the time it is. If it's not there, then I'd remove the flange to the shower head and see if it's leaking at the stem. If there is no Teflon it will leak. Lastly if you don't see the leak from those two areas, unfortunately the only way I can see to fix that is by removing it or cutting drywall on the back side of shower wall and accessing that way. Good luck.
Can u order.a wall.from the supplier.i cut the hole.rong or.is thier a ways to fix.could realy use your help
Hi, I would like to know if you had a second drainage booklet manual with your instructions.
If not, how much below the baseline of your bathroom did you cut your ABS pipe
Basically, how did you cut your ABS pipe for the drain.
Unfortunately I don't have the manual anymore and don't remember the measurements. What I would recommend is to dry fit everything, put it together and test it. Redo these steps until it's perfect. Then i would glue it.
@@MrFixALot did you have 2 manuals or just 1
Thank you
My shower started is leaking under the base 😢😢😢 i will be taking apart. I dont remember using glue and dont remember that being in the instructions, i wish i would have seen this video before installing
What is the exact model that you installed here ?
Great video thank you so much, i do have one question, does the base of the shower walls sit on the lip of the shower (you used the lip to screw base into studs ) or on the pan itself? Maax instructions really does not show the lip on the shower base thank you in advance for responding
It sits on the pan itself. The lip will end up behind the wall panels. Make sure to use silicone.
@@MrFixALot thank you so much !
@@siobhanborne8492 no problem.
Nice video but you didn't screw tub with plastic walls of shower as per instructions
Awesome video... The only thing I don't like is how dumb I feel after watching this...lol
thanks for the love. The instructions are horrible so dont feel bad
How did you screw in the walls to the base, uf you already screwed in the base?
I used silicone.
Well done 👏
Thanks
The most important step is to hand tight all screws in all these assemblies. Power tools are not recommended . I damages the threads.
Did you screw the 2 wall panels to the base or only at the top?
I screwed the wall panels on the side and the top only. I used silicone at the bottom.
My wheel s won’t lock in the bottom
Where is part one ? Would like to see the wall prep.
The wall prep is in this video
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Where is part 1 ? Can you share the link ?
Link is below. Enjoy. Click on channel page to check out all the other vids.
ua-cam.com/video/DhvGEwwi4P8/v-deo.html
You dont show the part where the gasket goes in between the fixed glass panel and the left frame piece using the plsstic box handle
I tried to record everything. There was a few things I wasn't able to show.
Thanks for the great video! *Question* I bought a similar model but the instructions have me screwing the walls to the base and then sliding all three pieces into the corner. Can I install the base first like normal people do, and avoid the bottom screws? Just glue the bottom of the walls to the base with silicon caulking? That stuff works great! Many thanks.
Iban having trouble putting the plastics around the glass... I don’t know which one goes where ?!!
They can be a little tricky since the instructions are so vague. If you watch from minute 23:20 you can see how I put them on. Hope that helps.
What size hole did you drill in the shower wall?
I used a 4" hole saw.
Thank you! Hoping to tackle this tomorrow. About how long would you say it takes from beginning to end?
It took me a full day and a few hours in the morning. You got it, it's frustrating at times with the bad instructions but just watch this video and keep at it. You will knock it out. Hella rewarding. Good luck.
Nice weed tattoo
Thank you.
Dude, you didn't have to show every screw install!