Concrete Floor Shower Drain Installation

A shower usually requires a 2 in.

Concrete floor shower drain installation.

For any questions you may have about this video a. The height of the concrete should gently slope from 2 1 2 around the outside of the form to 1 1 4 near the drain. Lay the bay backward to install the shower drain. Frame your shower walls to ensure that the shower bay fits.

Pour the concrete pour the concrete and spread it out with a trowel. The position of the drain pipe determines the local of the stud walls around the shower. Today we started the installation process on the curbless shower for the master bathroom. The pipe should be sticking at least 2 inches above the floor at least an inch space between the pipe and the concrete for the accommodation of the drain assembly.

This video demontrates how to prepare a concrete box out for the installation of the schluter kerdi drain. Use no caulk shower drain which is a leak proof shower drain assembly. Concrete floor installation on an existing concrete flooor a typical 5 x4 shower installation on an existing concrete floor will only require a cut depth of approx. On a new concrete floor a 5 x4 installation will only require a stamp out depth of approx.

If you want to install a shower over a concrete floor a fiberglass shower stall will work just fine. The first step is to decide on the schematics of the shower base and ordering it. 1 in the shower area. A drain pipe is already in place.

Ideally you ll already have a drain roughed in with the pipe sticking a few inches above the floor. This is your shower. You will also need tools to fit the shower drain on the concrete floor and a whole bunch of pipes and fittings. Once you have everything in place plan how the water pipes will run through your bathroom and where the shower drain will be located.

It s a little extra work but in the long run we think it.