Concrete Floor Shower Drain Installation

On a new concrete floor a 5 x4 installation will only require a stamp out depth of approx.

Concrete floor shower drain installation. You will also need tools to fit the shower drain on the concrete floor and a whole bunch of pipes and fittings. Pour the concrete pour the concrete and spread it out with a trowel. When working with the wet concrete strike it gently with the flat side of the trowel to help bring the moisture to the surface and smooth out the concrete. 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.

If you want to install a shower over a concrete floor a fiberglass shower stall will work just fine. Otherwise you have to break through the concrete to run a new line for a shower stall installation. Frame your shower walls to ensure that the shower bay fits. Use no caulk shower drain which is a leak proof shower drain assembly.

This video demontrates how to prepare a concrete box out for the installation of the schluter kerdi drain. 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. This is your shower. The position of the drain pipe determines the local of the stud walls around the shower.

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. Lay the bay backward to install the shower drain. Ideally you ll already have a drain roughed in with the pipe sticking a few inches above the floor. It s a little extra work but in the long run we think it.

Today we started the installation process on the curbless shower for the master bathroom. Drain with the p trap located under the concrete slab. For any questions you may have about this video a. A drain pipe is already in place.

1 in the shower area.