Concrete Floor Shower Drain Installation

Drain with the p trap located under the concrete slab.

Concrete floor shower drain installation.

1 in the shower area. A shower usually requires a 2 in. You will also need tools to fit the shower drain on the concrete floor and a whole bunch of pipes and fittings. This is your shower.

Ideally you ll already have a drain roughed in with the pipe sticking a few inches above the floor. For any questions you may have about this video a. Pour the concrete pour the concrete and spread it out with a trowel. If you want to install a shower over a concrete floor a fiberglass shower stall will work just fine.

This video demontrates how to prepare a concrete box out for the installation of the schluter kerdi drain. The first step is to decide on the schematics of the shower base and ordering it. 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.

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. 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. A drain pipe is already in place. Lay the bay backward to install the shower drain.

Otherwise you have to break through the concrete to run a new line for a shower stall installation. On a new concrete floor a 5 x4 installation will only require a stamp out depth of approx. The position of the drain pipe determines the local of the stud walls around the shower. Frame your shower walls to ensure that the shower bay fits.

Today we started the installation process on the curbless shower for the master bathroom.