Installing Shower Drain In Concrete Floor

This guide explains how to install a shower pan over existing plumbing.

Installing shower drain in concrete floor.

Install the cover and trap to finish off your new system. If the floor is not level the shower pan will not be able to drain properly. Remember tile and mortar are not waterproof. A drain pipe is already in place.

Using concrete mix create a 1 4 per foot slope to the shower drain. Otherwise you have to break through the concrete to run a new line for a shower stall installation. If the subfloor is wood waterproof it before using self leveler and before spreading mortar or adhesive. You can hire someone to saw a trench in the concrete floor from where the drain will be to where the drain pipe will exit the building.

It is easy to learn how to install a shower in the basement without breaking concrete. To achieve this ensure that the floor is able to carry the weight of your shower base. After the concrete has had time to set up remove the can from the new floor drain hole. The concrete will be much lighter than the surrounding concrete floor.

Add a drain cover. It s a little extra work but in the long run we think it. How to install a shower base on the concrete floor has been a question in many people s mind. Installing a floor drain into an existing concrete slab will require some sawing of the concrete.

If you want to install a shower over a concrete floor a fiberglass shower stall will work just fine. Ideally you ll already have a drain roughed in with the pipe sticking a few inches above the floor. Today we started the installation process on the curbless shower for the master bathroom.