Shower Floor Pitch

To efficiently drain the recommended minimum slope for a shower floor is about 4 percent or a 1 2 inch drop per every 12 inches from the shower walls to the drain.

Shower floor pitch.

Screws and tape included. Insures proper pan liner drainage. This d i y video shows how to build a shower pan pre slope on a concrete slab or pre pitch or how to install a mortar shower pan for a custom ceramic tile a. Taper x 36 in.

Shower areas with a centered drain or custom shower areas where the drain is within 36 in. If there is significant slope or variation in the level of the floor a smaller tile mosaic will more easily adjust to this shape. To 1 3 4 in. Sold 6 per package.

Next consider the slope if any of the shower floor. In order to install a proper shower floor the base of the shower has to have a proper slope for drainage. Creates the proper code required sub floor pitch. Quick pitch standard kit permits construction of a standard 36 in.

Length that attach in any of the 24 slots on. With quick pitch this is easily accomplishable. Before we begin please understand that in a conventional mortar bed shower floor the slope of the floor comes from the sloped fill or pre slope which is under the shower pan membrane. To determine the proper slope measure from the drain to each wall and figure a quarter inch of slope per foot of length.

Taper x 36 in. If the wall is 3 feet from the drain the cement should rise by 3 4 inches as it goes from the drain to the wall starting at the half inch depth around the drain for a total height of 1 1 4 inches at the wall. Included in each package is one each center ring and 6 each standard float sticks 1 in. Our store associates are happy to help you weigh the options and choose the perfect tile for your shower.

Sticks measure 1 8 in. For standard shower sub floor areas with a centered drain or custom shower areas where the drain is within 36 in. Ansi a108 01a section 2 3 6 requires that the mortar.