Installing Shower Drain In Concrete Floor

A drain pipe is already in place.

Installing shower drain in concrete floor.

This guide explains how to install a shower pan over existing plumbing. If the floor is not level the shower pan will not be able to drain properly. It is easy to learn how to install a shower in the basement without breaking concrete. Installing a floor drain into an existing concrete slab will require some sawing of the concrete.

Remember tile and mortar are not waterproof. 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. Today we started the installation process on the curbless shower for the master bathroom. After the concrete has had time to set up remove the can from the new floor drain hole.

Using concrete mix create a 1 4 per foot slope to the shower drain. Ideally you ll already have a drain roughed in with the pipe sticking a few inches above the floor. Fix an uneven floor using a self leveler. Install the cover and trap to finish off your new system.

To achieve this ensure that the floor is able to carry the weight of your shower base. Otherwise you have to break through the concrete to run a new line for a shower stall installation. Add a drain cover. Pre slope is required in order to allow water collected on the shower membrane to drain into the weep holes of your shower drain assembly.

The concrete will be much lighter than the surrounding concrete floor. It s a little extra work but in the long run we think it. If you want to install a shower over a concrete floor a fiberglass shower stall will work just fine.