Pre Slope Entire Bathroom Floor

How to slope a floor for a drain.

Pre slope entire bathroom floor.

Sticks measure 1 8 in. There are only two schools of thought as to whether you should install a pre slope in your shower pan. It is pre sloped in our state of the art quality controlled factory with waterproofing field applied after the showerslope and tile backer board are installed. How to instal a shower pre slope a pre pitch or pre slope under a shower pan liner is an essential part of a successful tile shower installation.

Available in 13 sizes up to 71 inches long truedek classic is a shower base that makes building curbless showers easy and fast without having to cut into joists the manufacturer says. The pre sloped structural bases comes with a complete waterproofing system to prepare the pan for tile. So mark a line 1 1 2 from the floor all the way around the wall studs. This will be the height of your pre slope at the walls.

Taper x 36 in. So if we make the pre slope 3 4 thick at the drain it needs to be a total of 1 1 2 inch thick at all your walls. I try to make my pre slope the correct thickness at the drain so it will be 1 1 2 at the walls. Shower floors laundry areas entryways garage floors and patios are all areas where the floor may have a drain built in to help the floor drain water to a.

The showerslope is designed to integrate with a kbrs optional hardcurb and or ramp and can be cut to fit in the field. For standard shower sub floor areas with a centered drain or custom shower areas where the drain is within 36 in. Shower floor slope 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.