How To Get Correct Pitch On Shower Floor

Calculate the amount of slope to be created from each wall.

How to get correct pitch on shower floor.

For standard shower sub floor areas with a centered drain or custom shower areas where the drain is within 36 in. Some shower remodel projects such as turning a tub into a standup shower turn into a nightmare when the tile installer failed to create a properly sloped shower floor. Sticks measure 1 8 in. Taper x 36 in.

Insures proper pan liner drainage. As a rule of thumb all areas around the drain should have a similar slope. 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. To determine the proper slope measure from the drain to each wall and figure a quarter inch of slope per foot of length.

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. Creates the proper code required sub floor pitch. Screws and tape included. Whether it was to flatten a floor or to pitch a shower pan it seemed to be very complicated the way you had to mix the mortar forming the screeds pulling the mortar and ensuring a consistent pitch and perfectly flat substrate.

The preferred slope is between one quarter and one eighth inch per running foot of floor length. Soap scum and water deposits form in these wet areas which makes the tile and grout look dirty. In traditional tile shower. From the floor drain.

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