Pre Slope Entire Bathroom Floor

Taper x 36 in.

Pre slope entire bathroom floor.

This will be the height of your pre slope at the walls. There are only two schools of thought as to whether you should install a pre slope in your shower pan. 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. Sticks measure 1 8 in.

The showerslope is designed to integrate with a kbrs optional hardcurb and or ramp and can be cut to fit in the field. The pre sloped structural bases comes with a complete waterproofing system to prepare the pan for tile. How to slope a floor for a drain. 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.

So mark a line 1 1 2 from the floor all the way around the wall studs. From the floor drain. The first is the belief that a pre slope is not needed since the top layer of mortar mix will be sloped and the tile adhesive grout and tile will deter any significant amount of water from absorbing down to the flat water resistant barrier. For standard shower sub floor areas with a centered drain or custom shower areas where the drain is within 36 in.

The showerslope is 2 thick height with a 2 slope. I try to make my pre slope the correct thickness at the drain so it will be 1 1 2 at the walls. 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.