My question is regarding a curbless shower. - My builder tells me that there has to be at least a 1/4" drop at the transition between the bathroom floor and the shower pan. I know I have seen showers where there is a smooth transition. The shower is 4'6" deep and 7' wide, with a frameless shower door on the 7' dimension and a horizontal channel drain along the back 7' wall. Is the builder correct that there must be a small drop at the transition between the bathroom floor and the shower pan? »
LETTER FOUR We are getting ready to install a curbless shower and really appreciate the great installation information and details on your site. Thank you for the help QuickDrain!
3D-Tile-Design - Bertram Tasch Miquela, there is not only one way to do it. There are more possible solutions to built a transition free curbless shower. It is all depending on your situation and your circumstances. However most important is to use the right materials.
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John Whipple - By Any Design ltd. I'm not sure the material used for this picture. I believe it a Porcelain tile. I have noticed after installing dozens of these linear drains that when picking a tile it is important to consider the path the water takes to the drain. An offset path like this needs a little extra pitch to keep water from getting hung up on the grout joints.
I'm building a new home and I have a zero clearance shower (recessed floor). Plumbing rough-in is already complete. Is it possible to use a channel drain now considering the floor has not been floated out yet? »
Barry Ed please check proper procedure fof waterproofing your shower floor. I know code in this area is not good enough for a good watertight tile floor. Check out the profiles for the channel drains too. you basically decide how and which direction you want the water to drain and there are many shapes of channel drains ( i.e. in a corner, right, left) to accomodate your needs.
Bathroom Resolution No. 7: I will start thinking "straight" next year.This isn't a slam on anyone's preferences or thought processes! But straight-style linear drains are the best shower innovation to come along in years, and it's crazy not to consider including one when updating your shower. They're available in numerous metal finishes, as shown here, or in tile-ready format (you barely see these at all). In addition to enhancing the style of your shower, they can also improve its safety and add flexibility in drain placement.