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How do you get around the Shower not having a curb?

12 years ago

I am building a home and i want the same look in my ensuite, where the bathroom tiles are flush with the shower floor tile. I do not want a curb. How do we go about doing that? The house is a brand new build. Thanks.

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Alvarez Homes

11 years ago

The shower is on the right side and the toilet is on the left. What you do is what Nikomus said. You pitch the floor of the shower towards the wall, which in this case is to the right of the picture, and install a linear drain. This avoids needing a curve and this is what we did in this case.

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romaezi
12 years ago
Looks like the shower on the right has a step down.
marlagrz
Original Author
12 years ago
I am looking at the shower on the left. It looks like it has the same floor as the ensuite bathroom.
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Alvarez Homes
12 years ago
Shower is on the right - the toilet room is on the left
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VanGo Shower Glass
11 years ago
It should probably be noted that a curbless shower IS possible, it just requires a gentle slope in the tiled floor towards an appropriate drain.
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VanGo Shower Glass
11 years ago
It is quite easy to have a curbless or "low profile" shower like this. You just create a gentle slope in the shower floor and add an appropriate drain.
nikomus
11 years ago
Pitch the floor to the opposite wall from the shower door and install a linear drain
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Quality Bath
11 years ago
Vango glass is right. You would need the floor of the shower to slope slightly so the water collects towards the drain (the lowest part of the floor.) Bring that up with your contractor right away.

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