To further clarify, I just found a picture of a similar shower to mine. Instead, they inserted a premade plastic shower pan. As you can see in this pic, there drain is exactly center over the standing area. Im thinking I should either reduce the depth of my bench so that it is truly 3x4 shower pan so the drain is center. Or just move the drain forward 1.5 or 2 inches so that is centered..

I plan to install frameless glass very similar to this shower. So i realize that the drain will be visible from outside the shower and thus should probably be exactly center for aesthetic purposes..

To me, though, the bench in this picture (which i believe to be 11 or 12inch depth) is too shallow to sit comfortably..

The bench I made is very comfortable size wise, with room to lean back somewhat..

P.S. I am installing a custom mortar shower pan, and will not be using a premade...

Would appreciate any opinions or ideas, as I am trying to put this pan in immediately..

Here is a link that might be useful:

Is this a steam shower?

I'd center the drain as best as possible within the footprint of the actual floor. It'll allow you to pitch all four segments of the floor equally to the drain and give you a balanced design on the shower floor.

In case you haven't, I'd pitch the bench seat framing towards the drain too.

Yeah, that is what I was figuring. The drain is off because i had a framing issue on the back wall and had to add new 2x4s sideways around the entire shower to compensate..

I did slope the bench about half an inch rise over a 14 in.

Will probably end up just moving the drain hole, but will have to cover any open hole area.

Do you think the bench is too big for that size bathroom? Was thinking of adding a rain shower head over bench. Anyone forsee problems with this if I use cement board and redgard on bench?

Not a steam shower.

If it's not a steam shower, there's no need for the bench to be that big. Most people will rarely, if ever use it to sit down on for more than a couple of seconds,if at all. It's usually used just for women to rest their feet while they shave. The only time it's really used as a seat is if it's a steam shower, which is why I asked. This is about all you'd probably need, if you're looking to conserve space:

You'd still be able to sit on if if you so desire, and it'd open the shower right up for you.

And the Redgard and cement board would be what I'd recommend. Cement board first, Redgard on top, and out about 6" in all directions from the bench on the walls.

Bill, I am thinking that with a ceiling shower head over the bench, the size is justified.. I, personally, would of loved to do a steam unit but couldn't because of location. Alternatively, I'm thinking that a rain head over the bench will be a decent substitute.

Will the redgard and cement board be sufficient for that amount of water falling straight on the bench? I will obviously line the walls and joints well, but how much does this stuff leak?

So long as the bench is pitched as has already bee suggested, and you give it a couple of coats of Redgard INCLUDIG out onto the adjacent walls, yes, it's enough.

We are remodeling a small bathroom and converting a tub/shower to a shower. The inside size will be 60"x30". A curb about 6"x6"x6" is at the bottom with sliding door on top of the curb. One end will have a wall mounted rain head and a hand shower on a sliding bar. The other end will have a bench about 15"D x 30"W x 16"H. The bench is on the opposite end from the 2 shower head. Entry to the shower will be at the bench end. Our contractor suggested making the end of the bench next to the sliding shower door be on an angle which will ease the entry into the shower.