Shower Floor Pitch

This d i y video shows how to build a shower pan pre slope on a concrete slab or pre pitch or how to install a mortar shower pan for a custom ceramic tile a.

Shower floor pitch.

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. From the floor drain. Included in each package is one each center ring and 6 each standard float sticks 1 in. Our store associates are happy to help you weigh the options and choose the perfect tile for your shower.

Length that attach in any of the 24 slots on. Taper x 36 in. With quick pitch this is easily accomplishable. To determine the proper slope measure from the drain to each wall and figure a quarter inch of slope per foot of length.

Creates the proper code required sub floor pitch. To 1 3 4 in. Sticks measure 1 8 in. For standard shower sub floor areas with a centered drain or custom shower areas where the drain is within 36 in.

Screws and tape included. Sold 6 per package. The mortar bed on top of the membrane is exactly the same thickness along the walls as it is at the drain. Quick pitch is a revolutionary new product that will completely change the way in which a mortar bed is installed.

Insures proper pan liner drainage. 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. Ansi a108 01a section 2 3 6 requires that the mortar. Before we begin please understand that in a conventional mortar bed shower floor the slope of the floor comes from the sloped fill or pre slope which is under the shower pan membrane.

In order to install a proper shower floor the base of the shower has to have a proper slope for drainage. Quick pitch standard kit permits construction of a standard 36 in. Taper x 36 in.