Shower Floor To Match Tub Drain

The possible ease or probable difficulties that will arise in converting a tub to a shower are completely dependent upon how a home is built and the specific configuration of the existing plumbing in that home.

Shower floor to match tub drain.

Erich new member joined. The next obstacle is that the bathroom a is on a concrete slab within floor hearing so we are afraid to cut into the concrete not knowing where the. Is answered by a verified plumber we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. A shower uses a floor drain which directly eliminates waste water from the shower instantaneously as you bathe.

Going from a tub to a shower is not often an easy process since it is a violation of code to run a 2 line which is required by the new shower into a 1 existing tub drain. Bathtub drain doesn t line up with existing drain discussion in shower bathtub forum blog started by erich feb 15 2008. Having a clawfoot tub inside a shower is aesthetically pleasing and can be found in many different types of design specifications. In this video i had to open the wall to the left of the shower floor pan to.

The new drain does not match up with the existing drain pipe. Feb 15 2008 my new tub fits perfectly within the cove area but the erich. Code requires a couple of things. We want to put in a tub shower combination but can not find a center drain bathtub.

This is a shower in my basement so the drain pipe goes straight into the slab. You push the mechanism down and turn it clockwise to close the drain when you want the tub to fill with water. These features change the slope of the side of the tub for a more comfortable laying back position taken while bathing. Select one the same length as the tub and you won t even need to add filler walls.

I think the drain pipe needs to be moved. Since the drain position roughly matches the tub drain you may not have to add a separate vent cut out and patch the floor or reroute the drain line. Clawfoot tubs can have classic rill rims sipper tubs double slipper tubs and double ended tubs. If your drain is centered in the existing 36 square pan you have 18 from drain to wall.

I am continuing the rip out and installation of my maax fiberglass shower floor. A tub drain requires you to manually close and open it with a lift and turn mechanism or a lever. The offset is minimal but enough to be a pain. I am lost at what i can do to fix.