Shower Drain Not Flush With Floor

There are a number of different things that could cause a shower to stop draining properly.

Shower drain not flush with floor.

This is what the installation of a flush shower tray looks like. Sep 30 2010 location. In fact it happens all the time. Shower drain not flushed with tiles discussion in shower bathtub forum blog started by amjad dec 31 2010.

I m not totally sure i understand. Before saying whether or not you can have a flush shower tray a bit of background understanding is required. Way way too. It is quite possible to build and tile a shower floor with the drain out of level.

I m in the 2nd floor of a 4 story condominium. Toronto canada i have been working on a standing shower. It is desirable and nice to have the drain flange absolutely level but as we know sometimes that just doesn t happen. Just realized that the drain is not level.

The shower drain does not come flush with the ceramic tiling at all not even close. Amjad new member joined. This way the necessary floor structures and drain locations can be planned in time. When i opened up the floor the drain was about 6.

It is counter sunk at least an inch below the tiling. Needless to say its fairly inconvenient to use this shower. Doing a new shower job ripped the old one back to the studs plumber installed new drain and several feet of pipe to replace old junk. The gravitational force does not work wherever the wastewater cannot be drained with sufficient gradient.

Set the drain and screed your pre slope to the rim of the drain all the way around. The barrier free solution is also ideal for updates of old buildings. It is not always possible to install a flush with the floor shower without any obstructions. All of the venting is through the cast iron pipes that were built in 1910s into the building.

It is off by about 1 8 maybe 3 16.