Shower Floor Pitch

Creates the proper code required sub floor pitch.

Shower floor pitch.

To determine the proper slope measure from the drain to each wall and figure a quarter inch of slope per foot of length. 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. Included in each package is one each center ring and 6 each standard float sticks 1 in. Sold 6 per package.

Taper x 36 in. Quick pitch is a revolutionary new product that will completely change the way in which a mortar bed is installed. Taper x 36 in. From the floor drain.

Sticks measure 1 8 in. The mortar bed on top of the membrane is exactly the same thickness along the walls as it is at the drain. Shower areas with a centered drain or custom shower areas where the drain is within 36 in. If there is significant slope or variation in the level of the floor a smaller tile mosaic will more easily adjust to this shape.

Quick pitch standard kit permits construction of a standard 36 in. Ansi a108 01a section 2 3 6 requires that the mortar. 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. 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.

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. With quick pitch this is easily accomplishable. In order to install a proper shower floor the base of the shower has to have a proper slope for drainage. For standard shower sub floor areas with a centered drain or custom shower areas where the drain is within 36 in.

Next consider the slope if any of the shower floor. To 1 3 4 in. Insures proper pan liner drainage.