Linear drains have been attracting attention in shower and bathroom design of late for their low profile and design flexibility.
Shower floor slope for linear drain.
As a rule of thumb all areas around the drain should have a similar slope.
Slope the bed toward or away from the door instead.
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For example a floor that extends 4 feet away from the drain should have 1 inch of overall slope.
We now have linear or trench drains that work great with our pans.
Mark this outer height mark along.
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The shower floor slopes toward the linear drain in one single plane of slope altogether making for a cleaner more modern sleeker finished shower.
In traditional tile shower.
This offers an advantage from the traditional center drain installation where the floor must slope in four directions in order to properly drain the water.
You need 1 4 inch of slope for every linear feet of floor space.
Benefits of using a linear drain the primary benefit is that it s easier to tile the floor using a linear drain and you can use any size of tile you want.
But with new products come new installation practices.
The preferred slope is between one quarter and one eighth inch per running foot of floor length.
To calculate this multiply the length in feet of the farthest wall from the drain and multiply that result by 0 125.
Even a slight 2 slope can cause a trip hazard in a shower.
Each linear drain showerslope is equipped with a 1 1 4 leading edge designed with a linear drain slot.
They are available in 27 36 and 48 with a wave pattern a small square pattern or with a tileable drain plate.
A sloped tile shower pan with a linear drain view all 34 photos tile contractor tom bouchard shows how to make a tile ready watertight sloped shower pan with a linear drain using schluter kerdi board kerdi membrane and thinset mortar.