How To Get Correct Pitch On Shower Floor

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.

How to get correct pitch on shower floor.

Sticks measure 1 8 in. To determine the proper slope measure from the drain to each wall and figure a quarter inch of slope per foot of length. Insures proper pan liner drainage. In traditional tile shower.

Some shower remodel projects such as turning a tub into a standup shower turn into a nightmare when the tile installer failed to create a properly sloped shower floor. The preferred slope is between one quarter and one eighth inch per running foot of floor length. Whether it was to flatten a floor or to pitch a shower pan it seemed to be very complicated the way you had to mix the mortar forming the screeds pulling the mortar and ensuring a consistent pitch and perfectly flat substrate. To calculate this multiply the length in feet of the farthest wall from the drain and multiply that result by 0 125.

Soap scum and water deposits form in these wet areas which makes the tile and grout look dirty. For standard shower sub floor areas with a centered drain or custom shower areas where the drain is within 36 in. From the floor drain. As a rule of thumb all areas around the drain should have a similar slope.

Taper x 36 in. Screws and tape included. A shower floor without enough pitch usually puddles and holds water. Sold 6 per package.

Creates the proper code required sub floor pitch.