Slope Of A Shower Floor Lip

How to fix a shower pan pre slope mistake.

Slope of a shower floor lip.

To determine the proper slope measure from the drain to each wall and figure a quarter inch of slope per foot of length. The curb or lip around the bottom of the shower should to be slanted inward at a 5 degree approx. A depth of 42 is a significant improvement and 48 is even better. Overall shower unit size length and depth are critical for water control.

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. This will literally lay the groundwork for a beautiful new shower tile floor. 36 should be considered the minimum depth for any curbless shower. This post describes the top or overlay of the curb for your traditionally waterproofed shower floor with a liner.

The larger the shower the easier it is to gradually slope the shower floor to the drain and contain water. It assumes my posts often assume quite a bit they are condescending little bastards that you already have the curb substrate built your preslope in and the liner installed. 3 16 to 1 4 pitch or slope so water flows in toward the drain. A level curb would cause the water to stand while a curb angled away from the drain would cause water to leak onto the bathroom floor.

The stuff you stick the tile to. Continue this process around the entire shower pan.