shower drain

nomoney

hello,

when the slab was poured there was no planning for the shower drain( the bottom portion ).

i am slowly chewing my way down through the slab to install the drain so that it is flush with the floor....so i can install the shower membrane.

i am getting periously close to the earth under the slab( approximately 6 inches deep ).

my plan is this, if i break thru to fit the drain.....i will push in morter around the sides of the 'crater' under the drain lip after i glue the drain in....and declare victory

am i dreaming??

Bonus

Where's the drain going to drain to? Are you installing a 2" pipe and p-trap under the concrete?

nomoney

yes sir, there is a 2" pipe and further down is a p-trap so i am OK there.

I finished last night and instead of using mortar, i used sakrete. the drain( bottom portion where the membrane connects to is perfectly level with the concrete floor of the to-be shower.

R&D Tile

If using a 2 part clamping drain and a cpe or pvc liner, you need the floor sloped to the bottom part of the drain, it's called a pre-slope, this is for any moisture that get's through the tile and mortar to the liner and runs down to the weepholes.

nomoney

thankyou all for the info.

the work goes on..........