Install Shower Over Floor Drain

It is a great remodeling project and can help to add long term value to your home.

Install shower over floor drain.

Ideally you ll already have a drain roughed in with the pipe sticking a few inches above the floor. It is a project that yields a pretty good return on investment when you consider all the other projects you may look to complete for home remodeling. Fix an uneven floor using a self leveler. If you want to install a shower over a concrete floor a fiberglass shower stall will work just fine.

The most efficient and least expensive method of installing a basement shower without the need to break concrete is to install it over existing plumbing stub outs. If the subfloor is wood waterproof it before using self leveler and before spreading mortar or adhesive. This limits your ability to change the basement layout but if the stub outs are in place using them will save money and labor. Otherwise you have to break through the concrete to run a new line for a shower stall installation.

Then install the membrane over the mortar bed and over the drain base and cut out a section over the drain hole in order to attach the center part of the drain on which the weep holes are located.