Nick Gibb
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I have removed the tub from a condo I am rehabbing and am going to go with a standing shower. The plan is to create a sloped mortar bed (single layer, no pre-slope) and seal the floor and walls with Laticrete sealing liquid. The existing floor is concrete that was originally broken away to install the tub diverter and drain. My question is about the new shower drain. Due to a low hanging structural member in the bathroom, I cannot build the floor up too high. The drain line (which runs to a drum trap) is 1 1/2", galvanized and is currently below the existing floor level. The plan is to use a 1 1/2' to 2" elbow right off the existing pipe, 2" pipe to the location of the drain and then a 2" elbow to go back to vertical. I then plan to attach a screw in 2" drain (steel or brass) to set the height for the lowest point of the floor. pour and screed the mortar bed around this and seal (will add in a fibre sheet embedded in the sealing liquid to strengthen around the drain hole). Then walls and tile the whole space.
Am I going in the right direction? Suggestions? Am I missing something crucial? Can you suggest a 2" drain I can screw right in to the galvanized elbow?
Thanks in advance for the input.
Nick
Am I going in the right direction? Suggestions? Am I missing something crucial? Can you suggest a 2" drain I can screw right in to the galvanized elbow?
Thanks in advance for the input.
Nick
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