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.

This limits your ability to change the basement layout but if the stub outs are in place using them will save money and labor. 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. Fix an uneven floor using a self leveler. This guide explains how to install a shower pan over existing plumbing.

Ideally you ll already have a drain roughed in with the pipe sticking a few inches above the floor. 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 floor is not level the shower pan will not be able to drain properly. 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.

If you want to install a shower over a concrete floor a fiberglass shower stall will work just fine.