Kerdi Shower Pan On Sloped Floor

A sloped tile shower pan with a linear drain.

Kerdi shower pan on sloped floor.

The shower pan is the big worry the schluter simply didn t work well so we went with a poured and sloped floor and professionally tiled. The trays are available in 39 x 39 100 cm x 100 cm 55 x 55 140 cm x 140 cm 48 x 48 122 cm x 122 cm 36 x 72 91 cm x 183 cm 38 x 76 97 cm x 193 cm and 36 x 55 91 cm x 140 cm. Dimpled floors uneven slope to the drain just a big mess. A sloped tile shower pan with a linear drain view all 34 photos tile contractor tom bouchard shows how to make a tile ready watertight sloped shower pan with a linear drain using schluter kerdi board kerdi membrane and thinset mortar.

Running parallel to the 60 side of the shower. Thin set 1 4 backer board then use self leveler over the top. Thin set kerdi pan to plywood. I spent a lot of dough on the schluter thing the work was double checked and it still did not perform in our application.

Using thin set to slope shower floor you can do a single layer dry pack probably down to 1 so you re only raising the floor 1 not 3. Shower curbs and shower doors can disappear offering freedom and security to individuals with limited mobility or homeowners wanting to age in place. Add 1 2 plywood shimmed and screwed to joists. Kerdi line linear drains add a touch of elegance allowing for single sloped floors and large format tiles that carry through from the floor right in to the shower or wet area of the bath.

The subfloor is tong grove 3 4 osb with joists at 16 o c. The sloped trays which have optional levelling boards are available in different dimensions. In a curbless shower the top of the curb essentially becomes the flat part of the bathroom floor. Tile contractor tom bouchard shows how to make a tile ready watertight sloped shower pan with a linear drain using schluter kerdi board kerdi membrane and thinset mortar.

Using the maximum floor slope allowed by code to get the 2 vertical you d need 48 of run which is what you have on your short dimension. Thin set kerdi pan to that. Waterproof with kerdi over the drypack and then tile over that. Schlüter kerdi shower is a modular system for the construction of floor level showers with ceramic tiles.