Minimum Slope Shower Floor

We could find no reference to recommended slopes when trench drains are used in a floor.

Minimum slope shower floor.

These stall should have no curb to allow the individual to roll into the. Remember that water will travel in the path of least resistance. Wheel chair entry requires a larger shower opening a minimum of 60 inches with a shower width of at least 30 inches. So if we make the pre slope 3 4 thick at the drain it needs to be a total of 1 1 2 inch thick at all your walls.

My contractor has just ripped out my shower floor because it was very uneven. It can be done but several steps must be taken to prevent water from going all the way to the sub flooring but to answer your question and i ve been doing it for 20 years the slope is a minimum of 1 4 per lineal foot i slope it a bit more depending on the shower size and how far it is to the drain. So mark a line 1 1 2 from the floor all the way around the wall studs. The recommended slope for flat roofs is usually 1 1 8 inch per foot or 2 1 4 inch per foot according to the professional handbook of building construction published by john wiley sons new york.

I asked for the minimum slope and it looks like it is sloped 1 and 1 4 inch for 22 inches from left to right. Thresholds should to be slanted inward at a 5 degree 1 4 pitch or slope so water flows toward the drain. Proper slope on shower threshold. This would be very much like a handicapped shower in its design a bit different but similar.

I am just trying to understand the code. Shower floor slope to efficiently drain the recommended minimum slope for a shower floor is about 4 percent or a 1 2 inch drop per every 12 inches from the shower walls to the drain.