Aug 25 2018.
Shower floor pre slope mortar.
Mortar is the type of concrete product that works best for shower pan applications since it contains no gravel allowing it to work easily and dry with a gentle slope.
Sticks measure 1 8 in.
As i learned to set tile one of my biggest anxieties was teaching myself how to work with dry pack mortar.
2 the pre slope under the pan liner channels any water that gets through the tile and grout into the weep holes in the drain assembly.
If you are using a preformed shower pan the manufacturer of the pan should provide instructions as to how thick the mortar bed needs to be.
Simpleset pre mixed thin set mortar is a no mix no mess simpleset pre mixed thin set mortar is a no mix no mess alternative to traditional thin set mortars.
While those plastic sticks might be fun to fool around with and petty harmless in your pre slope i would seriously recommend you throw away the ones you intended to use in your final mud be.
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So mark a line 1 1 2 from the floor all the way around the wall studs.
I try to make my pre slope the correct thickness at the drain so it will be 1 1 2 at the walls.
The overall thickness of the mortar depends on a variety of factors.
There are only two schools of thought as to whether you should install a pre slope in your shower pan.
Typically per foot is the amount of slope required to get the water to cooperate.
This will be the height of your pre slope at the walls.
20 x 20 cm.
Taper x 36 in.
A shower pan rests on a base of concrete that both supports the pan and provides a waterproof barrier for the subfloor and floor framing.
Whether it was to flatten a floor or to pitch a shower pan it seemed to be very complicated the way you had to mix the mortar forming the screeds pulling the mortar and ensuring a consistent pitch and perfectly flat substrate.
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What barrier should i use between concrete slab and mortar pre slope.
3 if the mortar bed were to fail and the tile or grout cracked the water that makes its way into the mortar bed would be once again channeled into the weep holes in the drain assembly.
Pack a narrow mud screed around the perimeter that is near perfectly level and a minimum of 1 1 2 thick make a similar mud screed at the drain and.
The first is the belief that a pre slope is not needed since the top layer of mortar mix will be sloped and the tile adhesive grout and tile will deter any significant amount of water from absorbing down to the flat water resistant barrier.
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Skirt side ledge sloped too much.
For standard shower sub floor areas with a centered drain or custom shower areas where the drain is within 36 in.
From the floor drain.
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.
Shower p trap vent location and slope.
