With today’s showers being so large and the extensive use of glass shower walls sometimes a shower curb is used. But they are such a cool design element and versatile in their use in a modern walk-in shower, I have also used them in showers with curbs. I have focused my attention in this post on curbless showers using linear drains. However, these drains are positioned as needed at the front of the shower, along a side wall or in the middle running the length of the shower.Ī linear drain was added when this curbless shower was created. Technical Note: Above I indicated that the drain is placed in the back of the shower toward the wall this is for the purposes of this post. Therefore the bathroom floor tile can run right into the shower. You will have a shower floor that is at the same height as the bathroom floor and it will only slope in one direction instead of multiple. Consequently, by placing the drain low in the floor, the outer edge of the shower pan will be equal with the height of the bathroom tile floor. The drain is placed at a lower position in the floor. Photos courtesy of Schluter Systems (left) & Infinity Drains (right). Linear drain cover grids come in different styles and in different lengths. They are basically a long channel with a drain hole and a decorative grid. If the shower is 60″ wide it will be approx.
Rather than a point drain with cap (your usual shower drain) in the middle of the shower you’ll have a long (linear) drain at the back of the shower. There are some technical aspects to this that I’ll go into in a different post, but to get the discussion started you’ll need a linear drain to make this work. Compensation or commissions help fund our work in bringing DIY remodeling ideas and tips to you. These walk-in showers are also referred to as curbless showers, flush drain showers, or trench drain showers.ĭisclosure. This post may contain links to products or companies that pay a commission to, at no cost to you, if you decide to make a purchase through these links. It can be made shorter when you remodel the shower, but most people would prefer to get rid of them creating a modern walk-in tile shower. The curb is the tall threshold at the front of the shower found typically in older homes.
A flush shower pan (floor of the shower) allows you to walk into the shower without stepping over the curb.