Shower Floor Slope Fix

The picture attached shows the floor you may or may not notice the corner of the shower floor dips a bit and levels off it does not have the proper slope from the corner down to the drain hence my need to build that up a bit to.

Shower floor slope fix.

Underneath it is a mortar 1 4 per foot slope to a linear drain. It s on the order of a teaspoon to a tablespoon each shower. This is so that the bottom row of tile is level. You do a run at 1 4 minimum per foot to the farthest corner.

As a result every time we take a shower a small amount of water runs out and down the front face of the sill and if not wiped up promptly soaks into the floor. Strike a level line all the way around the shower. After a shower the water may take up. Shower floors slope tiling in shower recesses the minimum standard required for wet areas in residential buildings is contained in the building code of australia bca and as3740 waterproofing of wet areas in residential buildings.

Looking for some advice. There is a single drain at the south end but the floor peaks in the middle so half the floor slopes to the drain in the south end but the floor to the north of the middle slopes to the end where there s no drain and water thus pools. Was your shower floor never built correctly and no matter what you do there is always standing water that never reaches the drain. Clean your shower floor or tub thoroughly with a scotch brite pad and dry it completely.

On top is a reviving old thread. At the point closest to the drain the slope will be higher than the. I just finished tiling the shower floor. If that is your case simply tile over tile and create the proper slope while doing so.

Mark off the area of the floor that you want to apply the formula. The builder seller is going to fix it. It s an easy fix with the right tools and products and i can show you how it s done by a tile professional.