Large Format Tile Shower Floor Linear Drain

The hydro ban linear drain allows for the use of large format tile or stone installations in a shower with a single plane slope to the drain.

Large format tile shower floor linear drain.

I think this is relatively new to many professionals so there is some reluctance due to limited knowledge and experience. If you were ok with a single visible line the drain could move to the other wall and justnthe shower could be sloped in a single direction towards that drain. A linear drain works fine even if the drain is in the center as long as the drain runs pretty much the full width of the shower. The floor slopes to the center from both ends.

The key feature of the linear wet dec is its two way fall which allows the tiling to be laid without diagonal cuts therefore making it ideal for use with large format tiles. You can always cut down your large format tiles if you feel they re not going to be safe enough when wet. This is the shower in our master bath before the glass went in. If you want to go with large format 12x24 tiles a linear drain is the way to go.

Linear drains linear drains can transform your shower by adding sleek contemporary and functional design. Linear drains allow the use of lft large format tiles eliminating the extra grout joints typically required when installing mosaic tile. I loved the look of the linear drain but our budget didn t allow it. The hydro ban linear drain can be installed near the wall entry or at medial locations in a variety of areas requiring waterproof applications.

We had 12x24 tiles on our bathroom floor and they were cut down to 4x6 for the shower area. A center drain format will not allow for the slope needed with larger tiles. The only way to achieve that completely flat and smooth laid tile floor with large format without the break between the two sections is to have the entire room slope as holly says. My shower is 55 x84 with a 48 linear drain across the center.

I agree with the advice to go with a linear drain and use large format tiles. This elegant low profile linear drain is available in channel lengths from 20 to 72 50 cm to 180 cm in 4 10 cm increments and can be placed against the wall or at intermediate locations of the shower floor.