ᐅ Walk-in Shower – Drain Pipe

Hello 🙂

We would like to install a walk-in shower in our bathroom (we are building a new house) but haven’t decided yet whether it will be tiled or have a shower tray. We have heard that the screed on the entire upper floor needs to be thicker to accommodate the drainage pipes including the trap. Is that correct? It sounds logical to me, but I’m surprised I haven’t come across this information before and wonder if it is true. On the other hand, I also doubt it because that would mean that anyone renovating an existing bathroom couldn’t install a walk-in shower.

Looking forward to your answers.

Best regards
Tatze

Tatze schrieb:
Hello, 🙂

We are planning to install a walk-in shower in our bathroom (we are building a new house), but we haven't decided yet whether it will be tiled or have a shower tray. We heard that the screed on the entire upper floor needs to be made thicker to accommodate the drain pipes including the trap. Is that correct? It sounds logical to me, but I’m surprised I haven’t heard or read about this before, so I’m wondering if it’s true. On the other hand, I doubt it, because that would mean anyone renovating an existing bathroom couldn’t install a walk-in shower.

Looking forward to your answers.

Best regards,
Tatze

Hello!

The first question is: thicker than what?
Also, it’s not the screed that would be made thicker, but the insulation (polystyrene) underneath. It partly depends on the pipe routes—if the wastewater pipe runs vertically straight down beneath the shower, it should always fit. However, if the slope has to run across the bathroom...
In the end, this is not a cost issue.

Best regards,
TomTom.

Dear Tatze,

On the other hand, I also doubt it, because that would mean that everyone who renovates their existing bathroom cannot install walk-in showers?

Not exactly. We are currently renovating a 30-year-old bathroom, and installing a walk-in shower would have only been possible with significantly higher costs. (Since we were aware of this, we only asked about the lowest shower height achievable without extra costs.) In other words, it is possible, but it is much more expensive.

Installing a walk-in shower in a new bathroom is considerably more cost-effective.

Best regards, Claudia

Tatze schrieb:
Hello, 🙂

We would like to install a walk-in shower in our new bathroom (we are building a new house) — whether it will be tiled or have a shower tray is not decided yet. We have heard that the screed on the entire upper floor needs to be thicker to accommodate the drain pipes including the trap. Is that correct? Regards,
Tatze

Hello, we installed a floor-level shower with a tray in our new build. The floor structure remained as planned. The trap is designed so that it doesn’t require much space. The drain is about 2.5 meters (8 feet) long and it works perfectly. I would recommend researching online to get a clear picture instead of relying only on what others say.
Enjoy your build, regards,
Schornstein

schornstein schrieb:
Hello, for our new build we installed a walk-in shower with a shower tray. The floor structure remained as planned. The trap is designed to require very little space. The drain is about 2.5 meters (8 feet) long and it works perfectly. I would suggest browsing the internet to get your own impression instead of relying solely on what others say.
Good luck with your build, regards,
Schornstein

Hello!

What a post 😀 Of course it works. Of course a shallow trap is installed. But if the planning status for House B stayed unchanged, what does that have to do with House A?

And finally 😕 don’t just “listen to what others say”...
Instead, browse the internet. What will you find there? Other people’s opinions 😱!

Best regards,
TomTom

Claudia56 schrieb:

Not exactly. We are currently renovating a 30-year-old bathroom, and a walk-in (curbless) shower would have only been possible with significantly higher costs. (Since we were aware of this, we only asked for the lowest shower height achievable without extra costs.) That means it is possible, but it costs considerably more.

Installing a new bathroom with a walk-in shower from the start is much more cost-effective.

I can only agree with that. We had the same experience.