At core of every shower is great shower drain. You must know how to choose best drain for the shower in bathroom. You must not settle for any cheap fix when you can get shower drain which suits the style preference and renovation alike.
It is simple that a best drain for the show is one which is good in look and meets the requirements or needs of job. Importance of choosing the drains is because they do more than drain water as they can look pretty and deliver both in style as well as function.
Here are some examples of shower drains:
Linear drain is top pick and recommended. It has narrow profile and it is primary a shower drain which make it a best option. Plan you build out that is before installing drain such that you can put such drains tight to wall. Pick your tiles before installing the drain. A tile top linear drain is hottest looking drain. Don’t go for complete small opening else it will affect the flow rate of the drain.
You must clean the tile top drain regular to keep flow rate at optimum level. Hair buildup around drain waste pipe is able to choke air needed to keep drain flowing properly. There must be seamless transition of dry area to the wet one. Bathroom must be waterproofed. You must dam shower two inches above entry point.
Traditional point drains: this is a regular drain which is referred as point drain, standard drains and so on. Many plumbing and buildings require drain line size and quantity of shower drains in shower. It is always better to have larger drains to keep with the shower flow rate. Calculate flow rate with calculating capacity of fixture with pressure of water and size of water line. Its worth it. Also it is important to have right slope and pitch of ¼ inch foot to drain under waterproofing material. Skip this slope, and you will have dirty water under tile leasing to mold and wet floor.
