Built-up shower base

A built-up shower base is a low, built floor where the shower goes, a little higher than the rest of the bathroom. It is laid with a slopeFalls (drainage slope)The gentle slope built into flat roofs, balconies and bathroom floors so water runs to the drain or gutter instead of pooling. to the drainFloor drainThe outlet in a floor where water drains away on roofs, balconies and in bathrooms, with a grate on top and usually a trap below. and finished with the same tile as the floor or walls, instead of a ready-made tray.

It is a common answer when a bathtub becomes a shower and the floor isn't deep enough for the drain of a walk-in showerWalk-in showerA shower with no tray and no step, level with the rest of the bathroom floor. The water drains through a floor drain or a linear channel drain.. In a flat the slab below isn't dug into, so the missing height is gained upwards. In a small bathroom, a shower base was built where the bathtub used to be.

Like any shower, the base needs waterproofingWaterproofingThe work and materials that stop water getting through on flat roofs, balconies, bathrooms, basements, planters and tanks. under the tiles, the right slope and a carefully finished joint where it meets the wall. Its low step is worth thinking about if older people live in the home.