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Hi everyone,
I have a question that I’m hoping you can assist me with. A few months ago I poured a concrete slab with pex pipe embedded for radiant heating.
So here is my dilemma. As an after thought I decided that I would like to have a wet room in my bathroom, instead of a regular shower, the problem is that I need to slope the floors, but, I can’t do any digging because of the pex in the floors. How can I slope for drainage without digging?
What options do I have?
Now this is a new build, so I already have PVC running under ground, and there is a square hole in the floor that I believe is for drainage purposes.
The sloping of the floor is what I am not sure about. Thanks so much for your help. Have a blessed day.
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Your only option is to install a curb and slope from there.
Another (perhaps less desirable) option would be a small step (or steep ramp) up at the entry door of the bathroom with a mud set (or similar) sloped floor inside the bathroom (as necessary) to your drain. In any case, I believe the code requires you to slope your "shower" floor 1/4" per foot min. and 1/2" per foot max. from the outer extents of shower to the drain.