Anybody have a line on long, rectangular shower drains? Say 4″x36″ or something of that nature…?
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If you're going to do that you could use a trench drain ... however the 'secondary' drainage plane would not be there (pea gravel around weeps below shower floor). Why not just put 2 drains if it is a matter of equalizing pitch in a rectangular space?
Jeff
Edited 12/5/2007 10:00 pm ET by Jeff_Clarke
Thanks for the input Jeff. This drain will be in a wood framed subfloor and the client wants it mainly for how it looks. I found a European product that has the look, however, I'm thinking what I need to get past the building department will have to be custom made. It's funny, one of those round drains you can pick up at Home Depot costs $14.95. This thing is going to run into the multiple thousands. Oh well, give the people what they want, heh, heh.
Is it actually a drain?
Floor register for heater, maybe one of the high dollar catalog companies like Restoration Hardware would have a register for you. Maybe 2 together for the length?
Joe H
Look at landscaping supplies. They have trench drains made out of several types of material, usually plastic.
But I used one in S. Cal. that had 24" long brass grills. I coupled two together for draining off a sloping sidewalk.
But you'll have to figger out some other means for the trap...
As long as it is a two part clamping type to grip the shower membrane.
Regards,
Scooter
"I may be drunk, but you're crazy, and I'll be sober tomorrow." WC Fields, "Its a Gift" 1934
Yeah, landscape drains won't do it. The thing has to be custom with a bottom trough w/ flange and a top with flange and weep holes etc., setup for shower pan. It has to look real nice too so stainless is pretty much the way to go. There's a company called waterworld over in Europe that does a nice drain for wet rooms but it won't pass code around here. I have a metal fabricator who can build anything under the sun, I was just hoping someone might know of an outfit that stocks such an item.
http://www.trenchdrainblog.com/Regards, Scooter"I may be drunk, but you're crazy, and I'll be sober tomorrow." WC Fields, "Its a Gift" 1934