The problem with this approach however is now that the tile is raised the old drain will be at the original level.
Shower with rasied floor drain.
The raised drainage platform was a necessity because the main drain the big black one on the right in the first picture did not have a place where we could connect the bathroom drainage to the rest of the house s drainage.
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So instead of breaking concrete we built the floor up to accommodate the plumbing.
Area drains cast iron trench drains drain stabilizers finish floor shower.
How to raise a shower drain when re tiling.
This will result in the need to step up about 6 inches to enter the shower stall.
Threaded adapter included 8211.
You can purchase an elevated shower base or frame one from treated lumber.
Luckily there are drain extender kits available that will make this process much simpler.
Emoderndecor shower linear drain 18 in 8211.
2 sided reversible tile insert grate 8211.
In this case you will have to raise your shower drain when re tiling.
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