How Do You Plumb A Shower Drain?
Plumbing a shower drain for your new home is a short and simple process. Though it requires attention to detail, you can install a shower drain like a professional with a bit of planning and some common construction tools. Map your drain hole. To determine the location, set the floor pan for your shower into the frame you have built. Make sure you have the shower pan facing the right way, then use a pencil to mark the location of the drain on the frame beneath. Take the shower pan out of the frame and cut a drain hole in it with your saber or reciprocating saw. The hole should be a bit wider than the drain opening in your shower pan, about 6 inches in diameter. If you are setting a shower directly onto a concrete floor, you will need to run the plumbing for the drain through a gap in the concrete and into the ground using a PVC ground joint adapter. With the shower pan still out, insert the drain spud, the part of the drain that screws into the pan. Using the spud nut, thread the drain
