Pre Slope Bed Vs Sloped Mud Floor

Typically per foot is the amount of slope required to get the water to cooperate.

Pre slope bed vs sloped mud floor.

Start with a solid clean and properly supported shower floor. If you are going to start with a preslope here is the how to. If you are using a preformed shower pan the manufacturer of the pan should provide instructions as to how thick the mortar bed needs to be. Finally a mud bed more easily allows for customization as opposed to a preform that must align with the existing shower and drain layout.

In addition a higher skill level is needed to install a consistent and necessary slope towards the drain. Deck mud is a mixture of washed graded sand and portland cement that conforms to astm c 144. The overall thickness of the mortar depends on a variety of factors. The perfect pitch stuff is not really your friend it leaves a weak spot in the mudbed.

Under that slope is the pvc liner which is on top of your preslope. Seriously if you ve got water getting under all that tile and cement and pvc lining you ve got bigger issues than a little preslope. If we make the pre incline 3 4 thick at the drain it requires to be a total of 1 1 2 inch thick at all your walls. The setting bed on top on the other hand must be consistently at least 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 thick everywhere follows the slope of the bottom layer and thus sloped.

Using a trowel a 2 4 wood piece or even a level you can pack the deck mud up to the desired height all around the shower pan. I try to make my pre sloped the proper thickness at the drain so it will be 1 1 2 at the walls. However using a mud bed is usually a longer installation process than using pre constructed kits. It is for all types of paver tile and marble installations on floors and counter tops.