More about this drain, It installs easily, has its pros cons. I like that it sets flat on subfloor and gets screwed in ( this could be done in slab too). The green Protective tape is heavy duty and great up until you have to tear it off to do this. The cons being the clamping flange and screws( which BTW is why i used this drain). The flange itself has over 20 screw holes, They are not beveled out and the screws when snugged tite set a good 1/16th above flange and dont seat well. the flange itself needed a good de-burring. It gets the job done and clamps tightly. I went ahead and used some membrane on top of the screws and under my tile edge as a sleep well measure. At nearly 3/4 the cost of a good stainless drain id say its benefit is the clamping flange, even if its lacking. It plays nice with the USG durock shower system and I was able to get both of my MFG reps support using the 2 together (another reason i chose this drain).

Hi, I am hoping someone could answer another shower slope question for me. We also have a linear drain in a 45" x 70.5" curb less shower. The linear drain is at the end of the 70.5" length. From one shower wall to the front edge of the linear drain it's 65.5". The drain is 3.25" below the main bathroom floor. We have only had it installed for a few weeks, but the shower seems way too pitched and slightly dangerous (2" black matte hex). Our contractor says he does it this way all the time, but from our calculations and a review of code, the max should be 1/2" per linear foot and better would be closer to 1/4" per linear foot. Our contractor is NOT willing to redo this for free and said it would be complex to rip out and redo - which I do agree with the complexity of it. Is this enough "off" pitch to justify pushing back on our contractor? Or filing a complaint? He did agree to replace a rectangle area of shower floor tile with non glazed tile to make it less slippery. This was at my suggestion since I picked the original tile not expecting the feel of that kind of a slope! I would really appreciate any advice - this is weighing on our minds for safety and for any future sale of our home. Thanks in advance.

I just finished a remodel and I got drains from Designer Drains Designer Drains I had original planned on the kind of drain which has tile to match the tile of my shower floor but there was some miscommunication when the rough was installed so it would have been too high with the floor. I am really happy with the drain I selected - it is oil rubbed bronze to match the rest of the fixtures in my bathroom and a style that complements the Art Deco elements in my bathroom. I have a hair strainer installed. I opted for a drain without screws to make actually cleaning the hair strainer easier since I wouldn't have to screw and unscrew the drain for cleaning. I am pretty certain that sewer monsters won't come up through my shower drain :-). There are also after market hair strainers that work well. Prior to my remodel I had one which was just a square grid on top of the existing drain cover. That was fine since I had a plain chrome drain cover and the grid cover looked like the drain essentially. With my new remodel I wanted the kind of hair strainer that was below the drain cover

Sales consultant at Ferguson sold us a 36 inch linear drain, but I cancelled it as I saw on here the drain should be as long as possible. If I was going wall to wall I know I would use 48 inches. But the drain will be going against the wall to the shower glass. We can make the shower width, 1-2 inches wider than 48 inches if needed.