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    Dec 29, 2010, 01:59 PM
    Plumbing Shower Drain Location
    I'm remodeling a shower in a condo high rise. The shower is 30X 60 now, but that can be made smaller. The drain center on the shower is now 15" from the rear wall of the shower, and 9' from the right wall (where the shower hwead is.)

    American Standard makes an Acrylic 4 piece shower, but the draqin is over 10" from the right hand wall. Moving the piping is not going to happen.

    Now the question:
    Is there a shower base (preferably not custom) that will have the drain on the right hand side as you face the long wall of the shower, be 15" from the long wall, and 9" or less from the right hand wall?


    TIA
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    Dec 29, 2010, 05:53 PM

    Hi Ronber...

    Swanstone makes a shower floor that looks to have about a 15" rough off the long wall and about 7-9" off the back wall... see picture below.

    Call them at 1.714.558.8838 or check them out at Swanstone Products: Shower Walls & Floors

    If swanstone isn't the best fit, try almost any 30x60 retrofit shower pan... one at a local home depot, Lowe's, or menards store should be pretty close to your needs... ;) As a last resort you can also call a local plumbing supply company and speak with a salesperson... should be able to help!

    Let me know how you make out, OK?

    Mark
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    Feb 3, 2011, 08:32 AM
    I'm going with a from scratch custom shower. Pricey, but it gets me what I need. Thanks for your help.
    Ron
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    Feb 3, 2011, 01:51 PM

    Hi Ronber...

    Hey! If you don't mind, can you tell us if you are planning on doing the installation yourself or are you hiring a professional?

    Either way, just in case we can save you a few hassles, let us know the basic game plan on how the pan and walls will be installed and at a minimum we can compare our way to your (or your contractor's) way... ;)

    Up to you, OK?

    Mark
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    Feb 3, 2011, 02:30 PM
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    The walls of the shower will be tiled using 20x20's same as the floor was or 13x13's. The shower floor is going to be a tumbled 2X2 version of the tile. Even the 20x20 excedes ADA recs. They aren't using a prefab pan. How do you do it?
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    Feb 3, 2011, 05:14 PM

    I'll gladly answer that, but first I need to know if the contractor will be using a copper pan or a vinyl shower membrane... let me know, OK?

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