Installation of a linear shower drain
Measure and mark the position of the drain The first step is to measure and mark the location where the drain will be installed with a tape measure. Linear shower drains are usually installed in four different ways: one-sided wall mounting, three-sided wall mounting, free floor mounting and floor mounting at the shower entrance. Single-sided wall mounting is the most common type. In this case, the drain runs along one side of the back wall of the shower. The ends of the drain do not extend to the side walls of the shower. Three-sided wall-mounted drains are the same as the single-sided wall-mounted drain, except that the ends of the drain extend to the side walls of the shower and rest against three sides instead of just one. Free floor-mounted linear drains are located in the center of the shower and do not touch any of the walls. Floor-mounted linear shower drains, as the name implies, run across the entrance of the shower between the two shower walls. Depending on the o...