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 spud into the shower pan. A spud wrench is the best tool for threading spud nuts. Be gentle with the drain spud. Thread it until it feels snugly attached; do not overtighten it.

Set the drain pan. To complete installation of your drain, you will need to have already plumbed a P-trap, a type of plumbing fixture frequently used in sink, bathtub and shower drains. Depending on the length, you will probably also need a PVC riser 2 inches in diameter to bring the height up to reach your shower drain. According to Rick Peters in the “Home How-to Handbook: Plumbing,” most shower manufacturers recommend that the drain pan be set level on wet plaster, mortar or non-expanding foam.

After your shower pan is set and leveled, use a rubber gasket to firmly seal the space between your PVC riser and the shower spud. The best way to tamp a gasket into place is to gently hammer it using a packing iron or flat piece of metal. You should not use lubrication to get the gasket into place. If you are using a plastic shower, you might need to cement your riser pipe right into the shower instead of inserting a gasket.

Set the shower drain guard in place over the shower drain. Some shower drains require that you screw or pop them in, while others simply rest over the drain hole.

If you cannot access the plumbing beneath the shower drain to form a tight seal, you may need to use a compression-type connector.If you cannot access the plumbing beneath the shower to form a tight seal, you may need to use a compression-type connector.

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