What is a curbless shower?

A shower with no raised curb. The bathroom floor continues in. You walk on. The floor slopes to a drain, usually near the glass, and it is waterproofed again after the old curb comes out.

Can you build a curbless shower on a concrete slab?

Yes. The curb comes out by cutting the slab, sloping the cut to a drain, and waterproofing it. If the structure under the bath has failed, that is repaired first. That is what happened at Lake Butler.

Where does the drain go?

Near the glass, not in the middle of the floor you stand on. The slope starts there so water does not sit at the entry.

What is a curbless shower?

A shower with no raised curb. The bathroom floor continues in. You walk on. The floor slopes to a drain, usually near the glass, and it is waterproofed again after the old curb comes out.

Can you build a curbless shower on a concrete slab?

Yes. The curb comes out by cutting the slab, sloping the cut to a drain, and waterproofing it. If the structure under the bath has failed, that is repaired first. That is what happened at Lake Butler.

Where does the drain go?

Near the glass, not in the middle of the floor you stand on. The slope starts there so water does not sit at the entry.

The shower

A curbless shower.

No lip to step over. A honed floor, a drain near the glass, and a bench if you want one. The bathroom around it stays yours.

Lake Butler curbless shower with a stone bench and the lake beyond the glass

The curb is the thing that comes out.

The raised edge is cut out. The floor is sloped to a linear drain near the glass, then waterproofed, then tiled. Honed stone, so the floor stays comfortable when it is wet.

A bench can be built into the stone. A handheld sits on a slide bar. Wood goes in the wall before the tile, so a bar can be added later without opening the shower again.

Stone bench and handheld in the Lake Butler curbless shower

Walk-in, roll-in, and a wet room.

This is the Lake Butler shower. You walk in. The bench is stone, the bar matches the other metal, and the glass faces the lake. Lake Mary is the same kind of entry, with the drain forward of center. Reunion is the roll-in: the opening is for a wheelchair, and someone can stand beside you. Orlando is a wet room. The tub and the shower share one floor. The vanity stays outside the glass.

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FAQ

Curbless shower questions

What is a curbless shower?: A shower with no raised curb. The bathroom floor continues in. You walk on. The floor slopes to a drain, usually near the glass, and it is waterproofed again after the old curb comes out.
Can you build a curbless shower on a concrete slab?: Yes. The curb comes out by cutting the slab, sloping the cut to a drain, and waterproofing it. If the structure under the bath has failed, that is repaired first. That is what happened at Lake Butler.
Where does the drain go?: Near the glass, not in the middle of the floor you stand on. The slope starts there so water does not sit at the entry.