Pre Slope Bed Vs Sloped Mud Floor

Finally a mud bed more easily allows for customization as opposed to a preform that must align with the existing shower and drain layout.

Pre slope bed vs sloped mud floor.

The overall thickness of the mortar depends on a variety of factors. Deck mud is a mixture of washed graded sand and portland cement that conforms to astm c 144. Deck mud is a leveling mortar designed for interior or exterior underlayment. Seriously if you ve got water getting under all that tile and cement and pvc lining you ve got bigger issues than a little preslope.

Using a trowel a 2 4 wood piece or even a level you can pack the deck mud up to the desired height all around the shower pan. However using a mud bed is usually a longer installation process than using pre constructed kits. Typically per foot is the amount of slope required to get the water to cooperate. In addition a higher skill level is needed to install a consistent and necessary slope towards the drain.

It is for all types of paver tile and marble installations on floors and counter tops. If you are going to start with a preslope here is the how to. If you are using a preformed shower pan the manufacturer of the pan should provide instructions as to how thick the mortar bed needs to be. The most common method for constructing a pre slope is with a mixed cement and sand deck mud that has a consistency that will allow it to be balled up in the palm in your hand.

If we make the pre incline 3 4 thick at the drain it requires to be a total of 1 1 2 inch thick at all your walls. The setting bed on top on the other hand must be consistently at least 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 thick everywhere follows the slope of the bottom layer and thus sloped. Under that slope is the pvc liner which is on top of your preslope. Your finished flooring after your liner and leading mud bed are set up requires to be 1 to 1 1 4 thick at the drain.