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To Create a Shower Drain in a Concrete Slab, you have to determine where existing drain lines are installed within or under the concrete and plan the location for the shower and drain. For easier drain implementation, you need to find the shower drain near an existing drain line. After that, turn off any fixtures that send waste or water to the drain line or otherwise make sure that they will not be in use. Then, Break up the concrete where the drain will be installed. You must remove concrete to create a trench between the planned shower drain and existing drain line.

You should break up concrete in a large enough area around where the shower pipe will connect to the drain line to ensure that it can be worked around easily. You can Use a jackhammer, concrete saw or sledgehammer to break the concrete. You have to use safety glasses, a dust mask, work gloves and ear protection when breaking up concrete. Next, Remove any gravel or fill from the created trench and around the existing drain line. You need to ensure that the bottom of the trench reflects this as well as the level at which the shower drain pipe must connect to the main line.

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