Collection: Shower Drains

• Point drain — the traditional centre drain. The floor slopes towards it from four directions, which means the tile has to be cut and set in four planes. Straightforward, and best suited to smaller format tile.
• Linear drain — a long channel, usually set against a wall or at the entry. The floor slopes in one direction only, which allows large-format tile and a single continuous plane. It is also what makes a genuinely flush, curbless shower entry possible.

• Waste outlet position. Centre or end outlet on a linear drain, and how it meets the existing waste line.
• Depth available. Linear drains need a certain build-up under the finished floor. On a slab or a shallow joist bay this is the constraint that decides the whole design.
• Finish. The grate is visible. Match it to the shower trim rather than to the tile.
• Tileable or grate. Some linear drains take a tile insert so the drain nearly disappears into the floor.

Both decisions belong to the same conversation with your plumber, before anything is closed up — see shower rough-in valves & parts and our shower faucet guide, which works through the valve, the heads and the order to decide them in.

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Also see: Shower Faucets & Trims · Shower Kits · Bathroom Drains

Point drain or linear drain?
Linear if you want large-format tile, a single slope or a curbless entry. Point drain is simpler and cheaper where none of those matter.

Can I change the drain after the shower is tiled?
Not without taking up the floor. The slope is built around the drain, so it has to be decided before tiling.

Do linear drains need more depth?
Yes, and on a concrete slab or a shallow floor that is often the deciding constraint. Check the required build-up against what you have.