Any possible way to add a shower to 1/2 bath in condo?

[Sfmcnamara]

We would love to convert our half bath to full by adding a shower. We have the space but no shower drain. Our unit is in high rise condo with concrete slab so no breaking of concrete allowed. We don’t mind stepping up or doing whatever it takes. Hoping there is a creative solution out there! Thanks.

 

[ImOld]

This is the exact question you should put to the condo association as a first step.

 

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[WorthFlorida]

If you can add a shower you'll need a above floor drain shower pan but the trap needs to be below the floor which it will not be possible.

https://www.bestbathshowroom.com/pr...-clearance-for-above-floor-rough-in-plumbing/

 

[Jadnashua]

I was in a hotel room in London, England one time where they'd added a shower where they couldn't go through the floor...it was a major safety hazard! The step out of the shower with wet feet was way higher than is safe, IMHO, to be able to get the P-trap in place and then have enough slope to get to a drain (no idea if it was vented properly) requires the floor to be too high.

Depending on how the floor is made, and whether you could get the cooperation of your neighbor below you, and how the ceilings are arranged (drop ceiling?), you might be able to put in a 'normal' looking shower without the excessive floor height (is your ceiling high enough to handle a raised floor of the shower?), you might be able to do this more easily. A core drill could cut through the floor slab cleanly, if there was a way to connect it to the drainage system below.

 

[Mliu]

A core drill could cut through the floor slab cleanly, if there was a way to connect it to the drainage system below.

Do NOT cut or drill into the concrete floor without first getting the building owners and a structural engineer involved. If it's post tension slab construction and you sever a tensioning cable, not only is it extremely dangerous (as in, potentially fatal), but it will seriously damage the building (as in, it could get condemned).