In a word, No. Thankfully.

In my never ending quest to design the perfect shower, this linear drain doodad may just be the last missing piece. Now that I know how to go curbless, I’d been toying with the idea of a linear drain instead of the ubiquitous round ones. Only problem is most of them are for outdoor use or heavy duty commercial ($$$).

Going with a linear / channel/trench drain

Quickdrain® to the rescue. Stainless steel, variety of lengths, high drain flow capacity and completely accessible to clean. Check out more advanatges here.

Combined with a curbless & doorless shower, it’s perfect for sloping the floor evenly away from the entry, against the far wall. You could even do a second one at the entry if you were really concerned about water flow into the rest of the bathroom. If the floor is sloped correctly it shouldn’t be an issue.

I’ve contacted Quickdrain® for more info & will followup in the future. [thanks to Josef at tile on fire for the Quickdrain® lead!]