Can You Relocate a Shower Drain Hole?

Q: I was wondering if you could tell me where I could find a 1 piece shower stall that doesn't come with a pre-drilled hole?

Our house is old [and] the drain hole will not line up with any of the pre-cut drains. If you know of any vendors that do that if you could let me know that would be fantastic!

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A: When all is said and done, you will find it easier and cheaper to do either of two things:

1. Have a plumber relocate that drain, even if it involves cutting into a downstairs ceiling or some other dramatic event; or,
2. Have a tiler build up a shower pan from scratch out of tile and mortar, and mate that pan with acrylic shower walls (or just make the walls out of tile, too).

These one-piece shower unit floors are carefully sloped so that they lead to the drain area. So, it's impossible to move the drain to any other part of the floor; it wouldn't drain out correctly

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