Patent ID: 8658033

Claim:
A method for installing a drain, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a drain base; (b) fastening a flush plug to said drain base, said flush plug having a top surface; (c) pouring concrete around said flush plug until level with said top surface of the plug; (d) after said concrete cures, removing the flush plug thereby leaving a hole in said cured concrete; (e) securing a collar having a top edge to said drain base and through said hole in said cured concrete so that said top edge of said collar extends above said top surface of said flush plug by a pre-selected height; (f) applying flooring to said cured concrete around said collar, said flooring having a thickness equal to said pre-defined height so that said top edge of said collar is flush with the top of said flooring; and (g) securing a top cover to said collar.