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Installing A Shower Stall For Additional Worth And Comfort
Mon 15 Jan 2007 - 08:51
Installing A Shower Stall For Additional Worth And Comfort
By Manuel Kupka
Are you bent on home remodeling? Installing a shower stall in your bathroom can add worth and comfort to your home.
Why Shower Stalls?
More and more people today prefer shower stalls in their bathroom to bathtubs. There are several reasons behind this preference
Firstly, shower stalls take up less space in your bathroom than a bathtub and so are good for small bathrooms as well.
Nowadays everyone is in hurry and taking a quick shower is more convenient than a long wait for bathing in the tub.
No intricate engineering skill is needed to find out the technical aspects of setting up a shower.
Contemporary shower stalls are usually multi-sided, large sized enclosures. Various geometric shapes are imitated in their structures. Other than the standard square and rectangular models, you will have the option of choosing between a variety of shapes like triangular, pentagonal and hexagonal or any other shape. In fact, you can get them custom made to your specification to add a dash of style to your bathroom interior.
As the shower stalls are expanding, more and more enthralling scopes of adding numerous accessories are squeezing in. You can install a shower stall integrated with a bathtub in your bathroom. The span of additions is myriad like installing a theme based luxurious bath with special kits or installing a spa like shower. You can have a steam shower, just introduce a steam source along the ordinary showerhead but be cautious as steam shower should be essentially impermeable to water and enclosed. You can install Jacuzzi kits by the bathtub wall and enjoy a Jacuzzi bath.
You can also experiment with the showerheads. They come in multiple designs. In addition to standard 'out of the wall' showerhead, you have overhead showerheads, sidebar showerheads and even sliding showerheads. Overhead showers (affixed in the ceiling) allow you to stand directly below the down pouring water jet. Sidebar showerheads are slender rods running down the sides of the shower stalls. Together with an overhead showerhead, it makes for a 'total body' shower. Sliding showerheads that allow you to change the position of the showerhead vertically is ideal for families where heights vary.
A lovely modern shower stall with etched glass and exquisite colors can make your bathroom shine with elegance. But there ate certain points you should remember while remodeling or installing a shower stall in your bathroom.
If you want to remodel your old shower stall zoom on the floor area, water drainage and water supply system and find out whether they need any repair or not. Also see what additions are needed and arrange for that. For installing a new shower stall you have to lay all the hot and cold water supply system and drainage lines. Anchor the bathtub to the enclosure. Make provision for proper ventilation in a steam shower. If you want to install a shower door the door should be at least 5 ft by 8 ft to ensure easy flow of water through the drain. But extra heating arrangements should be made for a shower stall with a door.
A comfy and charming shower stall will sure make your bathroom beam with. So remodel or install a shower stall for a better bathroom.
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