Home Remodeling – Installing a Shower Stall for Additional Worth and Comfort

Wanna gear up your aged dwelling with a fresh new look? And if you want increment in the value and comfort level, install a shower in your bathroom while remodeling your home.

Today installing shower stall in the bathroom is an easy job and even a layman can do it without having specific technical knowledge. Other than this, there is other benefit too. Like in small bathrooms, shower stall will consume less space than a bathtub. Secondly you can swiftly complete your bath while in a hurry in a shower compared to the long wait for filling the tub.

So installing a shower stall in your bathroom is a rewarding endeavor.

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.

With space swelling in shower stalls, the scopes of addition of more and more accessories are also increasing. Today in your bathroom you can enjoy both leisurely bath in bathtub and thrilling shower bath by installing a shower stall integrated with a bathtub in your bathroom. There are also scopes for an array of additions.

You can install a spa like shower or a theme-based shower with special kits for a lavish bath. For a lush Jacuzzi bath install Jacuzzi kits by the bathtub wall. You can even have a warm steam shower by introducing a steam source along the ordinary showerhead. But you must be watchful because a steam shower should for all intents and purposes be watertight and enclosed.

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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