Installing a shower in the bathroom is a way to extend its

The question of why a bathroom is used in an apartment or house cannot confuse anyone. Only here we manage to take water treatments from cool tonic to warm relaxing. At the same time, often there are situations when everything needs to be done in a short time, and in this case, a shower or shower installation that will allow you to quickly recover from sleep or help relieve stress in the evening, especially if there is a massage function, is perfect.

It is not necessary to purchase a separate shower box, you can install a separate bath mixer or make a system built into the wall. How to do it yourself and talk below. You will also learn about its varieties and possibilities.

Two options

If your bathroom is large enough, it is ideal to install a separate shower and bath. Moreover, this should be foreseen before the overhaul, otherwise you will have to try hard not to disturb the finished interior.

As a last resort, you can plan a place for it for the future by running appropriate pipes in the wall and placing a mixer for it or a joint, and first simply install the bath.

It is unlikely that it will bring any trouble, especially if the second method of installation is initially envisaged.

Joint mixer

Many experts still recommend installing separate faucets for shower and bath, but if you have a small bathroom, then nothing can be done. They can be with long or short spouts, with a lever or valves. In the joint mixer there is also a tap for a shower hose to which a watering can is attached.

Tip: use a special wall mount to get a stationary shower.

What to choose shower or shower from the bathroom

Find the exact answer to the question did not work. Both professionals and consumers had their own ideas about this, and opinions could often change even during a conversation.

The only thing that more or less came to is that:

• in the morning it is best to take a quick shower;
• in the evening - alternative to a hot bath for relaxation until they came up.

So, it is unlikely to ever get a common opinion, at the same time, the third option, namely the shower built in the bathroom or it is combined with the bathroom, gradually gaining points. In fact, you get a universal bathroom, which is much better, since you always have a choice.

Another advantage of this option is the observance of certain requirements arising in various situations. Consider this with examples:

  Tip: use in a small bathroom sharing a shower with a bath is the right solution.

What options do we have in this case:

• shower cubicle with full size bath;
• hydrobox installed on a deep shower tray;
• a bath with a shower, closed from the room by a usual curtain, so that the water does not spill out.

Shower combined with bath

If the area of ​​the bathroom in the apartment or house allows, it is best to install a separate shower in it, and a separate bath. Now you always have a choice - to enjoy the water treatments, relaxing in the bowl of the latter, or quickly put yourself in order.

To determine the minimum dimensions of the room, you can use the size of structures. For example, the shower should be allocated a place of 800 by 800 mm, and for the bathroom 1800 by 700 mm. When there is enough space, you can replace the standard bath with a jacuzzi or massage.

So, what kind of option can the soul be offered:

1. Tropical, whose virtues are hard to overestimate. Unlike the usual watering can, a waterfall falls down on you, consisting of large drops, which allows you to bounce back or get the necessary relaxation in a short time.

True, the price of such pleasure is high, because the installation often includes:

• jet regulator - rain, stream or jet;
• thermostat;
• other accessories.

1. The usual one, which is most often found in houses and apartments, since not everyone is ready to pay for the previous version.. This design does not require a large area and is more practical in operation. An alternative to it can be a bath with curtains or special sliding doors. Having closed them, it is possible to take water procedures without fear that the room will be splashed with water.

We do in the bathroom shower

You can install the joint mixer by yourself.

For this, there is always a manufacturer's manual included.

1. At the first stage, make a water supply to it from the water supply system. Although, if the bath is installed, you can skip this step if you just do not want to replace the old metal pipes with polypropylene.
2. Take care and the sewage in the sewer.
3. When buying a shower kit in a store, check for all parts and a repair kit with gaskets.
4. Place the mixer on the chosen place.
5. Connect the shower hose with a watering can to it. At the same time, the installation height of the shower mixer should be comfortable for both bath and shower.
6. To fix the latter, you can use a shower rod or a hook.
7. Fix on the bathroom sash or curtain.

Tip: when installing the shower on the wall or side of the bath, take all measures to prevent water from sprinkling during use.

Shower in a niche

The next way to get a shower in the bathroom is to buy a ready-made booth or box with a pallet, ceiling and walls. At the same time, even the most simple models are not cheap.

If a panel with massage jets and a rain shower will go to them, even more so. But, you will use these and other additional devices, for example, to listen to the radio during water procedures or answer the phone, so rarely that it makes no sense to overpay for them.

We suggest you install a comfortable shower without buying a finished product. You only need to provide a place with a sewer drain and with walls and floor tiled.

Tip: you can for the manufacture of drainage raise the floor of the shower a few centimeters.

If you refuse the finished model, you will not only be able to save your family budget, but you will also use the layout of the room as efficiently as possible. You will be able to make the interior non-standard and original.

For example:

• make in the shower, installed in a private house, a window to the garden;
• decorate the floor and walls in the same style as the rest of the bathroom;
• transparent doors in the shower will visually enlarge the room.

Tip: if the bathroom is narrow and has a rectangular shape, the shower can be installed between the walls in the depths of the room in a kind of niche. In this case, the cost of it will be minimal.

If a niche is in the corner of the bathroom:

• only one partition is sufficient;
• door - or glass, or in the form of a curtain;
• place a seat in the corner;
• make the shelves into partitions.

Tip: if you place the shower and the bathroom in one line and divide them with a partition, you will be able to visually combine them with each other.

Conclusion

A shower in the bathroom is an excellent addition to the traditional bath. It can be used as a separate design, or to be combined. Its installation does not cause any special difficulties and can be easily made independently.

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