It’s good that you decided to remodel your home, but do include a shower stall in your scheme of things.

Why Shower Stalls?

Because of the advantages offered by shower stalls, an increasing number of people prefer these to bathtubs. Here are the advantages/reasons:

- The most favorable feature of these shower stalls is that they occupy considerably less space than a bathtub. In fact they are ideal for small bathrooms.

- The present lifestyle of most makes it convenient to have a quick shower rather than spending so much time for bathing in bathtub.

- You don’t need any special or engineering skills for installation of a shower.

Present day shower stalls can be designed in many shapes of varying sizes to suit the available space. Of course, normally you get them in standard shapes of a square or a rectangle, but you also get them in the shape of a triangle, hexagon or even pentagon. Actually, you can have them made to fit the interiors of your bathroom and thus make better utilization of available space, while adding a dash of style.

With shower stalls gaining popularity, an array of interesting and innovative accessories continue to develop simultaneously. Now, you may have a shower stall along with a bathtub. The available accessories allow you to have a theme based shower and a spa like shower. If you can have a source of steam in your bathroom, go ahead with a steam shower, taking extra-care to ensure it remains waterproof. You also get Jacuzzi kits that can be fixed on the bathtub wall, thus creating a Jacuzzi bath.

There’s available quite a variety of designs for showerheads that is not restricted to standard ‘out of the wall’ design. You may have an overhead showerhead or a sidebar showerhead and even a sliding showerhead, with each offering its own advantages. For instance, an overhead showerhead, fixed in the ceiling of your bathroom enables you stand directly below it that allows water-jet to encompass your body. You may have an overhead showerhead along with a side bar that runs along the sides of the shower stall to totally surround your body with water falling from all sides. Sliding showerheads mean that you can adjust their height along the vertical axis, depending on the height of the bather.

For an impressive and beautiful bathroom install a modern shower stall made from etched glass available in pleasant shades. However, there are certain points you need to keep in mind while undertaking the installation of a shower stall in your bathroom or while remodeling the same.

It’s imperative to check your floor space and ensure proper water drainage and water supply system. Make a list of items needed and arrange their installation and carry out necessary repairs, if any. The installation of a new shower stall necessasitates the provision of all the piping work for cold and hot water plus the drainage system. In case of a steam shower you need to ensure proper and sufficient ventilation. In case you decide to have a shower stall with door, the size of the door should at least be 5X8 feet to ensure the required drainage. Such shower stalls also need extra heating arrangements.

It’s a great feeling to have a modern shower stall that simply makes you experience the pleasures associated with bathing, while it continues to reflect your exclusive style therein.