7 types of showers: features, advantages and disadvantages

Shower boxes

Shower box called closed type cabin with a roof and walls on all sides. They are simplistic and versatile, different shapes and sizes. While inside, a feeling of a separate room. The use of functional boxes require a water filtration.

Additional features of shower boxes:

• Hydromassage - horizontal or vertical water flow through the nozzles in the pallet boards or wall. Designed to improve blood circulation, relieve fatigue and fight cellulite.
• "Turkish bath" - generates steam generator 100% humidity at 50-60 degrees, and the fan uniformly diffuses inside a closed warm air shower.
• "Tropical Shower" - a special attachment to the cabin ceiling that creates a special effect of applying drops of summer rain. Relaxing before bedtime.
• Aromatherapy - water and steam passes through a tank filled with aroma oils and closed space pleasant scent.

Other useful features that are available in high-priced models:

• cold and hot shower;
• radio;
• voice control.

In addition, the shower boxes are equipped with a mirror, shelves and a dispenser for liquid detergents.
Pallets come in different heights, shapes and sizes. The most popular material for sealed boxes - acrylic. Dimensions of one wall box range between 70 - 210 cm. pallet form:

• triangular;
• rectangular;
• square;
• semicircular;
• round.

Dimensions:

• flat - 1-3.5 cm;
• average - 6 - 20 cm;
• deep - 45 cm represent the bathroom, equipped with a seat.

Types of doors:

• swing;
• Sliding - compact and reliable option. special roller mechanism for sealing built in boxing.

The main plus of shower boxes - easy to install and no special requirements to the bathroom, except for the drain.

Showers with deep tray

Shower cabin with deep tray convenient and popular because they combine a bath and shower enclosure. Dimensions are different, and they should be chosen, starting from the bathroom size. The optimal size of a walk-considered 100h100sm.

Most deep trays, the corner (triangular) shape, are mounted to the corner bathroom doors and supplemented, and additional walls if needed.

Possible forms:

• semicircular;
• triangular;
• square;
• rectangular;
• asymmetric;
• hexagon;
• pentagonal.

Pallet - the basis of design shower, so it must be stable and strong. materials:

• Acrylic - a strong, lightweight, durable and easy to install. It is not visible scratches and damage. To suit all acrylic cleaning detergents, and can be visible damage zapolirovat special paste. Besides acrylic heats up quickly and maintains the water temperature. The only drawback - the material deflection under the weight of the body.
• Enameled steel and cast iron - the most durable and reliable materials. But they are rarely used in the production due to gravity, slow heating and fragile enamel coating.
• Earthenware - resistant material, but fragile and demanding to maintain.
• Cultured Marble - durable, reliable and easy to care for, but it is very rare, severe and costly.
• KVAR - new composite material of acrylic and quartz sand. It is harder than acrylic and represented by different colors.
• Ceramics - brittle material requiring careful maintenance, as it is often prone to fractures.

Benefits showers with deep tray:

• The height of the tray is 40-45 cm, but it is enough for a comfortable stay in warm water for bathing and washing clothes child.
• Reduced the risk of flooding neighbors, as the water to infiltrate nowhere.
• Within such a warm shower because the hot water heats the pan wall and creates a warm temperature inside.

Showers with low tray

It is open showers with no roof, fitting close to the wall tile bathroom. The only function of shower enclosures with flat pallet is taking a shower without the ability to sit down. These cabins come in many sizes and shapes:

• angle;
• rectangular;
• square;
• semicircular.

The height of the pallet is 0.5 - 3.5 centimeters. The choice of the size and shape depend on the layout and space of the bathroom: there are spacious and compact versions.

Benefits of shower tray with understated:

• Since the tray is located at ground level, in and out of the cab easily elderly man and a young child, because they do not have to step over a high ledge.
• Shower tray with understated able to emphasize the interior bathroom, because through the transparent walls noticeable design ceramic tiles. Mixers and additional shelves are attached to the bathroom wall.

Disadvantages:

• You can not sit down.
• These showers are much colder than the rest, as the water does not stay in the pan, and the cabin does not have time to warm up.
• Most likely the bathroom flooded due to the blockage of the drain hole. Water begins to quickly go over the edges, because it nowhere to accumulate. To avoid this, you need to ensure that the drain is not got hair, animal hair and other debris.
• The absence of hydro, "Turkish bath", aromatherapy, contrast showers and tropical rain.
• Complicated installation with a shower tray flat.
• It is impossible to wash things, to bathe the child and to lie down in the water.

Many problems will help avoid the proper installation of a low pallet. Such a shower cubicle is installed in a corner or niche. The floor should be a groove that is inclined towards the drain 3 degrees for the rapid withdrawal of water.

Before operating thoroughly check all joints for leaks.

Shower cabin with bathroom

Shower with bath is the best option for all family members, as instead of a deep or low pan, she has a full acrylic bath height of 45 cm.

Advantages of the shower with the bathroom:

• It retains all the functions of the bath: it can lie, wash clothes, bathe children, wash your pet, indoor plants, large items, etc...
• Possibility to take the horizontal and vertical shower, enjoying the music, water jets and other advanced features.
• Easy to install and no special requirements to the room bathroom, apart from the presence of the drain holes.
• Bathroom with bathtub has an antibacterial coating that prevents the development of fungal flora.
• Easy to clean the walls of acrylic baths of lime.
• Compact and comfortable interior space: there are numerous shelves and dispensers for detergent, hand rails and built-in ventilation.
• Aesthetic appearance. Shower with tub will fit into any design a spacious bathroom.
• Reliability and high tightness design.

Disadvantages:

• Shower with bathtub expensive in comparison with small cabins or baths.
• Expensive installation. To extend the life of a shower with a bath, be sure the water filter in the room.
• Settling of lime on the walls and doors of the shower.
• Shower bath is not suitable for small bathrooms because of the cumbersome design. The most compact embodiment is built in the angular bath.

Corner shower

Showers triangular-shaped - a great option for people who value practicality and comfort. They save space in the room due to its geometry, but spacious inside.

The depth of the tray corner shower:

• Flat - to 3 - 4 cm.
• Deep - 40-45 cm. It is a triangular tub in which to bathe the baby, wash things or sit in the water an adult.
• Without pallet. This option is not convenient for city apartments, as this requires the discharge of water, raised floor and padded channel runoff. Due to this reduced height bathroom.

Angular form of cabins:

• Rectangular. Due to the rather big size designed for spacious bathrooms.
• Semicircular. Save space, since the walls closely adjacent to the surface of the room and installed in a corner. The smallest size shower enclosure starts at 70x70 cm and 80x80 cm. This shower is able to fit in the smallest bathroom.
• Asymmetric. There are many asymmetric angular cabins (size 80 * 90 cm t. D.), Which are due to expansion of the space on the one hand make the reception water treatments comfortable.

The front wall or a complete enclosure consists shutter door that swings or moves apart to the side due to the caster mechanism. Height shower enclosures varies 2 - 2.3 meters.

Stationary corner boxes have various built-in functions: music, lighting, whirlpool, "Turkish bath", air ionization, and tropical douche.
Other advantages of shower enclosures:

• budget savings. Less water consumption as compared to taking a bath.
• Great choice of pallets required height and material. Deep trays equipped with the seat and hydromassage. A cabin without shower tray can emphasize decor bathroom tile and give the interior a unique style.
• Easy care of the shower. After the adoption of water treatments should be dry wipe pan and door.
• Huge selection of materials, colors and design solutions for the bathroom interior.

Disadvantages:

• Shower cabin, equipped with a deep tray, do not replace a full bath, where you can take a horizontal position.
• The high price and expensive installation.
• Over time, the material of the door and walls of tarnish, and acrylic trays appear scratches and cracks.

Showers for cottages

There are plenty of showers, intended to be placed at their summer cottage.

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Forms summer showers:

• Standard - consists of a robust frame, body, a pallet, which is equipped with a drainage system; from the water tub, shower head and hose. Standard sizes of square booths 90 * 90 or 100 * 100 cm. Less common are semi-circular and asymmetrical shapes. It is a comfortable option for one or two people in the country.
• On the dressing room. Standard shower tight to a small waiting room, where undress and leave things without worrying that they get wet. Shower and changing room separated dense curtain.
• Bathroom shower. Combines bathroom, dressing room and shower. Large in size, holiday equipment can be stored in the winter. Often, these cabins are equipped with heating.
• Open - to partially or fully open top. Recommended oblitsevat a view from inside the cab tiles. Pros: lightweight construction, easy installation and compact size.
• Closed. Hygienic kind holiday cabins, as due to the roof and completely isolated it will not get dirt and other natural debris. Not in need of interior decoration, comfortable inside.

Case material:

• Wood. Environmentally friendly material that is capable of refreshing in the heat and keep warm in bad weather. But it has one drawback - highly exposed to the environment and requires special treatment (painting, olifke, primer) and shelter for the winter. With proper care wooden cabinet shower able to last for decades.
• Plastic. Is not afraid of changes in temperature and humidity, is not fastidious in the care. The main advantage of the shower enclosure from sheets of PVC - good design integrity, which do not need to paint and additionally mounted. It is a popular material for showers for questioning.
• Metal - the most durable material of the body. But difficult to install as it requires special fasteners. To the metal housing is not subjected to corrosion, it is covered with a fresh layer of paint each year.

frame:

• If the water tank is located on the roof, the frame must be strong and made of a metal profile pipes.
• If the water is brought from the DC source through the boiler, the preference for the frame made of wood, aluminum or thin shaped tube.

Spacious showers

Large shower will fit into any design a spacious bathroom. If the buyer is not necessary to the purpose of saving space, the practical option would be to purchase a cabin.

Forms spacious showers:

• Rectangular - form convenient cabin because it does not limit the space while taking in water treatment.
• Asymmetric - one side more than the other: 80 * 100 cm; 90 * 100 cm; 90 * 120 cm; 80 * 120 cm; 85 * 150 cm; 100 x 140 cm.
• Triangular - able to fit into any angle spacious bathroom and has the shape of a quarter circle, saving space 100 * 100cm, 110cm or 110 * 100 * 110cm, 100 * 120 cm.

Height spacious cab reaches up to 260 cm. Most popular height - 210-220 cm.
tray height:

• Flat (up to 3.5 cm) or no rational for use in those areas where there is a full bath. Since there is no way even to sit in the selection of this option. Suitable for seniors and children.
• Medium - 10-30 cm.
• The deep pan in large rectangular shower cabins able to replace bath. Height - 45 cm.

Log in rectangular, square or asymmetric shower is located on the right or left side, depending on the building design. In the garage doors are equipped with roller mechanism, whereby they open to the side.

vannomu to the room requirements:

• The conditions for sealing the ceiling and walls.
• Ventilation in the bathroom is located next to the cabin.
• The presence of the electrical outlet necessary water protection.
• Penciled sewer and water pipe.
• Possibility of grounding metal structures.

In boxes with high pallet much warmer as the water warms up and delayed boxing wall. In addition, they are equipped with additional features designed for a comfortable acceptance of water procedures.