Best shower cabins

Shower cabin - an indispensable attribute of a modern bathroom, both elite and budget. The convenience of the shower enclosure can not be overemphasized - the manufacturability of installation, compactness, multifunctionality. How to choose a cabin, what to look for, who makes the best cabs in our rating.

Shower cabinet of which firm to choose

Almost all well-known companies producing sanitary equipment offer their shower cabins and bosy. It is rather difficult to understand them. First, it is necessary to divide the producers according to the region of origin. Most of the commercial cabins are owned by European or Chinese companies.

European higher in price, but also better in quality. It is difficult to find a clear marriage or low quality, but there are European brands, whose products are fully or mostly made in China, for example Artex.

Among the European brands that represent quality shower cabins and boxes are:

1. Am. Pm( Germany) - booths of excellent design and high level of functionality of premium class;

2. Artex( Italy) - not inferior in terms of Am. Pm, but more affordable. The assortment consists of products of economy class and middle price category. To distinguish showers from Italy, you can by the original design style;

3. Cersanit( Poland) - shower cabins for middle class buyers. European quality at an affordable price;

4. Eger( Hungary) is an ever-expanding and up-to-date product range. You can always find what other firms do not;

5. LUXUS( Czech Republic) - the breadth of functionality and an abundance of options. In addition to the price, they are in no way inferior to German brands;

6. IDO( Finland).The factory for the production of shower cabins is located in Sweden, in Northtälje. Budget models are manufactured in China. The quality is very high, the price too.

Among the Chinese companies can be identified AquaStream, Appollo, Erlit, Atlantis. As a rule, Chinese brands bribe the buyer not so much with the quality of products, as with the assortment. Choose here you can cab for every taste and color, at a fairly attractive price. It should be noted objectively that modern Chinese goods are much better than those that were sold 3 to 5 years ago.

The best open shower cabins

Among all cabs of this type, the best is the IDO SHOWERAMA 8-5( 90X90 or 100x100).

Worth:

• Made of durable tempered glass in an aluminum profile, which does not leave any streaks and marks.
• Wall thickness - 6 mm.
• Glass can be chosen to taste - matt, transparent, toned, patterned.
• Sealants hold firmly, not accumulating dampness.
• The shower is perfectly regulated( both manual and tropical).

The disadvantages include:

• lack of shelves,
• expensive spare parts,
• quite a high price.

The best open cabins with hydromassage

Hydromassage is a very useful and pleasant function in shower cabins and is widely used by manufacturers of open cabins, as it is quite suitable for realization in this type of construction. The Polish cabin Radaway Quattra 33003-01-01N - one of the best for today.

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• Excellent design, harmoniously combining glass and chrome steel on a pallet of artificial marble.
• The shape of the quarter-circle and double-leaf sliding doors are not only very comfortable in bathrooms of any size, but also give the cabin a very modern look.
• Glass is used matte, clear or semi-matt.
• Hydromassage vertical type with four nozzles, a conventional shower head and a classic mixer - that's all the equipment.

Disadvantages:

• With high quality of performance and functionality, the price is still too high.
• In addition, there is no protection against overheating.

The best shower cabins with an open bath

Combined shower cabins with a bath are installed both in large rooms and in a rather limited space. The expanded functionality allows to combine in one design the widest set of functions and makes this type of cab very popular.

Cabins are produced from a closed and open bathroom. Each of the designs has its advantages. For example, in a closed type bathroom, you can create any desired atmosphere, and an open one allows you to enjoy water procedures without the risk of overheating.

Among the cabins with an open bathroom, JACUZZI AMEA TWIN PREMIUM is the best in many respects.

Advantages:

• This is a full-size bath of 180x86 cm of exclusive manufacture;
• A full hydromassage cabin with an upper watering can and a rain shower;
• provided a mirror, a seat, comfortable shelves.

But JACUZZI AMEA belongs to the premium price segment, therefore for the average consumer it is possible to recommend Appollo AW-5032.

Despite the Chinese origin, this is a completely qualitatively made, reliable and functional design equipped with:

• hydromassage unit( vertical and horizontal type);
• with a rain shower;
• electronic control system;
• for price and quality, it is one of the best not only among budget options.

The best shower enclosures with a closed bath

Am. Pm Bourgeois 150 is the best in the list of closed cabins with a bathroom.

Advantages:

• The widest functional justifies a fairly high price.
• On a high pallet in the form of a quarter of a circle, a glass fence with two-leaf sliding doors is opened, which opens the bathtub freely.
• The cabin is equipped with the latest technology - vertical, horizontal and hydromassage of the back, upper shower, Turkish bath.
• All this is controlled from the touch panel or remotely.
• The operating modes are shown on the display.
• Provided in the bathroom and radio.

Disadvantages:

• High cost.

For a more limited budget, you can choose Appollo GUCI-869, which has no less functionality and is equipped with even a speakerphone at half the price. According to customers' feedback, it was made qualitatively and during one year of operation it did not give a single failure. The design is made in a rectangular shape and is suitable for installation only in a spacious room.

This can be considered a disadvantage, according to the owners of small apartments.

Best cabins with Turkish bath

Steam bath has always been considered one of the most effective health-improving and invigorating water procedures. To taste all the delights of the Turkish bath allows the universal cabin AM.PM BOURGEOIS W65B-170A080WTB.

Pluses:

• features a fully equipped shower with hydromassage unit for 8 nozzles;
• with a rain shower and hand shower;
• high-grade steam room;
• is controlled by a digital system;The
• cabin is equipped with a fan, a seat, a radio receiver, which, according to customers, works unimportantly;
• except functionality, the advantage of this cabin can be considered quite affordable price with the European quality of assembly.

Disadvantages:

• the radio is not working properly;
• too many unnecessary functions;
• is a complex assembly.

The best cabins with the Finnish sauna

Among the designs that combine the advantages of a shower cabin and a Finnish sauna there are only Chinese models. European manufacturers, as a rule, sell separately mobile saunas and shower cubicles, without uniting in one unit. Aquapol AKL-900 L with a sauna has good characteristics of equipment, including:

Advantages:

• hydromassage;
• tropical shower;
• ordinary shower;
• Finnish sauna;
• The electronic control system allows creating the required atmosphere inside;
• The cabin is equipped with overhead lighting, a mirror, shelves.

Disadvantages:

• The dimensions of the cabin - 120x215x170 cm require quite a lot of space for installation, therefore, similar designs for owners of urban apartments are unlikely to be interesting.

The best cabins for the price of

. In terms of price / quality, cabs from Poland and the Czech Republic are considered the best. Producers from the former socialist countries have learned to make machinery at the European level, while maintaining quite affordable prices. Czech Luxus Selesia 023D can definitely be considered the best model in this category. Advantages:

• hydromassage with six nozzles;
• multi-functional hand shower;
• with a rain shower;
• is made qualitatively and reliably;
• glass walls in 5 mm thick;
• strong acrylic tray;
• is a convenient, quarter-round shape that allows you to install the cab in any room.

The interior equipment is also thought out to the smallest detail - a seat, a mirror, shelves, a radio. Manages all equipment with a remote control. Add comfort to the top lighting and ventilation system.
This set of functions is not available in many more expensive models, therefore Luxus cabin can be recommended to all categories of customers.

According to buyers - there were no shortcomings.

Which shower cabin to buy

1. Having decided to buy a shower cabin, in addition to the functional, you need to pay attention to the manufacturer. For wealthy people, the choice should be based on Am. Pm Bourgeois or Jacuzzi products. At a high enough price they offer the highest quality, exquisite design and almost unlimited functionality.

2. For buyers with an average income it is possible to recommend Polish Cersanit, Czech Luxus and Hungarian Eger.

3. Among the Chinese companies are good( in all senses) booths produce AquaStream and Appollo. It is not by chance that they are at the top of consumer demand. On the assortment, they are not inferior to the Chinese Niagara, but according to buyers, in its products a high percentage of rejects and defects.