Matki Shower Enclosures

The first decision you must make is where you will install the shower. Will you save space and use of your bathroom with a shower or have a separate unit? If you do not want to use your bathroom, there are several bath products designed specifically for this purpose. See our bathing suit.

If you want to install a separate shower, without the need for her to double with bath, there are several aspects of design to do about its location and construction.

A complete shower unit can be purchased which includes all necessary components. The shower, shower tray and walls of the cabin are all pre-made and require assembly and installation. Clearly, this device is also relatively costly.

Otherwise, you could build a cabin making use of walls of the room and / or additional stud walls built to meet. This method is more labor intensive, but can represent a considerable cost saving. It also has the advantage that it can be built to meet your needs exactly.

Building a shower

There are many opportunities shower building for the space available, the project budget and taste of the user. The shower can be against a wall and frame wall built on one or two sides. The shower walls can make use of the corner of the room. There is also the possibility of a shower as part of an agreement closet. The "open" or the sides may then have a screen or curtain installed. Access to the shower can be a side or the corner of two sides.

Consideration at the design stage should also be given to the plumbing. It always looks more clean and if all the professionals of the piping is hidden from view. This can be achieved either by routing pipes through the rear wall of the shower if possible, or by constructing a false wall in front of all the pipes.

Drainage of shower can be a bit problematic because the need for a "fall" in the drain can be difficult to achieve. The fact that the base of the shower is at floor level means that the waste will fall below it. If the joists supporting the floor running in the same direction as the pipe, there may be room to fit the waste in the soil depth. However, you probably just discovered that your running in the opposite direction. The reverse is to raise the base of the shower to provide the necessary slope of 6mm per 300 mm length of drainpipe. A quick calculation will show that the additional height of the base is not too much problem. (A racing 3m waste, it will be the basis for lifting by 60 mm). Some of the best shower trays are equipped with a height adjustable base or plinth option.

The tray has a shallow trap to minimize space requirements and platform, but not if the waste is connected directly to the main stack with a pattern strap. In this case, it is necessary to be a trap depth.

frame walls can be built according to your design. The face of the walls must be made of marine grade plywood from the area to be subject to high humidity. This is screwed and glued to a frame of properly spaced and reinforced wooden studs.

Remember to seal all the angles between the walls and the edges of the tray with putty, so there is no possibility of water seeping through.

The false wall mentioned above is built on the same principles. It will accommodate the piping between the wooden posts and also provide support for the establishment of controls and shower rail adjustable showerhead.

The surface of these walls must be sealed and may then be covered.