The best shower cabins: types, features and choice

Modern shower cabins appeared in people's lives quite recently. But they acquired their popularity quickly. Such a cabin is a fenced and equipped place in which to take a shower. Its functions are quite diverse.

In the past, such a cabin belonged to the luxury goods, but now it is quite affordable appliance, which is more convenient than a bath.

Shower cabin Installed in the bathroom most often instead of the usual bath, and sometimes as a complement to it. It has certain advantages:

1. The cabin more than twice saves space in the bathroom.
2. Bathing in a shower cabin significantly saves water consumption, which is especially important when using water heaters.
3. Taking a shower is more time-efficient than bathing in a bathtub.
4. Showering with running water is more effective in washing away dirt and soap applied to the skin.

A shower enclosure is considered an economical option for bathroom fixtures when living in a large-sized house with separate guest rooms.

When planning the repair of the apartment or house, attention is also paid to the room of the bathroom. Every owner dreams of a bathroom with a stylish interior. But the small area of this room does not allow much variety in its design.

Even before the advent of modern shower cabins, many people have tried to increase the space of this room by various methods. The most extreme of them was the elimination of the bathtub with leaving the drain in the floor, and the shower was fixed on the wall. The surrounding space was protected from water splashes with a polyethylene curtain. The free space of this room was used for the storage of household appliances.

Shower cubicles helped to change the interior, because with their help there was more space in the bathroom. The design of modern cabins is quite diverse. Such devices vary in appearance and size. To transform the interior of the room and give it a modern look will help compact in size shower cabin of semicircular type. The purchase of such a cabin will give the interior a great modern look, and the room will get free space. Such a purchase will be very rational.

In order to successfully choose a suitable model of shower cabin, it is necessary to determine exactly with its design. The cabin can be stationary or recessed, as well as not equipped with a top cover.

In the modern shower cabin of the open type there are no walls, which are replaced by the walls of the room. This cabin is very quick and easy to assemble by yourself and is perfect for a small size room. It consists of a railing, a low tray and shower accessories. For this cabin tray is made by yourself or bought in a ready-made form.

To create a fence plastic or aluminum frame is used. Partitions are made of glass and plastic. For the most expensive showers, high-strength glass is used.

Cabins are equipped with swing-sliding and hinged doors. The most popular are hinged models, equipped with two beautiful doors, as they do not take up space in the room.

Inside the shower enclosure are necessarily located faucets for adjusting the internal temperature and intensity of water flow. The shower head is installed on the wall or mounted on the ceiling to simulate a downpour.

Before buying a cabin must accurately determine the place for its installation.

This determines not only the shape but also the type of cabin, design, as well as the technical parameters of the shower and the peculiarities of the drain. Choosing the location of the shower cabin is the first and quite important step.

The next step is to take all measurements for the right choice of cabin. It measures the height and width of the room and the dimensions of the allocated space for the cabin. The data obtained will guide in determining the type of future shower.

The third step is to calculate the size of the cabin, suitable for the room, which takes into account its type. The height of the shower cabin should be 25 centimeters less than the height of the room.

Nowadays, in order to install a cabin in your home to take a shower, it is advisable to get acquainted with their wide range. Depending on the location of such cabins can be made in the form of a cabin, corner or box. By shape stalls can be semicircular, as well as square.

The combination of modern shower cabins and bathtubs with hydromassage are shower boxes, created in different forms.

Such a shower cabin is called open because of its design without the presence of a closed ceiling. The total space of the cabin is limited to the four surrounding sides.

If three sides are created by the walls of such a room, and the others are formed by the walls of the cabin being installed itself, it is called an open shower enclosure.

Such glass cabins greatly expand the surrounding space of the room, while giving a kind of elegance to its design.

Enclosed cabins are also called shower boxes. They are an enclosed space and are equipped with a roof. They also have a tray and lockable doors, faucets and shower heads. They are installed in any most convenient place in the bathroom, equipped with a water supply and drain.

These cabins have a lot of different functions and have the most diverse forms. Often the cabin combines the functions of the steam bath and a useful hydro-massage.

Today, modern cabins in the form of a corner are in demand among the population. They are considered quite practical and very comfortable.

They help to save the total area of the bathroom, which can be used to install appliances.

Such cabins perfectly match the interior and are equipped with many different functions. This can be a Turkish bath, a popular hydro-massage or different direction of water jets.

Shower cabin, installed in the country, is not a luxury item, but a necessity, because after gardening and garden work necessarily need a shower and relieve fatigue.

Currently, you can buy a relatively inexpensive modern shower cabin for summer cottage out of a wide range of sanitary products.

Today on sale there are many varieties of shower cabins, designed for installation in the cottage. They can be equipped with doors, heating, changing room, as well as a toilet. Shower cabins are often made to order.

Very simple in its design cabin is made of metal, as well as plastic frame, which is covered with polyethylene film or a durable tent.

Before you buy a shower cabin, which will be installed in the apartment, all options should be considered to choose the best of them. Such a cabin is quite an expensive thing and is bought for a long time.

The most suitable option for the apartment is considered a cabin equipped with walls of glass and the bottom of ceramic, which preserves the shape and prevents the appearance of sinkholes. Enamel is durable enough to protect against scratches. Such cabins are equipped with airtight gaskets, located along the perimeter of the walls, so possible leaks are excluded.

Also called "shower cabin with a high tray".

It looks like a bathtub with low walls, shower enclosure and shower. Multifunctional, can be used as a bathtub and as a shower.

The modern corner is considered a kind of variant of the popular shower cabin. He is a construction of a half-closed type, placed in contact with the corners of the bathroom. The wall in such a place of contact should consist of tile, which prevents the appearance of mold and mildew, as well as the destruction of moisture.

Such a corner is equipped with sliding or hinged doors, created from impact-resistant transparent glass or high quality plastic. Model equipped with doors made of glass is considered cheaper in cost than a cabin with acrylic doors.

The modern shower box is an improved counterpart to the popular shower enclosure. Such a device is equipped with many different functions and has a great external memorable appearance, which indicates the excellent taste of the owners.

Such a model is a great decoration of the bathroom, especially if the design of the room is made in a modern high-tech style. All the procedures in the shower box have comfort and convenience.

Before you buy a shower cubicle, it is necessary to get at least a little acquainted with the main manufacturers of these sanitary products. If there is not a lot of money to buy the most budgetary cabins will be Russian-made.

The most famous Russian manufacturers are:

• Acrilan ., which guarantees quality and great design. It firmly occupies a niche in the domestic market of modern shower cabins.
• Candours has been producing such cabins for ten years. Therefore, the company is well known to many consumers.
• «RadomirThe "Radomir" is one of the three main leaders among the Russian creators of this sanitary ware. The company produces high quality products at moderate prices for the buyer.

Manufactured products are improved annually, rising to the level of the main world manufacturers.

Among foreign producers of shower cabins the leaders are Finnish, Germanas well as Italian famous companiesThe modern Finnish sanitary ware systems are based on innovative technologies and high quality materials.

Modern Finnish sanitary ware Timo и Ido is distinguished by longevity and the most excellent quality. This company always has in stock quality fittings and sanitary models.

The recommended Italian company is Jacuzzi. Nowadays the firm has become a world famous brand, which produces showers of the expensive premium class.

Self-assembly shower enclosure will require certain knowledge and skills.

Cabin assembly begins with the installation of the tray, on which the feet with screwed nuts and washers are mounted in the seats. The central leg is also fastened with nuts. The alignment is then performed to determine and correct misalignments.

The walls are mounted according to the factory marks, and their joints are treated with silicone sealant. Partitions inside the cabin are fixed with washers and self-tapping screws.

Before installing the roof, a watering can and lighting are installed on it. The roof is fixed with screws and self-tapping screws, and all its joints are also treated with silicone sealant.

Modern shower cabin is ideal for rooms with a small area. Every buyer can afford this wonderful device.