The sizes of angular shower cabins - nuances of choice

Corner shower stall - this is one of the modifications of the shower box, the bottom of this sanitary device has the form of a sector of the circle, which allows you to fit it into the corner of the bathroom.

Among the undoubted advantages of corner shower cabins can be called:

• affordable price - These models are considered the most inexpensive of all those on the market;
• compactness - Installed in a corner of the bathroom shower enclosure allows you to save space and free up a few dozens of square centimeters, for example, for the washing machine or bidet;
• multifunctionality - corner models are often equipped with additional features, such as whirlpool jets or steam generator.

Corner shower cabins have the same disadvantages as other models of these sanitary devices. In comparison with the bath shower cabins lose on several points:

• The need for additional waterproofing on the floor and on the walls - this applies, first of all, for shower enclosures;
• complexity of connection - you need to maintain a certain pressure of water in pipes and monitor the safety of electrical wiring;
• Lack of some functions, which has a regular bath - in the shower cabin with a low tray can not bathe a child or wash some big thing.

Corner shower cabin can have several designs:

• classic shower enclosure - equipped with a shower tray, two walls and curtains;
• shower corner - open shower stall, equipped only with a shower tray and sliding partitions;
• combined shower enclosure - is a hybrid of a bathtub and shower, instead of a flat shower tray, this model is equipped with a rather deep dome.

In addition, corner models of shower boxes differ in several basic parameters: configuration, shape of the tray, the number and type of doors.

Corner shower enclosures can be standard or extended. Standard equipment includes faucets, a shower head, hydromassage jets and, if necessary, a ventilation system. Advanced models often have two adjacent boxes, one of which is designed directly for water procedures, and the second - for the sessions of the steam bath, infrared sauna, etc. Such shower cabins can also be equipped with a telephone, a radio and other nice little things.

Corner shower cabins usually have one or two doors - sliding or hinged. Sliding doors, working on the principle of a closet, are very convenient in terms of space saving, but do not have quite reliable mechanism that can often break. Swinging doors are more reliable, but they do not allow installing any furniture or sanitary equipment near the shower cabin.

Shape shower tray corner cabin can be very different, the main thing that it was adjacent to the walls of the room, leaving as little as possible unoccupied space. The most popular models:

• Triangle - is shaped ¼ of a circle, the front wall is smoothly curved;
• polygon - Pentagonal, hexagonal and heptagonal models with straight front walls.

The most in demand are corner shower cabins of standard sizes, which can be installed in a room with almost any parameters:

• 80x80 cm - These dimensions have the smallest showers, which belong to the economy class. They easily fit even in Khrushchev rooms. If you remove the old bath, free up space width of just 80 cm - the standard size of the bath. You can put a shower cabin in half of the space available, and use the other half as you see fit.
• 90x90 cm - More spacious shower cabins, the installation of which requires a little more free space. Shower cabins of this size are especially popular because they allow you to comfortably carry out water procedures, but at the same time are quite compact. The choice of models there is much more than in smaller showers. They belong to the higher price segment, and therefore are equipped with some additional features.
• 100x100 cm - Shower cabins of this size are suitable for spacious bathrooms, which, unfortunately, are not in every house. However, if you live in a private house or in a house of modern construction, and are a happy owner of a large bathroom, you can afford a shower enclosure, the dimensions of which are a little more than standard. As a rule, such models have a lot of additional features.

All of the above shower cabins are small. The medium-sized models start at 120 cm and the large models start at 170 cm. Large models often have an irregular shape and consist of two sections. In addition, there are shower cabins of non-standard sizes, such as 70x135, 80x120, etc.

In addition to length and width should also pay attention to the height of the shower enclosure. The highest units have a height of about 2.3 meters, which means that will not fit in every room. When choosing the size of the shower, you need to calculate everything so that you have enough space for free movement in the bathroom. In addition, you must provide free access to the control unit of the shower box - for repair and preventive maintenance.