Today we will tell you how to transforman outdated bathroom into a modern shower unit. The first step towards the shower of your dreams should be a careful calculation of all the parameters on paper. It is no secret that the dimensions of our bathrooms leave much to be desired. Mostly, these are rooms approximately 1.5 by 3 meters. Sometimes a little more, sometimes less. The dream of a modern shower can become a reality if the shower fits into the dimensions of the bathtub.
What is the best procedure for retrofitting a bathroom?
The most important step is to create an accurateplan. This must be done before you start large-scale destruction: removing old tiles, taking out a bulky bathtub, and before you choose a shower in the store, colored grout for tile joints. The dimensions of the room must be measured very carefully, with an accuracy of 3 mm. The width of a standard bathtub is about 60 cm and this is an excellent size for installing a shower. The depth of the shower stall should be about 81 - 86 cm (from the wall tiles to the future glass shower door). And the height is about 200 cm. It is also necessary to take into account such an important parameter as the distance from the center of the toilet to the glass shower door (if you have). It should be at least 40 cm. This size is dictated by the hygienic standards for using the toilet.
Think about what kind of doors you will haveyour future shower. These can be glass doors separating the shower from the rest of the sanitary block, as in the first photo. Or they can be only external hinged doors closing the shower from other rooms in the house. The toilet and the shower itself can be visually separated from each other by a wall made of plasterboard or glass blocks. It is better to make the floor in the shower room from small tiles in order to avoid accidental slipping on the wet surface during water procedures.
In order to imagine in reality how youyou will feel yourself in the new arrangement of the shower block space, take a large bucket, approximately 30 cm from it place a sheet of plasterboard, imitating a glass shower door. Then check your spatial sensations, comfort. Similarly, conduct an experiment with an imitation of a shower cabin. After all, the parameters of comfortable existence for different people can differ significantly, and what may be acceptable for someone, for others will be the height of inconvenience.
If the shower door is out of place,then you can simply not install it! Who said that it must be there? The only advice: if you decide to do without a door, make a warm floor in the bathroom! In addition to the pleasant comfortable warmth for your feet, you will get a bonus in the form of a dry floor at all times. Agree, this is a big plus for a room that is often damp. A fixed nozzle can be a wonderful device for taking a relaxing shower, allowing the water to spray in pleasant soft streams of summer rain.
Take the time to search for a variety ofshower room fixtures and accessories. It is not at all necessary that the manufacturer and brand of all the selected items match. A mix of different details always looks more soulful. Of course, if you do not forget about the unity of style and color scheme.
Practical advice:
Installation of all the most risky elements of your shower from the point of view of electrical safety should be carried out by specially trained people with at least 5 years of experience in such work.
Plan your shower lighting scheme during the initial planning stage of your remodel.
A few important points:
- pay attention to the fact that the lighting was uniform (albeit dim) in the farthest corners of the bathroom;
- above the mirror it is necessary to install additional lamps with individual switches;
- Ceiling points of illumination should not be located close to the walls of the room: this can highlight any flaws in the laying of wall tiles.
When planning a bathroom remodelroom, do not forget about waterproofing systems. They must be reinforced compared to those made previously. This is necessary because when taking a shower, much more water will fall on the walls, floor and windows (if they are present in the room) than when using a bathtub. Think in advance about the potential presence and possibility of installing shower benches, niches for shampoos and other small things. Now that the plan is thought out and fully calculated, you can proceed directly to great achievements!
