Shower over the bath or shower cubicle?

Alan_M_2

The following is a bathroom I installed a couple of years ago which was similar in so much as we removed an airing cupboard and replaced it with a shower, we fitted a shortened bath (1600mm) so we could fit a 800x800 tray.

I built a dwarf wall which overcomes the problem of what do you do with the area where the bath meets the shower, then had a side panel made to size but the shower door manufacturer (20% ontop of standard price).

I used the dwarf wall to install wall mounted taps, which was easy to do being studwork.

It might not be exactly what you're looking for but it gives you an idea of what is acheivable if you think about it.

I'mcomingbackasaman

We had the same dilemna in our small bathroom when the boiler was removed from cupboard. So we had the airing cupboard taken out and a keyhole bath fitted in its place with a shower over head and a curved glass panel at the shower end. All the wall was tiled round the top and back of the bath. The extra space left (12") next to the sink was utilised by fitting a basket for storing towels, and cabinet on wall for hiding toiletries. The bathroom looks much bigger now and we have a full size bath and contained shower.

v0n

Nowadays you can buy pretty much anything - like bath with hydromassage functions and fully featured shower cubicle with steam and swedish massage jets in one... Can't imagine anyone being too upset with it come sale time.

Installed similar corner bath for a guy last year, it wasn't even that expensive, he just spent some time and sourced it himself. His cabin even had multimedia and foot massager.

Mikeyorks

Tend to agree that utilising the space as a shower cubicle is preferable.

But put one of these extractors directly above it (assuming loft access) to remove the steam (and inhibit those mouldy ceilings some people get) - and use the showerlite at the bottom of the page. That will remove the problem you mentioned about the cubicle being dark. It solved my similar problem - can now clearly see all the bits I need to wash.;)

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Mikeyorks

v0n wrote:

Nowadays you can buy pretty much anything - like bath with hydromassage functions and fully featured shower cubicle with steam and swedish massage jets in one... Can't imagine anyone being too upset with it come sale time.

Installed similar corner bath for a guy last year, it wasn't even that expensive, he just spent some time and sourced it himself. His cabin even had multimedia and foot massager.

That's remarkable for a 750mm x 750mm space. Is it a Tardis one?:D

v0n

Mikeyorks wrote:

That's remarkable for a 750mm x 750mm space. Is it a Tardis one?:D

What I meant - leave 750x750 space alone, utilize bath space for proper bath and shower cubicle in one.

I know people watch all those "home improvement" and "property developing" programms on telly and do really crazy stuff to their homes, but to be honest I wouldn't even lock a dog in less than a sqm space, let alone put a human in there and soak him/her with water. Creating small shower cubicle is not a problem - curing aversion to showering later is. I'm not the biggest bloke on my street and I'm 710mm from biceps of one arm across my chest to the biceps of the other arm. Which means in cubicle that leaves me with 2cm of space on each side I would have to pull David Blane acrobatics every time I dropped my soap and shampoo my hair prior to entering.

Alan_M_2

Those cubicles are fine if you happen to have no window on the wall where you intend to fit it.