Interior Design Fittings and Fixtures - Plumbing and Sanitary Fixtures

Showers

Showers can be a proprietary made item or built to your specifications.

They can hold one or more people and come in a number of different finishes.

You as the designer have to be aware of these finishes and water features as well as the problems of water splashing around.

If the shower is not a proprietary system that allows for the sealing of all surfaces you must make sure that the detailing of the shower walls and floor allows no water into the substrate and that any moisture that may creep through cannot do any damage if it does.

It is a very good idea to ensure that all timber framing around and under the shower is treated for external use e.g. H3 or similar.

I would also recommend that the area in behind the shower walls is well-ventilated, as well as the shower or room that the shower is in.

The greatest enemy that a building has is water.

Now the other fundamental point to make before we get into the detail of finishes is that in wet areas with soap it is easy to slip and cause damage to the user. Be aware that the shower floor should have a surface with a grip and the interior has something that can be held on to. Although this isn't law, it is good design practice to incorporate or at the very least ensure that the end user has had the choice of added safety.

A stainless steel shower base, glass goor and prefinished water repellant wall panels.

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WC Seat
WC Cistern
Basins & Materials
Types of Basins
Baths
Baths Continued
Shower
Shower Continued
The Floor
Urinals & Bidet
Kitchen
Laundry Tub