Let A Corner Shower Stall Dress Up Your Bathroom

If you have been having thoughts about remodeling your bathroom, you should also consider replacing your current shower stall. Times have changed, and the shower stalls of today are far different from the one that's probably in your home right now. They now come in all sorts of different, classy and stylish designs that look wonderful in bathrooms of most any size imaginable. If by chance your bathroom is on the small side, then a corner shower stall is definitely for you.

Every small bathroom needs a shower! In today's busy and hectic world, sometimes we just don't have time enough for anything other than a shower. Don't try to get by with just a bathtub, thinking you don't have enough room for a shower. When you invest in a corner shower stall, you will be amazed at the room you will still have left in your bathroom! You'll wish you had taken the time to investigate corner shower stalls a long time ago.

Especially when you live in an older home, you have to be creative when it comes to decorating and renovating a small bathroom. The room is likely to be both small and oddly shaped. This is one reason a corner shower stall can work so well in these rooms.

Using A Prefabricated Unit

You'll need to take some measurements. Corner shower stalls normally come in a one piece, prefabricated unit, and you will want to make sure that you will be able to get the unit through the doors of your house and down the hall to your bathroom.

Corner shower stalls will come with manufacturer's instructions. Read these over carefully, and make sure that you have the skills needed to install it. You need to know how to take out your old shower, and have some plumbing knowledge. If you don't feel as if you could do a good job, you can always hire a professional to do the work for you.

Normally, it will take even a seasoned professional three or four days to install a corner shower stall. Quite a bit of work is involved. Here is a brief explanation of what must be done.

Installation Tips

The old shower must be removed, as well as the floor and wall that are concealing the plumbing. You'll need to turn off the water supply to the house. A drain hole for the shower must be cut out of the floor. The drain pipes must be installed as well as the pipes for hot and cold water. Next, the shower valve and heads need to be installed. You'll then turn the water back on and check your work.

Next in line comes the installation of the shower base. You will then drill the holes for the faucet and shower arm in the shower wall panels. The panels are then attached to the shower base. You'll then have to install the track for the door and the door assembly. Finally, all of the joints between shower, walls, and floor will need to be sealed with silicone.

A corner shower stall is well worth the time it takes to install yourself, or the fee you must pay a professional to do it for you. They save space in most bathrooms, and have a wonderful modern feel to them. Enjoy your shower!

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