Modern design and high functionality
With a walk-in shower, nobody has to squeeze through the narrow doors of a shower enclosure. There is also no shower tray to make stepping in difficult. A shower like this is floor-level and generously sized, so nobody feels cramped when showering. A walk-in shower offers plenty of freedom of movement. All you need is a front panel and side glass screens so that water does not splash right across the bathroom. There is no door, so anyone can step straight into the shower. Hence the name walk-in shower. If the shower is built in a corner of the bathroom, no front panel is needed, as two sides are already formed by the walls. With a corner solution like this, only a single glass screen needs to be fitted.
The advantages are obvious:
- Plenty of freedom of movement when showering
- Easy entry
- Plenty of light inside
- Ideal for older people and children
- Very much on trend
- Little construction work
Retrofitting a walk-in shower
In a newly built house, planning a walk-in shower into the bathroom is no problem. However, it can also be fitted into an existing bathroom without difficulty, especially as part of a renovation. Little extra space is needed. Anyone who has ever removed a shower tray knows how much space this frees up. This space is enough to install a modern walk-in shower.
As the water pipes and drain pipes are already in place, little work is involved. The floor is tiled where the old shower tray used to be. For safety reasons, tiles with a low risk of slipping are recommended. Specialist retailers offer a wide range of tiles with slip-resistant surfaces. Mosaic tiles are a particularly interesting option. Laying them takes a little more effort, but the result is excellent. They not only enhance the look of the bathroom, the large number of joints also reduces the risk of slipping. A front panel, a shower wall and a glass screen will of course need to be fitted. Keen DIY enthusiasts do this work themselves. If you are less handy, have the work done by a professional. Because relatively little work is involved, the costs are manageable.
A touch of luxury
Walk-in showers are increasingly popular with older people and children. There are countless design options when building a walk-in shower, and you can give free rein to your creativity. There is a wide variety of front panels and glass screens to choose from. Glass panels in particular look very elegant. It is advisable to always choose glass panels made of high-quality safety glass. They are easy to clean and keep their elegant appearance for many years. But it is not only the look that matters, the technology does too. So-called multifunction showers are particularly popular.
These shower systems include:
- Rain shower heads
- Hand showers
- Body jets
This creates a special wellness feeling when you shower. If you want an even more elegant look, have the shower pipework concealed in the wall. Then only the shower heads and the controls remain visible, which gives the shower a futuristic appearance. A special highlight are so-called rain showers. They create the feeling of a tropical rain shower.
Thinking about the future
A walk-in shower with elegant front panels and side walls is not only very much on trend, it is also highly practical. Everyone inevitably gets older and perhaps a little frail. In that case, it is a great advantage if the shower is built to be accessible. This makes personal hygiene much easier.
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