| At some point, almost everyone has a walk in | | | | 4. Glass block is a great option for building a walk in |
| shower in their home. This type of shower is very | | | | shower, for many reasons... not the least of which is |
| convenient and saves space in the bathroom - a | | | | that they are easy to clean! Explore this option fully |
| room already notorious for being small. Some walk in | | | | before finalizing your design. |
| showers even come with a hinged bottom part that | | | | 5. It is possible to convert your existing tub into a |
| when closed is watertight so you can also take a | | | | step-in shower for a lot less than to rip it out and |
| bath. This setup is ideal for handicapped and elderly | | | | install something new. This would save you a money |
| people. Here are seven tips for designing, maintaining, | | | | and is also less hassle for you. |
| cleaning and enjoying your walk in shower. | | | | 6. To make your walk in shower easy to clean, try |
| 1. Whenever possible, build your walk in shower big | | | | coating the door and walls with car wax before any |
| enough to easily raise your arms while showering. For | | | | hard water scale or soap scum gets on them. Do not |
| most people, this would be about 42 inches square. | | | | put car wax on the floor. Use a squeegee to wipe |
| This would make sure that you can enjoy your | | | | the surfaces dry after each shower, and you'll find |
| shower. | | | | that you rarely need to clean your walk in shower. |
| 2. When building, never rush the process of grout, | | | | 7. Replace grout and adhesive at the first sign that |
| adhesive and caulk drying or curing. This tip can | | | | it's wearing out to prevent water damage in the walls |
| actually make or break your new step in shower, so | | | | behind your shower. It is tons easier to patch a little |
| be very careful with length of time spent drying and | | | | grout now than to have to rip out the whole shower |
| curing. Also be sure the bathroom is warm enough | | | | wall and replace the walls and pipes behind it due to |
| while these compounds are drying. | | | | leaking. |
| 3. Walk in showers can be any shape, size and | | | | Keep these tips in mind when you are building, |
| configuration that suit your lifestyle and available | | | | designing and using your walk in shower. They will |
| space. That's the beauty of them! Think outside the | | | | help you get the most out of your investment, and |
| cubicle when designing your walk-in shower and you'll | | | | maybe even make your life a little easier too. |
| have the best shower ever. | | | | |