The most important feature of the shower is that it should be fully sealed so that water cannot penetrate the concrete, brick or timber surrounds and cause extensive and expensive structural damage. Ensure the installer will seal the shower and bath areas thoroughly and professionally.
Shower areas can be constructed in many different ways. You could have an acrylic shower base (available in a variety of sizes) and tiled walls, with a glass shower door. Or you could choose a complete shower enclosure, or shower modules (made from acrylic, and in a variety of sizes and colours) which come together to form a complete unit. Ask the sales staff for the full range of options.
Consider which way the shower door will hinge. If outwards, make sure you have enough room to get in and out of the shower, and that the shower door won’t hit anything else in the room. The shower itself can be fixed from the wall, but an adjustable arm (usually known as a universal shower or a monsoon shower), or an adjustable rail to suit the different heights of family members, is more usual. Many people like the flexibility of having both a handshower and a fixed shower all in one. By fixing a bracket to the wall or the shower rail, the handshower becomes a normal shower, but once detached, becomes a fully-fledged handshower.
Modern showers have a number of options: massage, heavy spray, light spray, pulsating etc. The amount of water used also varies, with some using more that 25 litres a minutes, while others use less than 10 litres a minute. Look for the Triple-A rating for the most efficient water conservation products. It is important to remember that flow restrictor kits are available for all showers, which turn them into water-savers by limiting flow to as little as 6 litres a minute. Ask our sales staff to demonstrate the various flow restrictors to you.
