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A shower is a place in which a person bathes under a spray of typically warm or hot water. Indoors, there is a drain in the floor. Most showers have temperature, spray pressure and adjustable showerhead nozzle. The simplest showers have a swivelling nozzle aiming down on the user, while more complex showers have a showerhead connected to a hose that has a mounting bracket. This allows the showerer to hold the showerhead by hand to spray the water at different parts of their body. A shower can be installed in a small shower stall or bathtub with a plastic shower curtain or door. Showering is common in Western culture due to the efficiency of using it compared with a bathtub. Its use in hygiene is, therefore, common practice.

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  1. C

    Tanking shower area on new plasterboard and skim

    Hi, trying to find my way around this question. We had a new bathroom built, it was plasterboarded and skimmed in September. We're now ready to install the bathroom suite and tile. I understand that I should drank the area around the shower/bath before tiling. Can I apply the liquid waterproof...
  2. GaryMo

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  3. M

    Should I tank this area in my wetroom?

    Hi, all I have just finished my wetroom and tanked all areas, to my understanding because this is a wetroom, therefore, all areas should be tanked. However, I have created a large concrete step that is spirit levelled and my worry is if I tank this area then should any water ingress via...
  4. M

    Do i tank this area of my wetroom?

    Hi, all I have just finished my wetroom and tanked all areas, to my understanding because this is a wetroom, therefore, all areas should be tanked. However, I have created a large concrete step that is spirit levelled and my worry is if I tank this area then should any water ingress via...
  5. M

    Issue picking grout for my polished san dona marble hex shower floor

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    • Mnsnow!
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    • floor former grout issue marble polished shower shower tray wetroom
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: America
  6. S

    Shower tray install on tile adhesive

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  7. Oakamoor

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  8. A

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  9. B

    Tanking past tiles and shower tray

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  10. scottmcgaw5

    Creating a slope in a wetroom

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  11. N

    When to apply grout to shower walls & floor and bathroom floor tiles

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  12. H

    Contour disabled access shower doors

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  13. B

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  14. fatmcgav

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  15. D

    6" waterproof adhesive membrane tape for niches in shower wall.

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    • adhesive former membrane shower shower tray tape wall waterproof wetroom
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms Forum
  16. M

    Installing a wetroom at home

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  17. A

    Best Adhesive for shower Area

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  18. L

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    • Forum: America
  19. A

    issue with measurement of shower enclosure area! With PICS

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  20. J

    DIY-Can I use liquid nails to glue marble pencil trim to shower floor?

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    • johnnylama
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    • floor former glue liquid marble shower shower tray trim wetroom
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    • Forum: America
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