A Guide to the Various Kinds of Shower Pods
There are almost as many kinds of shower cubicles as there as many kinds of clothes in a shopping mall. Therefore, you can find the best type for your house, regardless of the size, shape, or colour of your bath. A shower enclosure is classified according to its material, the number of walls, and form, among many others.
Here is a concise guide on the significant types of shower pods according to specific classifications.
Shape and wall length
A shower pod usually has three walls, and an occasional fourth one, if the wall behind is not tiled or designed to be waterproofed. There are four major types of these according to shape.
- Square shower pod. Arguably the most common type, square shower pods possess four equal sides. Square shower pods are known for their flexibility: because of their equilateral feature, the enclosure may be placed either at the corner of the room or the centre of the wall. Shower cabins, which are all-in-one'shower enclosures, are the best example of this shape.
- Quadrant shower pod. A quadrant shower enclosure, interchangeably called a semi-oval shower pod, has two straight walls and a curved third one where the door is situated. This type has become increasingly popular because it saves floor space because of the curved wall, and because it commonly has a built-in sliding door.
- Rectangular shower pod. Because it has two pairs of walls that are equal in length, a rectangular shower pod has the flexibility of the square shower pod, but much more: because of its unequal length, it may be used by homes with walls of irregular or uneven length. The luxurious frameless shower enclosures, whose walls are made of glass (and thus appear frameless), are usually rectangular.
Opening and closing: doors
No single type of shower pod is loyal to a specific door. Manufacturers these days can go creative with their designs, but there are at least three shower cubicle doors, including:
- Hinged doors. Hinged doors, sometimes called swing doors, are comparable to the typical type of door that you would see in any part of your home. They are hinged on one'side and require a certain amount of space in front to give way for the swinging door. Because of this, shower cubicles with hinged doors are generally used in houses with more floor space.
- Sliding doors. Sliding doors are the ultimate space savers. Since they slide along built-in rollers in your pod, there is no need for clearance space, unlike hinged doors. Sliding doors are a common feature of quadrant shower pods, but they also appear on other designer showers.
- Pivoting doors. Pivoting doors are classy. Instead of being hinged on one'side, this type of door is hinged at the median of the top and bottom edge. This type also swings like hinged doors, but a pivoting door does not need as much clearance space like its hinged counterpart.
Hot and cold: mixer taps
The faucets are the main controls of your shower cabin and are also as important to decide which mixer tap to install just as you would on the shape or size of the pod.
- Two-tap mixer. Majority of homes in the UK rely on two-tap mixers, a faucet arrangement in which hot and cold water are controlled separately by discrete pipes and separate handles.
- Single-tap mixer....