ᐅ Open Shower – How Deep Should It Be?

Created on: 14 Dec 2015 15:27
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froop
Hi,

in our bathroom (the developer is currently building the house), the shower is to be installed in a corner. On the bathroom side (right side, see photo) no partition is planned. This can/should be done by us.

There are two options:
Either just a glass panel on the right, leaving the shower open on one side, or
a glass panel on the right plus a door on the remaining side.

The shower has a floor-to-wall drain, so there is no shower tray.

Question:
How deep/long should the right side be to prevent the bathroom from flooding when using a rain shower?

And second question:
If we have this done by a glazier (area Munich), what is a fair price? According to Google Maps there seem to be thousands of glaziers offering this, and I obviously cannot contact them all.

Grundriss eines Zimmers mit Türöffnung, Pfeilen, Symbolen (X) und Hinweisen zur Wandmontage.
Umbau-Susi19 Dec 2015 17:15
hbf12 schrieb:
I would be interested and would appreciate a photo.

So, now I’m on vacation and have time. However, resizing the images was difficult.

By the way, these are Duka Multi-S 4000 shower walls.

Modern walk-in shower with glass partition, handheld shower on hose, and brown tiles in the bathroom.


Modern shower enclosure with glass walls, wall bar, and handheld shower.
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Saruss
19 Dec 2015 17:19
Open Paint, resize the image, then possibly to 40% (which results in 1/6 of the original size), save. It only takes a few seconds once you know how.
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FrankH
20 Dec 2015 02:35
A brief note:
Reducing image size is easy with the free IrfanView software (-> File menu / Batch Conversion). You can set the pixel dimensions (Set button) or specify a target file size in kB (Options button). All settings can be saved in a profile file, allowing you to process many images repeatedly using the same parameters (for example, for a forum). A slight sharpening of the resized images helps restore their optimal clarity. IrfanView can also do this automatically if you wish. For different purposes, you can save multiple profiles, so you don’t have to adjust the settings every time.
It’s best to specify a different output folder when converting, so the original images stay safely separate in their own location.
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Saruss
20 Dec 2015 10:14
What takes much longer than necessary when you only do it once in a blue moon, and is considerably more complicated. If you do this very often, you might consider investing more and buying a professional solution. Otherwise, there are many freeware programs available.
Benextra21 Dec 2015 23:05
Hello Froop,

We have a Hansgrohe Raindance and a 120cm x 120cm (47 inches x 47 inches) shower.

The head centrally mounted on the wall is 20cm (8 inches) higher than the centrally folding side panel. There is hardly any splashing over it.

However, it splashes out the front. It should be 150cm (59 inches) there, since our washbasin is located there. I am planning to install a door afterward (currently under construction). There are some great examples here.

Most importantly: bathroom ventilation!

Have fun planning
Jens