Shower room from tiles without a pallet
Minimalism as a trend, style and way to give old ideas a new shape has finally made its way to showers and bathrooms. The idea of building a shower enclosure without a tray has become one of the most popular style innovations. Making a shower without a pallet is not difficult, but you will need solid skills in working with ceramic tiles and precise observance of geometry.
What is attractive about the design of a shower without a pallet
Structurally, a shower without a pallet works in the same way as a regular shower stall. But instead of the usual trough to collect water under your feet, water streams flow directly onto the tiled bathroom floor and are removed through the water inlet of the drain.
This is not to say that there is no tray in the shower. Simply, instead of an acrylic or cast-iron container raised 20-25 cm above the floor of the shower box, the function of collecting water is performed by a floor made of tiles laid with a slight slope towards the ladder. The advantages of such a system are obvious:
- All the elements of the ladder, the siphon and the outlet of the sewer pipe are hidden under the tiles;
- It has become much easier to clean and wash the space of the shower box and the bathroom;
- The useful space of the bathroom has visually increased, unnecessary “objects” have been removed from the field of view;
- A properly arranged tile shower without a pallet, photo, looks more attractive than a shower stall pedestal or a regular acrylic water inlet.
Important! It became possible to install a shower compartment in a relatively small bathroom. In addition, if you know how to lay tiles in the bathroom, with a certain practice of assembling siphons and drains, it is possible to make a shower cabin without a pallet on your own.
Work on laying waterproofing, installation and alignment of the structure of the ladder requires scrupulous fulfillment of the requirements for laying waterproofing. Therefore, the implementation of the most critical stages should be entrusted to a specialist.
For example, the maximum for the vertical type is up to 12 l / min, for the lateral 30-40 l / min. The higher the performance of the ladder, the higher its price. Often the cost of lateral drainage systems reaches $350-410.
How to use the advantages of a shower without a tray
The first thing that catches the eye upon closer acquaintance with the new type of shower device is the huge free space, which is not occupied, first of all, by the water collection tray. Even for a person of large build, the space required for taking a shower is 60-70 cm. If earlier a corner cabin with a pallet with internal dimensions of 70-80 cm occupied a good quarter of the bathroom, now the size of the shower area is limited only by the area of the drainage drainage surface of the tile.
What does it give? First of all, the nature of filling the bathroom with air changes. In a bathroom free from unnecessary structures, it is psychologically more comfortable to be. In addition, the number of stagnant zones, where the ventilation air flows cannot remove the condensate film, is reduced.
Schemes for arranging showers without a pallet
The easiest option for arranging a shower compartment without using a pallet is to take out the taps, gander and drain system in the corner of the bathroom. The corner arrangement will allow you to use the bathroom space most rationally.
The design of the shower room without a floor tray allows you to place the wash area in places that are practically not used in the bathroom - corner areas and junctions with the walls of the bathroom.
If the bathroom also has other fixtures and fittings, you will need to install glass shower enclosures without a tray. The use of glass partitions and doors makes it possible to protect the free space of the room from flying drops of water and shampoo.
The easiest way is to fix special heat-treated glass on racks or wall brackets. If you place a glass partition along the wall, then the drain can be organized using a wall catchment area.
Ideally, if, according to the conditions of the layout of the bathroom, the shower can be moved into a separate niche. Such an arrangement of the shower area along with a floor tile tray will provide the most comfortable conditions for taking a shower.
