The Proper Care And Feeding Of Your Bathroom Shower

Ahhh - there is NOTHING more refreshing after a hard day's work than a good, steamy shower - a good lather and rinse. It just leaves me with a 'squeaky clean' feeling all day. The same is probably true of you, as well - and I mention it to point up the importance of the shower area in any home.

Let's talk about shower room hygiene for a minute. As you are well aware, shower areas are both humid and wet - this provides the ideal breeding-ground for all sorts of nasty little germs, not to mention mold and mildew. So you must take special care to keep this area clean at all times. A good practice is to use a reliable disinfectant and also a mold and mildew killer.

Next: Soap scum. What exactly is it? Well, soap scum is produced, believe it or not, when hard water reacts with ingredients in typical soaps. Most soaps contain substances that react with lime - and high concentrations of lime are present in hard water. In addition, hard water can cause calcium and magnesium to build up on your shower drain, shower head and shower walls.

So, if you use traditional soaps and also have hard water, you will need to stop and -perhaps daily - clean off all that soap scum build-up. But here's a good tip: if you switch to a shower gel, you will not have soap scum build-up, as shower gels have a different formulation than traditional soaps.

If you want to fix up your shower area, you have a lot of design choices: You can opt for the traditional bathtub-and-shower unit. You can choose to install a free-standing shower enclosure. If money is no object, you can have an ornate shower enclosure installed that is made entirely of heavy glass - very beautiful!

Did you know that it's possible to install a shower unit outdoors? Yes, many special-purpose outdoor shower enclosures are available today. If you need an area to shower off after swimming at the beach, or at poolside, they are just the ticket. And if you are an outdoor worker in the field or farm or garden, you can use an outdoor shower enclosure to get nice and clean before you head inside for the day.

In your shower room you can use traditional (and ever-popular) shower curtains - available in many designs and styles, or you can install doors that open out, or doors that slide along on rails (usually attached to the floor or tub edge). You can also tile up or seal your entire shower room and have a floor-level shower installed.

A note of caution: You might - perhaps should - let a professional handle the installation of your new shower area. Why? Well, this job can get quite involved (and quite messy!) and if you botch the job, you will have to start over and do it properly. So if you're not up to the task, pick up the phone and call a plumber or home remodeling firm and have them do it instead.

About the author: Ken Landis talks about home fixit projects and Shower Installation Projects Read about installing Fiberglass Shower Drains by visiting his site today.
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