The floor for a shower stall without a tray is a rather complex plumbing structure: it must hide the communications connected to the water drain and be sealed. For better water drainage, the floor is sloped towards the drain.
Shower floor without tray
A shower without a tray is a design that existed long before the advent of shower enclosures and has now become popular again. Modern technologies, materials and plumbing make it possible to make such a shower comfortable, hygienic and stylish.
What are the advantages of a shower without a tray, made flush with the bathroom floor, but with a slight slope:
A shower with sides lacks most of these benefits. Sides have to be made when it is impossible to drain flush with the bathroom floor - then you have to raise the floor level in the shower and build sides to ensure water drainage. This usually happens when the sewer drain is located too high.
Work on building a shower without a tray can be divided into several stages:
Operations accompany all stages of work. The waterproofing properties of tiles should not be overestimated. Water in the shower penetrates the cement floor through the gaps between the tiles, destroying the structure, creating increased humidity, and promoting the development of fungus. Soon the microcracks that have arisen expand, water begins to ooze and drip from the ceiling of the neighbors below. Therefore, in the shower, several layers of waterproofing are applied to the floor.
It is good if the sewer outlet is located low enough.
To prevent puddles from appearing in the shower, water is directed through grates into drains or channels. From selected type drain system depends on its installation, the height of the shower floor, the efficiency of the drain, and the presence/absence of foreign odors in the bathroom.
Water drainage channel
Drains are relatively small containers of any shape - oval, rectangular, triangular, closed with gratings - which receive wastewater and direct it through a pipe into the sewer system. They are installed, as a rule, in the center of the shower, and the floor is sloped towards the center on four sides.
The channels are an elongated rectangular groove covered with a grate or slotted drain. They are more spacious, they are placed along the wall, and the floor slopes in their direction.
A huge range of shower drain systems are produced, protruding 100-30 mm in height.
When choosing, pay attention to the design of the siphon; it is this that determines the height of the shower floor. The lower the siphon, the lower the slope sewer pipes and the lower its throughput. Also, in the water seal of such a siphon, the level of sealing water is low - it dries out, and sewer odors can penetrate into the bathroom. Therefore, siphons are also produced with a mechanical valve water seal.
You also need to take into account the throughput - low siphons can pass only 0.5 l/sec, instead of 1.2 l/sec for large siphons. In this case, sometimes two channels and two siphons are installed.
Relatively exterior finishing gratings, we can say that they are varied in design - from high-tech style, with LED backlight to brass, in retro style. It is possible to choose an inconspicuous grille that blends with floor tiles or very impressive.
Mastic coating
If the floor is sloping, you should first tile the walls and then the floor.
Laying tiles on the floor with a slope towards the wall is not difficult. But if the floor slopes to the center, you will have to cut the tiles at an angle or use small mosaic tiles. Fill the joints between the floor and walls with silicone sealant.
Not so long ago, provide more or less comfortable conditions on summer cottages was quite problematic due to the lack of communications. But, fortunately, progress does not stand still, thanks to which the situation in Lately has changed dramatically. Proof of this is the country shower cabins with heated water, which allow you to fully take water procedures, even while in the countryside.
Below we will get acquainted with the design of such shower cabins and their types. Guided by this information, you can choose the most suitable cabin for your dacha.
In the photo - heated tent shower stall
Previously, a shower in a country house, as a rule, was a booth made from available materials, with a tank located on the roof. The water in the tank was heated naturally, i.e. due to solar heat.
Of course, such a shower is still better than washing from a bucket, however, it cannot be called comfortable for a number of reasons. Therefore, recently, ready-made booths equipped with a container with a heating element (heating element) have become popular. In addition to the fact that they provide comfortable water procedures, they also look quite attractive on the site.
In addition, these products have other advantages:
In terms of convenience and ease of use, such designs are much closer to apartment showers than summer showers with natural heating.
There are different types of heated summer shower cabins for summer cottages.
Below we will take a look at their main differences and features:
| Differences | Kinds |
| By configuration | Depending on the configuration, finished goods can be divided into two types:
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| Heating method | Depending on the method of heating water, structures are divided into the following types:
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| Material | According to the type of material, garden shower cabins are divided into:
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| Tank capacity | As a rule, shower cabins are equipped with tanks with a capacity of 100 to 300 liters. The power of the heating element depends on their volume. |
Note!
In addition to the basic configuration, a shower cabin for a country house with heated water can have additional options, such as automatic water heating, drain and fill devices, hygiene devices, additional nozzles, etc.
When choosing a shower stall, you need to pay attention to the following points:
Note!
The shower stall must have mesh elements or a window for ventilation and intake fresh air, which will prevent the formation of mold.
Shower cabins for outdoor dachas with heated water can significantly increase the comfort of staying in a country house. The main thing is to choose the right design and install it in accordance with the recommendations given above.
You can find out more information on this topic from the video in this article.
A warm floor in the shower is not a luxury item at all, but a necessity. As a rule, electric heated floors are installed. Moreover, you can do the installation yourself; it is important to prepare necessary equipment and arm yourself with photos, videos and diagrams.
It would seem that the bathroom is a room where a “warm floor” system is not required. However, this is not entirely true. The presence of TP allows you to get rid of many pressing problems for the bathroom:
It is important to note that the TP can be installed either on the entire floor or separately in the shower area without a tray. The choice is yours.
In fact, all types of TP installed for the shower can be divided depending on what requirements the consumer places on the system:
So let’s consider each of the presented options separately in order to understand their features, advantages and disadvantages.
These include systems that use single-core and double-core cable sections mounted in a screed. Compared to heating mats, costs will be 20-30 percent less.
In this case, the cable can be installed freely, regardless of the size of the room. It is easier to arrange this system for arranging individual zones than when using mats. Therefore, if you want to do TP only in the shower area, there will be no problems.
IN in this case your choice is thin heating sections that are mounted into tile adhesive.
Laying occurs according to the same principle as in the case of laying in a screed. Only here you are already using tile adhesive. Please note, enable the layer thermal insulation material it is forbidden.
By installing such a system, you can provide floor heating in 15-20 minutes.
Not everyone wants to tinker with complex floor heating systems, so they opt for the simplest ones in terms of installation.
For showers, it is important to use heating mats that are installed in tile adhesive. Compared to using a cable, working with mats is faster and easier. It is important to take into account that the cost of mats is approximately 30 percent higher than the price tags for cables. The floor heating time is about 20 minutes, or even less.
As you can see, the systems can be different, and their choice depends on the wishes and requirements of each individual consumer.
One way or another, it is possible, and sometimes even necessary, to install a heated floor for a shower. For example, in order to take care of the health of children or to increase the level of comfort of staying inside a given room.
As practice shows, people are afraid to use TP for bathrooms for two reasons. But both are mere fiction. And now we will explain why.
Well, heated floors have every right to your presence even in the soul. This makes water procedures more comfortable, there is no strong drop temperature when leaving the water. Plus, TP additionally affects the preservation of an attractive interior. It’s no secret that moisture has a destructive effect on even the highest quality Decoration Materials, furniture and plumbing.
Of course, it is better to entrust the installation of such a system to specialists of the appropriate profile. They will select the optimal materials, calculate the necessary parameters and perform the work at the highest level.
Today, more and more people are abandoning bathtubs in favor of more practical and compact shower cabins. We are already accustomed to the fact that modern shower cabins are complex devices with built-in radio, lighting, hydromassage, sauna and many other functions.
However, shower cabins without trays are gradually gaining popularity. Unlike closed shower boxes, these cabins are the embodiment of practicality and minimalism.
They have no ceiling at all and no traditional enamel or acrylic tray - the floor is on the same plane as the bathroom floor, and the walls are placed directly on ceramic tiles. As a rule, cabins have rectangular shape and two (for corner models) or four walls.
Tinted glass shower panel, Raso-Filodoccia Angolo
The walls of shower cabins are made of transparent or translucent glass (less commonly plastic). The floor is covered with ceramic tiles with a non-slip coating. To make it possible to walk on the tiles barefoot, a floor heating system is installed underneath.
Despite its apparent simplicity, a shower cabin without a tray requires careful organized system draining water. This system (drain ladder) is mounted directly under the floor of the shower stall. The water flows into a special grate (for this, the tiles are laid at a slight angle) and then goes through the pipes into the sewer.
Directly under the tiles of the shower cabin there are several more layers of screed, hydro- and thermal insulation. Therefore, it is necessary to think at the design stage about what kind of shower stall you want to install in your bathroom.
In some cases, installing a cabin with a pallet will be both easier and cheaper. For example, in city apartments, going 15 centimeters deep into the ceiling to lay a drain will be problematic. It is necessary to either raise the floor level in the entire bathroom, or make a special podium for the shower. In both cases, you are missing out on many of the important benefits of trayless showers.
Shower cabin with tray MEGIUS Classic R2S
Shower cabins without trays - not universal solution, they have their pros and cons.
Main advantages:
Combined bathroom with shower and bathtub
However, most of these problems are caused by errors in finishing the room and installing the shower stall and drainage system, so they can be completely avoided.
