name that shower

[aminalmutha]

Oh, man, I’m totally wondering about how it would feel to go #2 with the shower on.

Like it was the way it’s supposed to be.

 

[wannabe]

Like it was the way it’s supposed to be.

It seriously sounds like so much yes.

 

[Eldritch]

DontPeeIn The Shower. That's what I'd call it.

Far and away, my favorite is the curved tile wall walk in. Whenever I get around to buying a home, I will build one for sure.

 

[SuperMike]

That (almost) Fibonacci curve shower wall looks awesome.

 

[easter bunny]

Far and away, my favorite is the curved tile wall walk in.

My parents did something like that except angled walls. It's how I know I hate it. Aside from the cold air up the bum my biggest issue is turning on the water. You have to walk all the way in to turn the handle and you can't get out of the way of the cold water that comes out first. It's like someone throwing a bucket of ice water on you. I like being able to reach in from the side and let it heat up.

 

[WoodsChick]

My parents did something like that except angled walls. It's how I know I hate it. Aside from the cold air up the bum my biggest issue is turning on the water. You have to walk all the way in to turn the handle and you can't get out of the way of the cold water that comes out first. It's like someone throwing a bucket of ice water on you. I like being able to reach in from the side and let it heat up.

This was the #1 complaint from our housekeepers at the hotel. Next on the list was water everywhere in the bathroom. Laundry expenses went up as a result of everyone asking for extra bath mats and towels to soak up the mess on the travertine floors.

 

[ScarySpikes]

My parents did something like that except angled walls. It's how I know I hate it. Aside from the cold air up the bum my biggest issue is turning on the water. You have to walk all the way in to turn the handle and you can't get out of the way of the cold water that comes out first. It's like someone throwing a bucket of ice water on you. I like being able to reach in from the side and let it heat up.

True, at the same time, these days you could put a panel to control the water on the side wall, instead of having the only control be the one below the shower head.

 

[Eldritch]

My parents did something like that except angled walls. It's how I know I hate it. Aside from the cold air up the bum my biggest issue is turning on the water. You have to walk all the way in to turn the handle and you can't get out of the way of the cold water that comes out first. It's like someone throwing a bucket of ice water on you. I like being able to reach in from the side and let it heat up.

The only ones like that I have ever used were large enough where you could certainly not be trapped in the waterfall. I would typically enter the enclosure, turn on water, go disrobe, then return to the enclosure. by the time I have put my drawers on the coutertop or laundry shelf, the water is hot and the enclosure is steamy enough to not have any drafts.

Not that different from a shower over tub honestly, maybe if you did a rainfall shower head it might be a problem. With the right angle corners you are talking about, I would worry that cleaning may be an issue.

This was the #1 complaint from our housekeepers at the hotel. Next on the list was water everywhere in the bathroom. Laundry expenses went up as a result of everyone asking for extra bath mats and towels to soak up the mess on the travertine floors.

There are different designs that have a walk in enclosure that is open to the bathroom. People use this design because it has less of a footprint. Those are a mess that get water everywhere. They also have the draft problem previously described. The designs I prefer must have a large enough enclosure to allow you to walk into it and not see the rest of the bathroom.

 

[gnahc79]

When we were house hunting, we stumbled upon a couple of hybrids.

Simply, it's an "open shower", as in it doesn't have any real door, but it's a deep shower with the head quite far from the door, with walls. So, little water would (in theory) escape the door itself.

That said, when I see a "luxury" shower like this:

I know who ever designed it doesn't have to live with, or clean it.

Man that looks like a fatal head injury just waiting to happen.

 

[mosquito]

My parents did something like that except angled walls. It's how I know I hate it. Aside from the cold air up the bum my biggest issue is turning on the water. You have to walk all the way in to turn the handle and you can't get out of the way of the cold water that comes out first. It's like someone throwing a bucket of ice water on you. I like being able to reach in from the side and let it heat up.

I hate this too. There's a primal bit to it.

BUT, another way around it is to have a the shower head on a hose. With that I can point the water away from me when I turn it on.

 

[wannabe]

Man that looks like a fatal head injury just waiting to happen.

Do people still say, “That's some Final Destination shit,” or has too much time passed since the movies came out?

 

[gnahc79]

Do people still say, “That's some Final Destination shit,” or has too much time passed since the movies came out?

you know you're getting old when you have to second guess yourself for these kind of things. Same thing when I talk to 20-some yr olds. I think the mrs and I made some reference to "Ghost" and pottery...our audience of young ppl had no clue. :laughing

 

[wannabe]

you know you're getting old when you have to second guess yourself for these kind of things. Same thing when I talk to 20-some yr olds. I think the mrs and I made some reference to "Ghost" and pottery...our audience of young ppl had no clue. :laughing

We had a new person join our company, and I caught myself saying, "Dang, I have t-shirts older than you..." :teeth

 

[SuperMike]

you know you're getting old when you have to second guess yourself for these kind of things. Same thing when I talk to 20-some yr olds. I think the mrs and I made some reference to "Ghost" and pottery...our audience of young ppl had no clue. :laughing

You wanna really blow their minds? Tell 'em you're older than Google! :laughing

 

[Eldritch]

This guy probably has the draft problem, but look how cool it is.

 

[cfives]

This guy probably has the draft problem, but look how cool it is.

Oderus Urungus probably needed a basket of clean towels, at least as much as the rest of us, doubt the draft bothered him.

 

[aminalmutha]

That looks like a mold farm.

 

[doc4216]

No need to worry about the draft with the plastic shower curtain but Im sure it adds to the mold community.

 

[easter bunny]

I look at the pictures in this thread and I just can't help but remember this from HS:

 

[littlebeast]

Far and away, my favorite is the curved tile wall walk in. Whenever I get around to buying a home, I will build one for sure.

this is my favorite style also.