A couple of days ago we went to East End Glass to pick up the custom piece of glass we had ordered for the basement shower. The piece is about 3 feet high and 3 1/2 feet wide. It is 3/8″ thick. It was very reasonable ($130).
A friend of ours is a designer and one of her suppliers gave us the chrome channel we needed for installation. Very nice of them. It’s not very expensive but we were having a tough time sourcing it.
Ben then went to work installing it with clear silicone. He did a great job.
The glass adds a beautiful finishing detail to the shower. We’re thrilled with the shower in general.
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1 Wendy // May 7, 2009 at 1:21 pm
We had a custom shower in our previous home that did not have a door or curtain in the entrance to the shower. We LOVED it. We are in the process of redoing our master bathroom here and would like to have another doorless shower, but don’t have the space we had before.
Your shower looks to be about the same size as what we can do here. Are you planning on installing a door or leaving it open as it’s shown above? If you’re leaving it open, may I ask the dimensions, please?
Thanks!
2 Kirk // May 7, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Hi Wendy
Thanks for your comment. We are loving the shower as well. We are definitely planning on keeping the door open. Saves dollars and we like the look. The only negative feedback we’ve heard about this approach is that the shower feels cold in the fall/winter months since there is nothing keeping the heat in. Was that your experience?
The shower is about 5 feet wide by 3 1/2 feet deep by about 6 1/2 feet high. The door opening is about 26 inches wide.
Good luck with your master ensuite.
3 Wendy // May 7, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Our shower was quite a bit more open because one entire side opened to the length of the tub. On the other side of the tub were four windows. In addition to that, there was the open doorway on the adjacent side. Even with all that “openness”, we never had a problem with feeling cold, but we had installed heated tile floors in the rest of the bathroom.
I do have some pictures, if you’re interested.
4 Jordan // May 11, 2009 at 6:19 pm
I know this isn’t what your site is about, but I work for a television production company. We have this home renovation show that we have been working on, and I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind taking a look at it and letting us know what you think. In all honesty, this isn’t a scheme for market research it’s really just about seeing what people actually want on television. Anyways, here is the link. I hope you enjoy it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeEHLbsDRxU
5 Kirk // May 13, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Hey Jordan
I think it looks very funny and a good parody on the home renovation craziness that is constantly filling the airwaves.
Good luck with the project.
6 Parv // Jun 18, 2009 at 7:47 pm
shower looks amazing.. can you post a pic with the fixtures installed? Do you mind sharing the contact info of the person who built this shower?
Also, how high is your ceiling in this basement?
great site..
7 Kirk // Jun 27, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Hi Parv
Fixtures are installed in this shot. The rain head is in the ceiling (the square one you see) and the temperature / pressure control is on the wall and therefore not visible.
Ceiling height in the basement is about 6′9″ in most spots with some areas dipping to 6′ under bulkheads.
Ben (bpware@gmail.com) built the structure and Harold (416.801.6961) did a great job with the tiles.
Cheers.
8 Parv // Jul 4, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Thanks for the info Kirk!
Was the rain head fixture tucked up in between the ceiling joists?
9 Kirk // Jul 6, 2009 at 1:04 pm
That is correct. We siliconed the shower head to the tiles so that we could cut the silicone and access the piping if necessary. So far so good.
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