Say Goodbye to Baths - Tub-to-Shower Conversions are the Way of the Future

Jul 4
07:32

2012

Antoinette Ayana

Antoinette Ayana

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Learn how tub-to-shower conversions are best for your health, décor, and state of mind.

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Your partner enjoys all the Zen-like psychological benefits taking a bath provides,Say Goodbye to Baths - Tub-to-Shower Conversions are the Way of the Future Articles such as the pleasant atmosphere, the buoyancy which allows total relaxation in the water, and the lowering of blood temperature. However, you know that the best way to remove oil, dirt, dead skin, and flakes is to take a nice invigorating shower. You know that at some point in the course of a bath, after your pores have opened up and your skin has become completely moisturized, you will get no cleaner. You are simply relaxing in a puddle of lukewarm soapsuds and the dirt you've accumulated over the course of your day. The only way to end a bath properly is to take a final rinse in the shower before you leave the bathroom, which uses even more water in the bathing process. Just washing is only half the bathing process; you need a good rinse as well. Some renovations and tub-to-shower conversions have been on your mind.

From an environmentally friendly point of view, showers typically use less energy than baths. Any home built before the mid-1990's has showerheads that output about five gallons of water per minute. If a low-flow showerhead is installed in your bathroom, the output can be halved to two-and-a-half gallons of water per minute. A four-minute shower would only use ten gallons of water instead of the typical thirty to fifty gallons of water a bath would require.

For all these reasons and more, it is time to replace the bath in your home with a spacious, clean, and effective shower and undergo complete tub-to-shower conversions. First, you should contact companies near you that provide these services. Make appointments with representatives of the companies to come to your home to take a look at your bathroom. These representatives should be able to take the necessary measurements and determine the difficulty level and price range of the conversion job. Qualities to look for in a tub-to-shower conversion company include timeliness in appointment making, options such as next-day installation, components made of durable non-porous acrylic materials that won't crack, chip, or peel, fade treated liners, product and labor warranties, anti-mildew silicon, and water-tight guarantees.

Some of the options which exist within conversion jobs include starting from scratch with a tiled shower installation, cutting a notch in the side of your bathtub and having handrails installed, and creating a total walk-in shower. When starting from scratch, the location of the drain in the floor is the most important issue to deal with. Sometimes the drain will have to be relocated to give it a central location within the shower for optimal drainage. If you have an elderly grandparent living under your roof, getting a bath side door cut into the existing bath for easy access and installing handrails would greatly reduce any chance of slippage. If you need a shower that is handicapped accessible, replacing your bath with a walk-in shower is the obvious way to go. Tub-to-shower conversions can really transform your space, opening up new options.

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