Thinking of redoing my bathroom. Would a steam shower or jet tub be better for relaxing?
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
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Jibby · 56-60, C
@MikefromEP who did that originally belong to Abraham Lincoln? I had an old Rockwell circular saw up I think my brother still has it it was our fathers.. that is an old beauty though
MikefromEP · 51-55, M
@Jibby My Grandfather. The thing sparks like you wouldn't believe from the brushes inside. Never used it though. The handle heats up just from turning it on
Jibby · 56-60, C
I remodel bathrooms and let me tell you no matter how nice the tub the novelty wears off right away.. put in a high-end shower chances are you're busy like the rest of us and don't have much time to sit in the tub and if you do not for very long. It's almost like the formal dining room that becomes a place to put mail on the table it's not feasible or practical
Jibby · 56-60, C
@MikefromEP true I agree but I'd rather have a multi shower head type setup.. they have nice shower benches that fold up against the wall made out of teak and stainless they're beautiful and you can just sit on that thing while the pulsating shower heads hit you. I I do home improvement so I'm sore after work and the bathtub becomes kind of like a big rigmarole that doesn't have much of a payoff if you can get a really good shower like I'm talking about. But you might be a bath person and I would understand. Too bad I can't come do it for you.
Jibby · 56-60, C
@MikefromEP the rain affect is nice from the ceiling where you're just rinsing easier than turning your body.. but you can have multiple shower heads on all the walls hooked up to one system. Kind of with a control board so you can set up different shower heads for the way you need them and actually turn some off to get more water pressure to the fewer heads you want to use
swirlie · 31-35, F
I always look at it from the perspective of adding value to your home. A steam shower looks like an ordinary shower for the most part and it's value is not readily apparent to a prospective buyer of your home somewhere down the road. But a jet tub looks obvious in what it is and what it is not. Although neither a steam shower nor jet tub will add inherent value to your home in comparison to a complete bathroom makeover for example, sometimes a particular bathtub will convince the purchaser to buy your home instead of the identical one next door which does not have a jet tub. A jet tub is perceived to be more desirable than a non-jet tub is my point.
If you put in a jet tub however, DO NOT install it with permanent tub panels on the outside where quick and easy access to the pump and plumbing is not possible without ripping and tearing the whole thing apart. If a leak develops or a pump quits or a connection is not quite right, you need to open an access panel on the side which give you immediate and full access to the whole interior of the tub.
You will find that with a steam shower, you will start to develop mould on the ceilings and inside the light fixtures of your bathroom. This is because the steam cannot be exhausted to the outside fast enough with a standard bathroom fan, which much be on the whole time the shower is in use, plus for 30 minutes after the shower is over.
If you put in a jet tub however, DO NOT install it with permanent tub panels on the outside where quick and easy access to the pump and plumbing is not possible without ripping and tearing the whole thing apart. If a leak develops or a pump quits or a connection is not quite right, you need to open an access panel on the side which give you immediate and full access to the whole interior of the tub.
You will find that with a steam shower, you will start to develop mould on the ceilings and inside the light fixtures of your bathroom. This is because the steam cannot be exhausted to the outside fast enough with a standard bathroom fan, which much be on the whole time the shower is in use, plus for 30 minutes after the shower is over.
swirlie · 31-35, F
MikefromEP · 51-55, M
@swirlie Ahhh.. That explains your knowledge on humidity lol
swirlie · 31-35, F