The following will explain the choice of shower room from two aspects: how to choose the type of shower room suitable for your home and how to choose the parts of the shower room.
Types of shower rooms
Now ordinary families basically choose a simple shower room. Today we mainly discuss the safety precautions of simple shower room (hereinafter referred to as shower room).
According to its shape, shower room can be divided into vertical corner shower room (arc fan shower room, diamond shower room, L-shaped shower room) and straight shower room (rectangular shower room). The shape of the shower room depends on the type of bathroom.
1. Direct shower area
I-shaped shower room is divided into push-pull type and flat type according to the opening and closing mode of the door, which is the most common and practical type. The straight shower area is simple in shape and can be installed by opening a space near the wall. It is the best choice for narrow toilets. Don't push or pull hard in the direct shower room to prevent damage.
2. Vertical corner shower room
The biggest feature is that it can make better use of bathroom space and expand the utilization rate. Various shapes are suitable for most decoration styles, such as square diagonal shower room, arc shower room and diamond shower room. However, it has the disadvantages of narrow location and poor air circulation.
Vertical corner shower rooms are common in small or special-shaped bathrooms. It only needs to occupy a corner position, and if it is applied to the special-shaped bathroom, it can make the space square in visual effect.
Arc shower room, the door is mostly push-pull type, which can save space. It is more suitable for homes with elderly people, and there is basically no bump.
Inclined shower room, similar to a diamond, with mostly flat doors.
What kind of shower room is the best choice? This problem cannot be generalized. Different shower rooms have different application effects. Which one to choose depends on the size, shape, decoration style and preference of the bathroom at home.
Precautions for purchase
1. scale
The size of the shower room is determined by the size of the bathroom. The minimum size of straight shower room is 80 100, and the minimum size of vertical shower room is 9090. The bathroom must have at least 900 mm or more space to put the shower room.
If your bathroom can't meet this requirement, there is no need to make a shower room. Although the shower room has the limit size of 800mm wide, it will touch the elbow when taking a shower, which makes people uncomfortable and makes the bathroom space too crowded. In this case, it is better to hang a shower curtain, which is economical and convenient.
2. Glass
The basic structure of the shower room is a bottom basin with a fence, and now the fence is basically tempered glass. The thickness of tempered glass is 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm and other specifications. Generally, 6 mm and 8 mm are enough, and the glass above 10mm is more expensive, because the thicker and heavier the glass, the greater the strength of other materials, and the price will go up at once. This can be considered according to the budget.
How to choose tempered glass in shower room?
The shower room will have a bursting coefficient of three thousandths, and there are many cases of injuries. Therefore, the tempered glass produced by regular manufacturers will be affixed with explosion-proof film on the outside when leaving the factory. If it explodes, the debris will stick to the explosion-proof membrane and will not splash around to hurt people.
Tempered glass must have 3C certification mark, which is directly printed on the glass by laser. The serial number of the factory is below, not the label attached afterwards. It should be noted that 3C certification is not equal to tempered glass. 3C certification is only a pass for toughened glass to enter the market, and does not represent a safety factor.
When shopping, you should do this:
(1) You can knock on the glass with your knuckles. Tempered glass sounds crisp, while ordinary glass sounds dull.
(2) Check whether the glass edge is damaged, and whether the chamfering and edging treatment are smooth;
(3) See if the glass is transparent and has defects such as speckles and bubbles;
(4) Authentic tempered glass, if you look closely, there will be faint patterns;
(5) Look at the samples of completely toughened glass fragments. According to the national standard, the safe crushing amount of tempered glass should reach more than 40 pieces per 50*50mm area. After crushing, it will break into grains the size of corn kernels. If it is sharp, it is probably ordinary glass or inferior tempered glass.
In addition, it should be noted that it is best not to buy a shower room without a border, which will be unstable and tempered glass will be easily broken at the corners.
3. Outline
Profile is like the skeleton of shower room, mainly made of aluminum alloy and stainless steel.
After polishing, the aluminum alloy profile is bright and matte. Good quality aluminum alloy has a smooth surface without trachoma and a smooth feel.
The surface of stainless steel is very bright, just like a mirror. The difference between good and bad quality lies in whether the mirror image is deformed, and the poor quality is like a haha mirror. However, it is easy to leave fingerprints on the surface of stainless steel profiles, so cleaning should be diligent.
Compared with aluminum alloy, stainless steel has better strength and durability, and of course it is more expensive than aluminum alloy.
The profile thickness of shower room should be at least1.2mm. The thicker the profile, the stronger the profile and the higher the price.
Step 4: Water deflector
Water stop does not need to bear weight, PVC and artificial stone can be used. Generally, the price is calculated according to the length, which will be included in the total quotation of the merchant.
5. Track
Often used in straight sliding door shower room or arc shower room. There are two kinds of aluminum alloy and stainless steel clad aluminum alloy, and there is no pure stainless steel track.
Most aluminum alloy tracks have a certain curvature, because arches are more compressible, which is the same as bridges.
In fact, the stainless steel clad aluminum alloy is the compressive aluminum alloy material inside the track, and the external stainless steel is used to increase the overall strength, with neat lines and suitable for simple style.
You can try it when you buy it Smooth feel, no trace of astringency and noise, indicating better quality.