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   kbd | Mar 18, 2008 09:58pm | #1

   I had brick, it silted and soaped up so that it did not drain. Replaced with peastone drywell with a wooden platform and has been great. Dries much quicker and don't feel grit on feet.

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   jcurrier | Mar 18, 2008 10:10pm | #2

   Good thought, maybe I will do a brick entry and changing area then an elevated wood shower platform. Does anyone have any pics of shower layouts? funky ideas?  Lets see em'

   Edited 3/18/2008 3:17 pm ET by jcurrier

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   fingers | Mar 19, 2008 01:30am | #3

   I've got a trex (actually Fiberon) floor for the shower, under that is a plastic shower pan which is piped to a dry well.  That's just because the shower is located right  on the small deck next to the back door, and I don't want all that water draining that close to the foundation.

   One thing that I did which has worked out well . . . I mounted  the shower head and valve on a single vertical board ( actually fiberon as well )which is screwed to the framing of the shower enclosure. 

   The valve is connected to the hot and cold sillcocks on the side of the house by those braided stainless steel hoses used for washer hookups.  When it gets too cold for the outdoor shower (I know, I know, for you diehards out there it's never too cold for an outdoor shower) or I should say, when it gets to the point when I'm worried about water freezing in the valve and hoses and shower head, I simply unscrew the supply hoses from the sillcocks, unscrew the vertical board with the valve and head on it, and bring it in for the winter.

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   Notchman | Mar 19, 2008 02:04am | #4

   In some jurisdictions, you may have to get a gray water permit, or run it to your septic or municipal sewer system.