Has anyone done a steam shower recently?
Is it necessary to do a mud pan or can you get by with good quality acrylic pan as long as the 3 walls and ceiling are tile over concrete backer?
-would a 6mil vapor barrier behind the backer be helpfull, or are there other materials designed for this
-what about the height of the nozzle? do you have to get it up high away from the acrylic?
-if done in conjunction with a standard shower inthe same enclosure are 2 doors preferable. the inside one a standard shower door the outside gasketed ?
any tips welcomed including guidance to published info
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you serius about that being a steam shower????
or would it be a steam room or bath....
steam hower my be a bit brutel...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
its a combo fella
we dont have alligator skin,
an even they are sensitive
thanks
I don't know why an acrylic pan would not work. We build ours with a hand poured mud base like any other shower. the door does not have to be that tight. 1/2 inch gap will work. the steam generators put out a lot of steam and you don't have to be that air-tight. Poly against the studs (or tar paper) would be great to keep moisture from the studs. Try to install an exhaust fan with a timed-on switch directly in the room if possible. I have one where the customer's cleaning lady insists on keeping the door closed. Two days later you open the door and there is still water hanging on the ceiling! All I do is open the door for a day and it is gone. Good luck