![]() ![]() ![]() Steam management is important for every shower, but especially important in a steam shower. High humidity is wonderful during the shower but leads to mold and mildew if left too long. Below are items to incorporate in your steam shower design. Having the right expectations for the finished product means recognizing that even with seals, there will be areas where steam is able to escape. This includes the spaces within hardware and the corners where multiple pieces of glass come together. If absolute airtightness is a requirement, then frameless glass is not the right building material.Īs an alternative to a true steam shower, it’s possible to leave out the steam generator and simply create an enclosure where the steam from the shower itself is captured. Floor to ceiling, and wall to wall glass creates a cozy and warm shower experience. Anyone who enjoys long, hot showers, will benefit from a full shower enclosure versus filling the entire room with steam. There’s a reason why saunas are traditionally built using thick wood walls with small windows. Wood units are built with insulation as a top priority. Glass steam showers have a different perspective. They are built with a high emphasis on style, along with the relative ease of building a space that’s only slightly different than a standard shower. Seals do not make the space 100% airtight.Single panes of glass are not the best insulators.Steam showers built with frameless glass, do have some limitations: What is a steam shower? They look very similar to a standard frameless glass shower, except that the glass runs from floor to ceiling, wall to wall, and includes seals to minimize air escape. A steam generator is installed to produce the hot steam that fills the space while the user relaxes and unwinds. They are used in the same way as a sauna, with the difference of dry heat in the sauna, versus nearly 100% humidity in the steam shower. A nice benefit is that the steam shower also serves as a standard shower, so no need for two separate spaces. Ready to elevate an everyday task to a luxurious experience? “Steam Therapy” boasts many benefits, from relieving stress, cleansing skin, and even improving circulation and burning calories! I’m not a doctor and I have not evaluated these claims, but I can tell you firsthand that it just feels great to be enveloped in the warmth of steam. ![]()
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