Outside Shower Design

Robie

Been asked to build an outside shower, which will be on top of a composite deck.
I'm thinking about using all composite materials along with stainless hardware.
I initially thought shadowbox type walls would work (fence type with boards on each side of horizontal runners), but after looking at a few pictures, this is pretty easy to see through, if you are trying.
Any thoughts on a design that would insure privacy? I'm assuming butted boards, even composite, need room to expand and contract, so you need a gap between the boards.
Thanks.

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Tom R

No ideas off the top of my head, - - but your shadowbox idea sounds like it would match up pretty good, - - can't you just overlap them a lot further than normal??

PipeGuy

Drive out to Rehoboth and look around the homes off Bayard Avenue from Silver Lake north towards town. Most of the showers are pretty simple frame structures with only the outside clad in boards. The exposed stringers on the inside give you a place to rest your beer, shampoo, soap, etc. Don't forget the hose bib at the bottom for winterizaton.

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Cole

I was thinking the same thing.

Just overlap them more.

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Robie

Thanks Pipe...
Yup, they are all pretty basic structures. I wanted to make a little bit of a statement with this one though as it's my first job with the customer and they have a boatlaod of "stuff" they want done.
Pretty high end home on Red Mill Pond. I'm sure you know the area.
This one, they want 5' x 5'...a little larger than most. I'm even contemplating looking at vinyl privacy fencing, if I can make it work.

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Bone Saw

you may get "more" priVACY out of a shadowbox design using a 5/4 flat for the rail and more overlap, but for total privacy try maby a combo of alternating 5/4 with 2x2 to make a board and batten design

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ApgarNJ

maybe a cedar one would look nice, leave some gaps in it. i always liked taking shower outside at beach houses. i might even put one in my house someday. i know someone who has one at their house, the water comes from an old outbuilding/ and it has two sides on it, the one side is completely open but a tree is pretty close by, a pine tree. so that kinda shades it too. she is my architect and tells me that most times people pull up the driveway they just look straight ahead, not to the left at the building where the shower is. mabye she likes the open design........haha.

they are a neat idea. good luck with yours and post some pics. i always like the look of natural wood for those kinds of structures.

BreyerConstruct

Totally different... what about using glass blocks put together with adhesive insteed of mortar?
just a thought. Oh, and the board/ batten idea- brilliant. It'll allow for the expansion properly.

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Daren

Check this out, It is THE coolest outside shower I have ever seen. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forum...pl?read=470279 . This is unique. Soap holder, towel rack...a guy could make any kind of enclosure, but why? I would want to show this off if I could. Even if you needed privacy I still think this is cool. Maybe not the answer to your question, but check it out anyway.

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Double-A

A nice fence design that might scale down to your needs is a board and batten. The one I'm thinking of is 1x12 cedar board with 1x2 batten to cover the joints and 1x4 horizontal at top and bottom for finished look.

The 1x12 was affixed to the stingers (galvanized pipe in this case) with galvanized pipe clamps.

For a custom home installation, I think I'd use 1" type L hard copper with brass pipe flanges and all copper straps for the stringers. You can add all types of tees and elbows in side for shelves or hooks for towels etc.

Clear cedar can be finished to match the decking. No gaps to peek through, and its fairly fast to assemble. You might scale it down to 1x6 and 1/2 x1.

One note of caution, screw this design together. Nails will not stand up to the movement of the cedar and will just pull itself apart over time. I'd consider screwing the battens on one edge only, or using biscuits and polyurethane glue to join them to the boards

mgmmike

I am assuming this shower will be relatively close to the existing house or attached to it. Your material should compliment the homes exterior. As for the shadow box, I built a shower at a friends shore house 2 years ago using the same design. If you set your overlap right, one would have to almost be right up next to the shower and peeking at such an angle to get a free show.

mcdoodles

That is cool. Looks like I'll be looking for a big enough tree to practice on. Thanks for the info.

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But this is what I ended up doing...

Hardiplank on the outside that will be painted to match the house. Hardibacker on the inside (wrong side out) to be painted white. The utility shower mixer (galvanized) cost about $35.00 at a plumbing supply. Attached two ball valves so you can use the shower head, foot shower, or both. There is a Propane demand heater in the house so it takes almost 2 minutes for hot water to reach the shower. Running the foot shower first saves some goosebumps till the hot water kicks in. Its also nice if you just want to rinse sand off your feet and legs.

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