Shower pods - any good?

[Draughtsman]

I've just started looking at these, to put one in a bedroom. Are they any good? The idea of a free standing unit with no need to tile the walls does sound attractive.

Do they all have the same waste pipe arrangement and waste pipe size? I need to sort out a waste pipe under the floor and through a wall so that I can get the floorboards down in a new extension.

Do I need to choose which pod I want before the waste pipe requirement becomes apparent?

Do they have to have power showers?

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[muggles]

They're hateful things. If you don't like tiled walls, look at Multipanel

 

[Happyplumber]

I agree with Muggles whole heartedly on those units

 

[AGAS]

shocking things and to install also inherent with problems and costly to repair , not a good idea

 

[denso13]

+3, don't like them at all.

 

[Madrab]

They don't age well at all, long term they can be a nightmare

 

[gassymark]

+4 horrible things

Mark

 

[HERTS P&D]

+5 horrible things.

They feel very cheaply made with no great structure to them.

Andy

 

[gassymark]

Yeah held together with very small screws hard to seal on the joints I would do the job properly if I were you op, it will last longer and you will be more pleased with the result.

Mark

 

[kidgreen61]

Do they still make them in avocado, or a hideous shade of pink?

 

[Draughtsman]

 

[Draughtsman]

In the corner there, loads of room.
A vertical box-out in the corner of the upstairs kitchen behind that wall has all the pipes etc, about a third of the way along that newly plastered wall (from the left).

I can take clean water pipes in thru the doorway but I think I might struggle with falls on the waste water pipe coming back that way, so going direct thru the wall would be better.

I would have a mixer tap if possible.

 

[AGAS]

 

[Draughtsman]

I can't read emoticon..

 

[Dan Robinson]

You gotta love a question that isn't a question.