The shower has become one of the most privileged toilet spaces in our bathroom. And for good reason, it allows easy access to the different items you need to wash, which greatly speeds up the process. Not to mention that it is particularly suitable for the use of seniors and people with reduced mobility, which is not the case for the bathtub. Unlike the latter, the shower allows you to considerably limit your water consumption (provided you don't spend hours singing in the shower). To continue listing the advantages it has over a bathtub, the shower usually takes up less space in your bathroom.

It still takes up a certain amount of space in your bathroom. It is therefore essential to think carefully about its configuration before installing it so that it is easily accessible, that it fits perfectly into your room and above all that it meets your needs.

You can find the shower of your dreams among the countless shower enclosure models or design the shower that will complete your bathroom from scratch. In order to better understand your needs, let's discover together the main elements to know before installing it in your bathroom.

The essential elements that make up a shower

Shower head, faucets and column

What would a shower be without elements such as the shower head, the mixer tap or the shower column? Well, not much, since these are the elements that allow you to distribute the water in the conditions you have chosen.

Let's start with the shower head, the part that allows the water to arrive. It can have different water outlet features: rain, concentrated jet, waterfall effect, etc. The shower head is directly linked to the faucet system that allows you to adjust the temperature and flow of the water. It can be a mixer, a mixer tap or a thermostatic mixer**. The latter ensures a constant water temperature throughout your toilet, no more cold showers!

These two items are usually sold together in a set called a shower column. In addition to the shower head and the tap system, it is composed of a fixing bar, a head head and more rarely hydromassage nozzles.

The price of shower heads, taps and shower columns varies considerably depending on the materials they are made of: chrome-plated ABS for entry-level models, chrome-plated brass and stainless steel for high-end products.

Shower tray

The shower tray is one of the most important parts of your shower, since it is the base that will collect the water from your shower and allow it to flow to the drain pipes. So she will