Quadrant shower 800 or 900?

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:44 pm

Our bathroom work is still pending. We want to fit a quadrant shower and could easily fit an 800 but could just about fit a larger 900. My question is whether there is a noticable difference when moving around showering between an 800 and a 900? I've been in both in B & Q but need a reply from someone who has actually showered in both sizes.
Louise

tim'll fix it · Post by **tim'll fix it** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:53 pm

quadrants are always small imo

why dont you have a proper corner tray

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:00 pm

A quadrant tray would accommodate the sink better. If we had a corner tray it'd not give us enough walk through area.

Louise

bathstyle · Post by **bathstyle** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:04 pm

900mm is a nice size, take a look in Bathstore, I actually bought one for a customer the other day. A rebranded Simpsons Tray and Enclosure for £570 and it's very good quality, unlike the sheds (B&Q)

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:09 pm

Bathstyle,

Thanks for that. having had a bath for ages, I can't imagine how enclosed it'll be in full showering mode, so don't want to put in an 800 and wish we'd put in a 900.

Louise

bathstyle · Post by **bathstyle** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:25 pm

Your best bet is to cut out a piece of cardboard and place it in the corner of a room, allow approx 250mm of straight edge on each end before curving the front

jason123 · Post by **jason123** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:15 pm

Then post some pictures of yourself pretending to have a shower stood on the cardboard, its not easy gauging these things.

Jaeger_S2k · Post by **Jaeger_S2k** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:25 am

900 does make a difference.

Fitted a 900 with champagne centre opening (sliding) bevelled doors.

You'll also benefit from having the shower head in the corner rather than off a face wall, it's a little more difficult to fit but not a lot, the cavity you form with a panel cutting across the corner makes the pipes an easy run to the mixer.

Glorious shower, had a mirror tiled into the wall and a twin impeller pump in the loft producing 32psi, shifted 40 gallons in around 15minutes! I'd put a bigger tank in next time.

Jaeger_S2k · Post by **Jaeger_S2k** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:25 am

jason123 wrote:Then post some pictures of yourself pretending to have a shower stood on the cardboard, its not easy gauging these things.

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:49 am

last shower I fitted in my bathroom was 900 quadrant and found it a good size and big enough. If you have room for a 900 instead of a 800, I would go for it.

Not many people would come out of a shower and say "nice shower, but I wish it was a bit smaller"

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:48 pm

Would my avatar do?
Louise

The nearest thing that you'll get to me in my scanties is my new photo on the left, aged about 3 on a Devon beach with my dress tucked into my knickers!!

jason123 · Post by **jason123** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:01 am

Good on you for posting, some of our myopic members have had heart attacks though.

Heres a great link, and its free, a bathroom planner, its on the right. You can put people in the room too.

http://www.bathroom-design-guide.com/vi ... design.htm

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 11:04 am

Jason 123,

Many thanks for the link, I'll try it tonight. I'll be glad when the flipping bathroom has been finished. I'm getting fed up with not having either a bath or shower and using a builders' bucket to wash in is certainly a novel use for one! It's the nearest thing to the old tin bath that we could get.

Louise