Shower only
Quick, open, easy to use.
A shower and no bath. It frees up floor space, suits a small room well, and a level-floor version is easy to use at any age.
- Fits from
- A very compact room
- Best for
- Small rooms, en-suites, easy access
- Less suited to
- Young children, if there's no other bath
- Layouts
- 6
Is it right for you?
Choose it if…
Everyone showers, the room is small, it's an en-suite, or you want step-free access now or later.
Think twice if…
It's the only bathroom and you have young children. Some buyers also expect at least one bath in a family home.
The layouts
Six ways to plan a shower-only room, from a corner enclosure to a full wet room.
A corner shower with a door
A defined shower enclosure in the corner of the room.
A neat enclosure with a door, in the corner.
Read more →A curved corner shower
A rounded shower enclosure that softens the corner.
A curved front that saves floor in front of the shower.
Read more →A shower across the end wall
A broad shower uses the full width at one end of the room.
The full width of the room, for the biggest shower.
Read more →A level-floor wet room
The shower area continues into the tiled floor without a raised tray.
No tray and no step: the floor is the shower.
Read more →An open walk-in shower
A shower behind a fixed glass panel, without a shower door.
One fixed glass panel and an open entry.
Read more →A shower with a seat
A level-entry shower with a built-in place to sit.
Level access with a place to sit.
Read more →Enclosure, walk-in or wet room?
An enclosure
A tray with glass on two or more sides and a door. It contains water well and suits most rooms. See shower enclosures.
A walk-in
A tray or tiled floor with one fixed glass panel and no door. Open and easy to clean. See walk-in showers.
A wet room
No tray: the floor is waterproofed and falls to a drain. Step-free, but more work. See wet rooms.
Getting it right
Size matters most
A bigger shower area makes more difference to daily comfort than almost anything else.
The base
Shower trays come low-profile, textured or tileable; a linear drain suits level floors.
Storage
Build a shower niche in before tiling.
Warm & natural: a wood vanity and warm stone tones.
Clean & minimal: white, pale grey and chrome.
Classic & traditional: metro tiles, a patterned floor and a painted vanity.
Bold & colourful: deep green tiles and a terrazzo floor.
A bathroom with a shower and no bath is often called a shower room.
Every room is different. These are starting points, and we confirm what fits at your home visit.
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A corner shower with a door
A defined shower enclosure in the corner of the room.
A curved corner shower
A rounded shower enclosure that softens the corner.
A shower across the end wall
A broad shower uses the full width at one end of the room.
A level-floor wet room
The shower area continues into the tiled floor without a raised tray.
An open walk-in shower
A shower behind a fixed glass panel, without a shower door.
A shower with a seat
A level-entry shower with a built-in place to sit.
Planning a shower room?
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