Ask This Old House - 2002 Pruning a Tree Installing a Shower Mixing Valve 7-18 was released on:
USA: 2009
If it is indoors and not a recessed shower, you may have a leaking shower pan.
Installing a steam shower in the basement is not a good idea. The steam shower should be installed in the nbathroom of your home.
A leaking shower valve by installing a new cartridge.
On some of them, you may need silicone to seal the lowest seam. Depends on the design of shower base.
By installing more then 3 flow restrictors
A glass shower enclosure will cost you around $1000. Most places will charge you a fee for installing these enclosures.
The piping has to be the exact same length for each shower head from the tee where the cold and hot water feeds from the top of the diverter faucet.
B & Q and Homebase both give out free sheets about how to do various DIY jobs, including installing a shower. You can pick them up in any of their stores. I had no difficulty in following the instructions which were very clear.
When installing things like shower doors, although you can do it yourself, I would suggest getting the help of a professional. This is because you want to be sure that it has been installed securely, and they will have more experience than you in installing it.
First determine what you are going to install as the shower unit. If there is to be no shower unit and it will just drain through the concrete floor, then it will be flush with the floor. If you are installing a unit, then you need to look at the unit to determine the distance obove the concrete to place the drain.
"Shower plumbing will vary greatly in cost depending on wether you are installing a new shower system, refurbishing an older system, planning to add upgraded features and fixtures, and if there will be tiling involved."
The purpose of a thermostatic mixing valve is to mix hot water with cold water. This is what keeps the constant temperature in both bath and shower water.