An outdoor shower is one of summer's greatest pleasures. Providing practical building instructions for a variety of designs that range from a simple showerhead on the side of a cottage to a freestanding structure enclosed in frosted glass, Ethan Fierro shows you how to build an outdoor shower that reflects your unique personality and style. With an eye toward keeping costs down and environmentally friendly construction practices, Fierro will inspire you to create the shower of your dreams. Ethan Fierro is a designer and builder who specializes in Asianinspired designs for teahouses, meditation huts, lanterns, fountains, gardens, land sculpture, and stone arrangements. Currently, he works with Michael Singer, Inc. on large public sculpture installations. Ethan lives in western Massachusetts.
Introduction
1 Shower Basics
Finding the Right Spot, Water Supply, Hot Water, Plumbing Considerations, Water Drainage, The Shower Floor, Walls and Enclosures, Fixtures, Lighting the Shower
2 Choosing Building Materials
Wood, Stone, Tile, Brick, Glass, Concrete, Metal, Stucco and Plaster, Bamboo
3 Permanent Outdoor Showers
The Minimalist Shower, The Enclosed/Attached Shower, The Semi-Detached Shower, The Fully Detached Shower, The Indoor-Outdoor Shower
4 Temporary Showers
The Solar Shower, The Fixed-Location Camp Shower, The Entomo Shower, The Opportunistic Shower
5 Planning and Design
Budget and Schedule, Finding a Good Contractor, Design Ideas
Resources
Acknowledgments
Index
Enjoy Outdoor Living to the Fullest!
Showering outdoors under a bright blue sky after a day of playing in the surf, digging in the garden, or taking a long bicycle ride is the ultimate in relaxation. Designer/builder Ethan Fierro celebrates the creativity and whimsical inspiration behind dozens of outdoor showers in this collection of stunning designs, all photographed on location across North America.
Whether you're planning to add a simple wooden shower enclosure to the outside of your beach or lake house, or to build a freestanding shower structure in a private corner of your property, you will find the perfect plan idea. There is also plenty of practical information on basic plumbing and structural requirements, along with suggestions for how to use a wide range of building materials, from stone and wood to metal, glass blocks, tile, and more. And for the cost-conscious builder, Fierro offers fun ideas for repurposing found and recycled materials.
If you've always dreamed of having an outdoor shower, now's the time to open the pages of this book, shed your inhibitions, and take the plunge! "The ideas just flow on how to create one of these escapist retreats for yourself."-Nancy Schoeffler, Hartford Courant
"The book covers all the practical aspects you need to know before building an outdoor shower…[H]e also includes plenty of photos of showers, from elegant glass block enclosures to simple setups supplied by garden hoses, that will make you wish for the opportunity to scrub up al fresco."
Mary Beth Breckenridge, McClatchy Newspapers
