The Outdoor Shower: Creative Design Ideas for Backyard Living, from the Functional to the Fantastic
Designer/builder Ethan Fierro celebrates summer with this collection of original outdoor shower designs that he’s discovered across North America. He offers dozens of designs to choose from, all pictured in stunning color photographs, ranging from a simple showerhead on the side of your cottage to semi-detached and freestanding structures. Fierro also includes an overview of basic plumbing and structural requirements, along with suggestions for using a wide range of building materials, such...
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Showering outdoors after a day of playing in the surf, digging in the garden, or taking a daylong bike ride is the ultimate in summer relaxation. Designer/builder Ethan Fierro celebrates the creativity and whimsical inspiration of summer with this collection of original outdoor shower designs he’s uncovered from coast to coast. He offers dozens of examples for homeowners to choose from, all pictured in stunning color photographs, ranging from the simple showerhead on the side of the cottage, to semi-detached and freestanding structures. Accompanying text describes the design and material elements involved in each example. Beginning with the basics, Fierro includes an overview of basic plumbing and structural requirements, along with suggestions for incorporating a wide range of building materials, including stone, wood, metal, frosted glass blocks, earth, concrete, tile, stucco, and landscape vegetation. His plans are environmentally sound and mindful of cost-saving techniques, with ideas for repurposing found and recycled materials. Fierro exhibits his own inspired aesthetic in the final chapter with illustrated plans for six fantasy showers, including a tree house, a vineenclosed frame, a stained-glass nautilus, and an underground cavity with a hole for sky-viewing. The Outdoor Shower will set free the inner spirit—and the inner builder—of any summer-home owner.
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
\ Akron Beacon Journal“The book covers all the practical aspects you need to know before building an outdoor shower.”—Mary Beth Breckenridge, Akron Beacon Journal\ — Mary Beth Breckenridge\ \ \ \ \ Hartford Courant“The ideas just flow on how to create one of these escapist retreats for yourself.”—Nancy Schoeffler, Hartford Courant\ — Nancy Schoeffler\ \
