Installing a shower cabin seems attractive because it takes up much less space than a bathtub. In the catalogs of manufacturers and in various stores, hypermarkets, you can easily find designs of various brands, shapes, sizes and colors, even with advanced technical equipment. But if you install any product instead of a bathtub... you can face claims from state inspectors. Such a change in an apartment or house is considered a redevelopment.

It can only be done in the order prescribed by housing laws. Additionally, you should take into account the standards established by the housing inspectorate. You will have to meticulously study specialized literature for many hours just to do everything correctly... or pay a substantial amount to experts. In addition, if partitions need to be demolished or the area of ​​the room needs to be changed, then this is already redevelopment. It is usually allowed to be carried out, but with amendments to the technical passport of the dwelling.

Moreover, they can refuse if the installation of a too heavy ladder, or if there is a deviation from fire, sanitary and other standards. For your information: the state is reluctant to approve the installation of glass cabins, and the consent of all owners and residents of social rent is also required. But let's assume that all these obstacles are not scary. And still, you should think many times before giving up a traditional bath. You can lie in it peacefully.

And this procedure allows you to relax, come to harmony of body and spirit. Moreover, a shower cabin is more difficult to clean. The film on the glass appears very easily, but its removal turns into a whole battle. Sometimes you have to treat the surface with special means for a long time. Anyone who has used showers in high-class hotels knows that there is always moisture nearby. No matter what the designers do, and no matter how carefully the washing itself is done, this will definitely happen. And therefore, a bathtub is better for those who want comfort and dryness.

Finally, a mass-produced shower cabin looks like a disinfection tank. And those products that are better than ordinary ones cost at least twice or three times more than the average, and there are few of them. It is definitely not worth installing a shower cabin instead of a bathtub if family members behave unceremoniously. In addition, you can collect water in the bathtub in case of an emergency or a long planned shutdown, but you can’t do this with a cabin.