Your guide to outdoor showers.
A lot of people visit my site because they are excited about the prospect of having an outdoor shower. However, they soon get turned off by the idea when they realize some of the costs or work involved. The plumbing costs for getting the water pipes to your shower and for installing a draining system [...]
In the following section, we’ve collected and organized a large selection of outdoor shower enclosure designs and styles. Whether you’re looking for fun, serviceable, luxurious, or entertaining you should be able to find something that will help you put together your own enclosure. There are no plans included with these designs. You can go here [...]
Looking for some privacy when you shower outdoors? Looking for some basic outdoor shower enclosure plans? Look no further! Plan #1 This is a great plan created by the people over at Cottage Life. It comes with a sliding wood door (pictured below) and can be adapted to fit your specific circumstances. Here are the [...]
If you’ve looked for a book on showering outdoors, then chances are you’ve come across The Outdoor Shower by Ethan Fierro. The book is chalk-full of useful information and ideas. I highly recommend it for those in the beginning phases of the process. Below I’ve added some of the outdoor shower enclosure designs from the [...]
Some people only want to shower outside to wash off the muck before entering the house. Others are looking for the complete outdoor showering experience (most of us are probably somewhere in-between). Below are a few tips for designing outdoors showers. Maintain Privacy, but Keep it Open One of the best parts about showering outdoors [...]
In the last article we answered the question, “Do I Need to Connect the Outdoor Shower to the Sewer?” Now it’s time to put in some sort of drain for your outside shower. You have a couple of options here. You can connect your shower to a septic system or sewer or you can build [...]
The first question you need to ask yourself when putting in an outdoor shower is where is the water going to come from? Traditionally you have three options for getting water: (1) from your house’s water system, (2) from a garden hose, or (3) from a standing body of water. Let’s discuss the pros and [...]
Most people need some way to warm up their shower water (although in some warmer areas it might not be necessary). Some popular options for getting warm water outdoors are (1) running the hot water line from the house to the outside shower, (2) using a tankless gas heater, and (3) solar powered warming. Heating [...]
This is intended to be a resource on the different types of water heaters in general. I have another article written specifically about choosing a water heater for your outdoor shower. I decided to write this article for those of you who really have no clue when it comes to water heaters and plumbing. In [...]
In the plumbing world this is usually a heated discussion. It seems like every plumber has his/her favorite material and swears that the other materials are complete garbage. Today, I won’t be taking sides, but we will look at whether your outdoor shower will be better off with Copper, CPVC, or PEX. Copper Pipes Let’s [...]
