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		<title>Jado Faucets</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jado faucets are European engineered fixtures designed to be both beautiful and functional. Their superior construction also includes quality brass construction and utilizes ceramic disc technology for the best performance anywhere. With thirteen different bathroom faucet collections and six kitchen faucet collections, they have faucets to suit nearly any décor or personal design preference. For [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Jado Faucets" href="http://www.plumbingpoint.com/jado-faucets/">Jado faucets</a> are European engineered fixtures designed to be both beautiful and functional.  Their superior construction also includes quality brass construction and utilizes ceramic disc technology for the best performance anywhere.  With thirteen different bathroom faucet collections and six kitchen faucet collections, they have faucets to suit nearly any décor or personal design preference.  For the designer in you, each faucet collection also includes an array of corresponding accessories to make your bathroom or kitchen the ultimate sanctuary.<br />
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<strong> Jado Kitchen Faucets</strong></p>
<p>The Jado kitchen faucet collection includes six distinct lines of coordinating fixtures and accessories.</p>
<p>The Basil collection of kitchen faucets offers minimalist designs that are sleek and sophisticated.  Focusing on high arched faucets for added convenience and workspace, Basil faucets and accessories provide a modern look, while also blending in nicely with any décor theme.</p>
<p>The Cayenne collection offers the same modern elegance, with a slightly more futuristic twist.  In place of a standard single water control handle, Cayenne faucets come equipped with a versatile joystick that mounts into the kitchen sink and can be used to control both the flow and the temperature of the water.</p>
<p>The Coriander collection relies on contemporary design and clean lines to create the perfect addition to your new kitchen.  Best suited for natural colored counter tops and design forward décor, Coriander faucets provide a sleek look without pushing the modernism too far in their design.</p>
<p>The IQ collection is self described by Jado as being simplification at it&#8217;s finest.  These faucets are nothing but the bare bones of kitchen faucets design with a definitive modern touch.  Designed for both minimalist kitchens as well as those seeking a ultra modern appeal, IQ faucets offer a visual centerpiece that your kitchen will revolve around.</p>
<p>Likewise, the Saffron collection of faucets provides the same futuristic design, but with a more professional set of features.  Known for their pull down faucets and other aspects derived from commercial applications, Saffron faucets offer the best of both worlds in their modern industrial designs.</p>
<p>Lastly, with regards to kitchen faucets, is the Victorian collection.  Unlike its counterparts this collection focuses solely on replicating the beauty and detail work that went into true Victorian kitchens.  Opting for elegant curves instead of simply sleek lines, Victorian faucets by Jado are truly a masterpiece in and of themselves.</p>
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<p><strong>Jado Bathroom Faucets</strong></p>
<p>The Jado bathroom faucet collection includes thirteen distinct lines of coordinating fixtures and accessories.  Both the IQ and Victorian collections are nearly identical in overall design to their kitchen faucet counterparts.  The other collections, however, are truly unique in their design and visual appeal.</p>
<p>The 818 series of Jado bathroom faucets goes for the same modern edge as some of the kitchen collections do, but relies on angles and geometric blocking to achieve that result.  Perfect for contemporary or ultra modern kitchen design, 818 faucets offer a unique alternative to the flowing lines most often found in bathrooms.</p>
<p>Glance, New Haven, and Borma faucets somewhat resemble the Cayenne kitchen collection, primarily because of the use of a similar joystick to control water pressure and temperature.  Ideal for ultra modern bathrooms, both collections offer a visually striking design.</p>
<p>The Colonial, Classic, and New Classic collections rely on old world charm and simple design to bring a vintage touch to any bathroom.  The Hatteras collection offer the same reminiscent visual design as well, however, they do tend to focus more on darker bronzes and have somewhat of a nautical appeal to them.  Likewise, Wynd 816 faucets offer a decidedly international flair, combining nautical elements with natural design to create the ultimate blend of organic and industrial visual appeals.</p>
<p>Faucets in the Illume collection allows users to combine the beauty of flowing lines and clean angles with their unique designs.  Blending curved spouts with block bases, Illume faucets create a unique visual contrast within themselves to provide a beautifully modern design.</p>
<p>The Jean Nouvel faucet collection is known more for its features than its look, although the modern appearance of the fixtures are quite stunning.  What the collections offers that is even more impressive is the wonders of touch technology to control the various aspects of the faucets that are traditionally handled in a more manual method.</p>
<p>Regardless of which collection you choose, rest assured that Jado provides all the tools you need to have a completely coordinated kitchen or bath.  From towel holders to soap dishes, each collection includes a wide range of coordinating fixtures and accessories to create the seamless décor you are looking for.</p>
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		<title>Peerless Faucets</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Peerless Faucet Company is one of the leading divisions of Delta Faucet, the largest U.S. Producer of faucets for both residential and commercial. Peerless faucets are known for their quality craftsmanship and visual appeal when it comes to bathroom, kitchen, and bar or laundry sinks. Peerless Kitchen Faucets A Peerless kitchen faucet is not [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Peerless Faucet Company is one of the leading divisions of Delta Faucet, the largest U.S. Producer of faucets for both residential and commercial.  <a title="Peerless Faucets" href="http://www.plumbingpoint.com/peerless-faucets/">Peerless faucets</a> are known for their quality craftsmanship and visual appeal when it comes to bathroom, kitchen, and bar or laundry sinks.</p>
<h4>Peerless Kitchen Faucets</h4>
<p>A Peerless kitchen faucet is not only a model of top quality U.S. Production, it is also a thing of beauty and function combined into a single unit.  Peerless kitchen faucets come in three basic styles, pull out faucets, double handle faucets, and single handle faucets.<br />
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<h4>Single Handle Faucets</h4>
<p>Single handle kitchen faucets tend to be the most common style used in the average kitchen.  They consist of a single spout that typically extends horizontally over the kitchen sink, but with a defined upward angle to allow for maximum operating space and clearance area to accommodate larger pots and pans.  The temperature of the water is controlled by a single handle that is moved left or right until the desired temperature has been achieved.  The base of the single handled kitchen faucet is generally wide in order to allow for installation in sinks that may have been punched for a double handled style of faucet.</p>
<h4>Double Handle Faucets</h4>
<p>Double handle faucets tend to have the same basic spout design as their single handled counterparts.  The primary difference between the two lies in the water temperature controls.  Instead of having a single control, double handle faucets have two separate controls, one each for the hot and cold water.  As each knob is turned, it increases or decreases the flow of either the hot or cold water, combining the two flows into the spout until the desired temperature is reached.</p>
<h4>Pull Down Faucets</h4>
<p>One of the more unique types of kitchen faucets is the pull down design.  While these may appear to be standard single and double handle sinks on first glance, their functional ability is somewhat enhanced.  Taking their cue from sprayer sinks often found in larger commercial kitchens, pull down faucets allow the used to take the end of the water spout and extend it via a tube within the spout.  This not only allows the sink spout to be used in a more flexible manner.  This is not only perfect for cleaning larger pots and pans, it can also come in handy for tasks requiring water flow in the immediate area around the sink.</p>
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<h4>Peerless Bathroom Faucets</h4>
<p>A Peerless bathroom faucet also comes in three different varieties, each with their own specific function.  They include lavatory faucets, tub and shower faucets and roman tub faucets.  The various types of bathroom faucets offered are geared towards a variety of bathrooms with unique functional capacities and components.</p>
<h4>Lavatory Faucets</h4>
<p>Lavatory faucets are designed specifically for use with bathroom sinks.  Like the line of kitchen faucets produced by Peerless, they come in either single or double handle designs.  Some lavatory faucets come packaged in sets, designed for master bathrooms with multiple sinks.  They may also have coordinating tub and shower faucets, for standard bathrooms, or can simply be a stand alone product, as would be needed for a guest bathroom with no bathing facility.</p>
<h4>Tub And Shower Faucets</h4>
<p>Tub and shower faucets consist of several components.  In a traditional tub and shower combination, the faucets components would include a bathtub spout with either a single or double handle faucet control and a separate shower head.  There is typically a directional controller built into the tub spout that can divert the water flow back and forth between the tub spout and the shower head.  For stand alone shower units, the tub spout would be omitted and the water controls would be mounted higher up near the shower head for easier access.</p>
<h4>Roman Tubs</h4>
<p>Older bathrooms may not have always taken advantage of built in showers and often relied on standalone bathtubs to satisfy any bathing needs.  These vintage or vintage inspired bathtubs are commonly referred to as claw foot tubs or Roman tubs.  For these designs, more specifically tubs without attached shower heads, the faucet is mounted on the tub itself and resembles a lavatory faucet in appearance and operation.</p>
<h4>Peerless Bar &amp; Laundry Faucets</h4>
<p>The third category for Peerless faucets includes fixtures designed for bar sinks or laundry sinks.  While appearance is important for these types of faucets, the general emphasis is typically placed on functionality and durability.  These faucets come in a range of styles, shapes, and sizes, ideal for small bar sinks as well as large laundry sinks.  They can also incorporate any of the designs listed in both the bathroom faucet category as well as the kitchen faucet collections.  The key characteristic is the inclusion of high set water spouts for increased work space below.</p>
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		<title>Danze Kitchen Faucets</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking to add a bit of modern flair to your kitchen, but still want to maintain functionality, a Danze kitchen faucet may be just what you need. Produced by the fastest-growing plumbing accessory company in the states, Danze kitchen faucets offer unique and bold designs, while also providing more functionality than most [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are looking to add a bit of modern flair to your kitchen, but still want to maintain functionality, a Danze kitchen faucet may be just what you need.  Produced by the fastest-growing plumbing accessory company in the states, <a title="Danze Kitchen Faucets" href="http://www.plumbingpoint.com/danze-kitchen-faucets/">Danze kitchen faucets</a> offer unique and bold designs, while also providing more functionality than most standard kitchen faucets.  Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Illinois, they currently offer ten distinct collections of kitchen faucet designs, collectively catering to a wide range of décor theme and personal tastes.<span id="more-902"></span></p>
<p>The Antioch collection offered by Danze provides beautifully flowing lines with a touch of old world charm.  Marked by their swan neck water controls and sleek spouts, the Antioch faucets come in a variety of colors and finishes, allowing them to blend in perfectly with any kitchen style, while their beautiful structure makes sure they will make a strong visual impact as well.  There are currently nine faucet styles in the Antioch collection.</p>
<p>The Bellefleur collection also comes in several finishes and places emphasis on height and sleek design to help set it apart from the rest.  Complete with hand held sprayers, these faucets seem designed more to be noticed.  This collection is also ideal for smaller sinks, as they do focus primarily on vertical construction rather than horizontal design.  There are currently four styles in the Bellefleur collection.</p>
<p>The Como collection of Danze kitchen faucets follows very closely to the Bellefleur collection with regards to basic design.  Unlike the smooth curves of the Bellefleur faucets, however, Como faucets have somewhat of a more architectural design, using clean angles and lines to both complement and offset the curves they do possess.  This style is especially popular in highly modernized kitchens where sleek design triumphs above all else.  Como faucets come equipped with had sprayers and can be found in three basic models.</p>
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<p>The next Danze collection of kitchen faucets, the Fairmont collection, relies on a more rustic design and is best suited to vintage styled kitchens or farm style kitchens.  These faucets feature many of the same elegant lines seen in earlier groups, but add some decorative touches, particularly in the base of the spout and the handle, to suit them to non-modern decors.  Fairmont faucets by Danze are offered in ten different varieties.</p>
<p>The Melrose collection is somewhat larger than the previous collections, containing seventeen styles to choose from.  Within the Melrose collection, there are two basic faucets designs, those that focus on vertical spouts and those whose spouts push outward horizontally from the faucet, better designed to situate over the sink itself at a much lower point.</p>
<p>The Danze opulence kitchen faucets feature an incredible forty five designs to choose from and are some of the most elegant and unique of all the Danze faucets.  The one thing a Danze opulence kitchen faucet is known for is its unique curves and seemingly antique appearance.  Some say they resembles faucets you might have seen centuries ago in Ancient Rome or Greece, lending to the fact that they are popular choices for those preferring more global design themes.</p>
<p>Parma faucets by Danze focus on minimalism above all else.  Their sleek and clean designs offer a sophisticated look for a modern kitchen or simply a sophisticated look for any other décor.  They are some of the slimmest faucets offered by Danze and can be found in nine different varieties.</p>
<p>Sheridan faucets focus back on height rather than width with their tall and elegant water spouts.  Being one of the smaller collections, they offer three different designs that are neutral enough in appearance to match any décor.</p>
<p>Sirius faucets by Danze are some of the most modern edged designs they have to offer, available in seven different styles.  They are characterized by their unique flattened spout, as opposed to the pipe shaped spouts on more traditional sinks.  The Sirius faucets also work well in cutting edge kitchen design where clean lines and unusual fixtures are the status quo.</p>
<p>The final kitchen faucets collection offered by Danze is the Sonora collection.  Sonora faucets come in five styles and feature the common Danze height, while also providing a very clean and compact design.</p>
<p>The most common colors used in the Danze collections are silver, pewter, copper, and bronze.  Faucets come in a range of finishes as well, including high gloss, brushed metal, and satin or matte.  Danze also offers a range of plumbing accessories for every other room in the house as well, making it very easy to coordinate your entire home into one or more Danze faucet collections.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shower doors come in a great many number of various shapes, sizes, materials, and designs. They do, however, fall into one of three basic categories, folding, hinged, and sliding doors. While folding doors are typically found on bathtub shower installations, hinged doors are most common with walk in shower enclosures. Sliding shower doors, on the [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Shower Doors" href="http://www.plumbingpoint.com/shower-doors/">Shower doors</a> come in a great many number of various shapes, sizes, materials, and designs.  They do, however, fall into one of three basic categories, folding, hinged, and sliding doors.  While folding doors are typically found on bathtub shower installations, hinged doors are most common with walk in shower enclosures.  <a title="Sliding Shower Doors" href="http://www.plumbingpoint.com/sliding-shower-doors/">Sliding shower doors</a>, on the other hand, can be used for both bathtub enclosures and walk in shower units, making them the more versatile of the three designs.</p>
<h4>How Do Sliding Shower Doors Work?</h4>
<p>A sliding shower door works in a manner similar to that of a sliding patio door. <span id="more-891"></span> The assembly is comprised of a support frame with built in mounting tracks, one or two sliding panels, and possibly one or two fixed panels.  The most common styles will have two sliding panels to allow bathers to access the shower from either side of the unit.  Each panel slides either in front of or behind the other panel, allowing them to be mounted parallel to each other within the track.</p>
<p>Other enclosure designs will have one fixed panel and one sliding panel.  While this restricts access to the shower unit to one side or another, it also reduces the potential wear and tear on the fixed panel.  Most designs that incorporate a fixed panel will allow the option to choose which side of the enclosure provides the most beneficial access points.</p>
<p>For some larger shower enclosures, two fixed panels may be installed on the outer sides of the sliding panels in order to better bridge the gap in the opening without having to increase the width of the panels, potentially making them too large and bulky.  The smaller the panels are and the less they way, the easier it will be to slide them within the track.</p>
<h4>What Are Sliding Shower Doors Made From?</h4>
<p>Sliding doors are typically manufactured from wither plexiglass or glass, both offering a transparent or semi-transparent appearance.  The materials can also be frosted or etched with various designs and patterns.  The tracks in which the doors rest are almost always made from metal.  There are, however, a number of new glass sliding door styles on the market which are essentially frameless in design.  The outer edges of the glass are coated in a thick silicone which not only buffers and smooths the edges, but also allows the doors to slide easily without the need for a traditional frame system.  Instead of the door hardware being mounted onto the metal frame, it is mounted directly onto the glass itself.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest choices consumers must make when trying to select from the great number of shower doors on the market is which style to choose. The two basic styles, being hinged and folding, can help to narrow the potential selection, however, within each of those two categories lies additional subsets. Folding shower doors, [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the biggest choices consumers must make when trying to select from the great number of <a title="Shower Doors" href="http://www.plumbingpoint.com/shower-doors/">shower doors</a> on the market is which style to choose.  The two basic styles, being hinged and folding, can help to narrow the potential selection, however, within each of those two categories lies additional subsets.  <a title="Folding Shower Doors" href="http://www.plumbingpoint.com/folding-shower-doors/">Folding shower doors</a>, for instance, have two basic styles they are offered in, bi-fold and accordion, each with its own unique look and set of qualities.</p>
<h4>What Are Folding Shower Doors?</h4>
<p>Most bathtubs are built with a shower feature as well, offering the bather two types of bathing methods.  <span id="more-887"></span>While shower curtains are the cheapest way to create a partition between the shower area and the bathroom when using the shower, some consumer prefer something a little more durable and permanent.  Because of this, shower doors are often used which attach to the wall of the tub and mount into a frame installed just below the ceiling.  While some doors slide on a track, others fold in on themselves.  Folding shower were doors are most commonly found in two varieties that incorporate either one large fold or several smaller folds.</p>
<h4>What Types Of Folding Shower Doors Are Available?</h4>
<p>Bi-fold doors essentially fold in half onto themselves.  The door is attached to the mounting track at both far ends of the door, and the center portion of the door is hinged which allows it to fold.  By folding in half, the shower door takes up much less space than it would if it were an out swing door.  Bi-fold doors can be made of glass or plexiglass, offering the consumer a wide range of design options to choose from.  Glass doors can be transparent or opaque, smooth or textured, and plain or patterned.  Bi-fold doors tend to be the most common styles used in bathrooms that are not necessarily limited to space constraints, as they tend to be the more elegant of the two types of folding door designs.</p>
<p>Accordion doors, on the other hand, contain several folds within their structure.  Since glass and plexiglass tend to be somewhat rigid in design, accordion doors are often made of more flexible materials that can better accommodate the numerous folds.  Accordion doors are preferred in bathrooms with limited square footage since they require very little additional clearance space outside of the shower are in order to be able to open and close properly.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When shopping for shower doors, it may not always be possible to find exactly what you&#8217;re looking for. While there are a wide variety of models and styles to choose from on the market, there just may not be one that suits you exact taste or design requirements. In these cases, custom shower doors should [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When shopping for <a title="Shower Doors" href="http://www.plumbingpoint.com/shower-doors/">shower doors</a>, it may not always be possible to find exactly what you&#8217;re looking for.  While there are a wide variety of models and styles to choose from on the market, there just may not be one that suits you exact taste or design requirements.  In these cases, <a title="Custom Shower Doors" href="http://www.plumbingpoint.com/custom-shower-doors/">custom shower doors</a> should offer the solution to your problem.</p>
<h4>What Are Custom Shower Doors?</h4>
<p>A custom shower door is one that is created based on your exact specifications.  <span id="more-884"></span>True custom pieces will allow you to choose the exact size of the door, the materials it is made from, the color and texture of the door, and even that type and design of the hardware used to mount the door.  While having to pick all of these specs may seem daunting, you will typically be given a list of possible choices from which to pick.  While the shower door is a custom piece, its creation more resembles a mix and match process.</p>
<h4>Why Would I Need A Custom Shower Door?</h4>
<p>While the majority of shower enclosures and tub enclosures have standard size openings for their doors, some are an exception to the rule.  Custom designed enclosures may, at times, be created with non standard size doors.  If the existing door were ever to become damaged, a new custom door would have to be ordered that would match the opening within the enclosure frame.</p>
<p>If you are somewhat picky when it comes to overall bathroom design, you may find several doors that bear individual features that suit your desired look.  They are not necessarily, however, all found on the same door.  In these cases, you can take pictures of or note down the specific elements of each feature from the various doors that you do like, and work with a custom designer to bring all of the elements together into one piece.</p>
<p>Because the demand for custom shower doors has risen over the years, many manufacturers offer the chance for consumers to create and order custom pieces.  Even the bigger names in the business offer the mix and match process for their clients, giving them the ability to create a pseudo custom door based on a pre-set list of available and combinable options.  This method of customization may be slightly more costly than buying a pre-designed shower door, but is still not as expensive as having a complete custom shower door made from scratch.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before the advent of indoor plumbing, it wasn&#8217;t necessarily common for people to shower indoors. While many are familiar with the idea of an outhouse, or an outdoor toilet, not many people realized that these were just as common as outdoor showers. In fact, many cultures today still rely on outdoor showers for their bathing [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before the advent of indoor plumbing, it wasn&#8217;t necessarily common for people to shower indoors.  While many are familiar with the idea of an outhouse, or an outdoor toilet, not many people realized that these were just as common as<a title="Outdoor Showers" href="http://www.plumbingpoint.com/outdoor-showers/"> outdoor showers</a>.  In fact, many cultures today still rely on outdoor showers for their bathing ritual.  Even if you do prefer to shower indoors, there are also several other reasons to consider an outside shower.</p>
<h4>What Is An Outdoor Shower?</h4>
<p>Just as the name implies, it is a shower that is installed or used outdoors.  <span id="more-879"></span>Outside showers can be either fixed and permanent installations or portable units, depending on the specific need they are designed to meet.</p>
<h4>Fixed Outdoors Showers</h4>
<p>The most common reason people choose a fixed outdoor shower installation is to provide a bathing area convenient to their pool or spa.  Since the water used in the pool contains so many various chemicals, many people prefer a quick rinse off each time they exit the pool in order to wash the chemicals off their skin and out of their hair.  These units can also be found on public beaches to allow swimmers the same chance to wash the salty ocean water from their body before leaving the beach for the day.</p>
<p>These types of showers also come in very handy after a long day of working outdoors, perfect for washing away at least a portion of the dirt before going back inside to finish cleaning off.  This quick wash off can also help to avoid tracking excess dirt or other debris into the house.</p>
<p>In the Japanese cultures, the use of soaking tubs is very common.  These are large bathtub like fixtures designed for bathing and relaxation.  The majority of the actual bathing, however, takes place in an outdoor shower as the people of the country prefer to enter the soaking tub with their bodies already having been cleaned.  The cleansing process that occurs in the soaking tub is designed more for the mind than it is for the body.</p>
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<p>Many environmentalists are also starting to realize the benefits of showering outdoors.  While most people believe that the soaps and shampoos used during the bathing process would be harmful to the environment, many products are available that have no negative effects when exposed to plants or trees.  This allows consumers who wish to conserve water to use the run off shower water for other purposes, such as watering flowers and plants to caring for their lawns.  The water can either be collected into a bucket or other container via a drain, or it can simply be routed into a run off drain that disperses onto the yard.</p>
<p>These various types of permanent outdoor showers are connected to standard plumbing lines and typically have the same hot and cold water features that an indoor shower would possess.  Some beach and pool showers may be limited to cold water, but after a day of being in the heat of the sun, the cold water can be quite refreshing.  Home installed outdoor showers are often build with some type of enclosure that surrounds them offering a level of privacy to the bather.  This may be anything from a basic shower curtain on a circular rod, to an elaborate and decorative fenced in area.</p>
<h4>Portable Outdoor Showers</h4>
<p>A portable outdoor shower is most often found in the possession of an avid camper.  Outdoor camping showers are a perfect way to bring a small bit of the luxuries from home out into the wilderness with you.  While most people use a basic outdoor camping shower that contains a water reservoir that can be filled at local streams or rivers, other prefer to bring their own water with them.  Many high end camping shower can also be purchased with a built in propane water heater, allowing the campers access to hot water while out in the wilderness.  The reservoir tanks are typically designed to be broken down into a flat configuration to make storage and transportation easier.</p>
<p>While the number of outdoor toilets has declined significantly over the years, aside from the units used for large sporting events or other public gatherings, the number of outdoors showers seems to be rising.  Many consumers simply enjoy the feeling of being able to bathe outdoors, regardless of the environmental or practical benefits.  Others value outdoor showers for the various conveniences they do provide.  For campers outdoor showers are just another way to make their camping experiences slightly more comfortable, while still allowing them to enjoy the outdoors for all its beauty and wonder.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the most elegant materials you can use in a bathroom is glass.  Long valued for its crisp, clean appearance, glass provides a natural beauty to any bathroom it is featured in.  Glass bathroom sinks, for example are quickly gaining in popularity among the must have bathroom fixtures.  <a title="Shower Doors" href="http://www.plumbingpoint.com/shower-doors/">Shower doors</a> have even been impacted by this trend in recent years.  While <a title="Glass Shower Doors" href="http://www.plumbingpoint.com/glass-shower-doors/">glass shower doors</a> have been around for much longer than the recent trend would have people believe, they are just now gaining their rightful place as one of the most versatile fixture accessories you can find on the market today.<br />
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<h4>Why Are Bathroom Glass Shower Doors So Popular?</h4>
<p>One of the main reasons the rise of the bathroom glass shower door has been so substantial is credited to their sheer beauty.  Glass doors provide an instant sense of upscale design to any bathroom, as well as offering a unique visual appeal.  For consumers looking to make a small bathroom seem larger, transparent glass doors prevent the shower area from being partitioned off from the rest of the bathroom area, increasing the overall visibility of the actual square footage within the room.  In larger bathrooms, transparent glass doors offer the same illusions of a completely open space, catering well to consumers who prefer open floor plans within their bathrooms.</p>
<h4>What Types Of Glass Shower Doors Are Available?</h4>
<p>For the most part, glass shower doors are available in two basic categories, sliding doors and hinged doors.</p>
<p>Sliding glass shower doors are commonly found in bathrooms that contain a traditional bathtub and show combination.  The track for the door is mounted onto the outer lip of the bathtub and connected to the supporting wall the bathtub is situated against.  The sliding glass shower door is them mounted into the bottom track and connected to an upper track.  The upper tack can be mounted to the bathroom ceiling, as is often the case in bathrooms with lower ceiling heights, or it can be at a fixed point a foot or two from the ceiling, once again dependent on the overall ceiling height in the bathroom.    Mounting the upper track below ceiling height is the most common option, as it allows for greater airflow in the shower area and bathroom in general.</p>
<p>Hinged glass shower doors are more commonly found in walk in shower enclosures.  Operating the same way as a traditional door in the home, the hinged door is mounted on frame which is built into the shower enclosure itself.  The most common styles swing outward, however, some models designed for smaller space can either swing inwards or pivot on their center point.  This eliminates the need to have the full out swing area kept clear within the bathroom to allow for proper door function.</p>
<h4>What Other Options Are Available?</h4>
<p>Frameless doors are also gaining in popularity, offering a more streamlined appearance and a sleeker design.  Instead of being set into a frame, the door hardware is mounted directly onto the glass.  The outer edges of the glass door are left exposed, instead of being covered by framing material, which can sometimes cheapen the look of the door itself.  In order to prevent injury, the outer edges are rounded off to a smooth finish and then often coated with a thin layer of silicone, increasing the safety of having the edges exposed in such a manner.</p>
<p>Custom glass shower doors are becoming more widely available as well.  While many bathroom designers will specialize in custom pieces, the larger names in bathroom fixture and accessory design are also beginning to offer custom order options.  A custom glass shower door allows the consumer to present the exact specifications they desire.  The option is ideal when an irregular or non standard size door is needed.  Custom doors are also highly valued by consumers with unique tastes in visual aesthetics.  Frosted glass shower doors are one of the most frequently customized designs.  While the door sizes and shapes are standard, customizing the pieces allows consumers to choose the various designs that can be laser or acid etched into the glass door, providing them with the chance for a true one of a kind work of art for their bathroom.  While floral designs remain quite popular, unusual geometric designs are being seen more frequently in modern bathroom environments.  Custom doors also allows for consumer chosen colors to be used to tint the glass, allowing perfect cohesion between the shower door and the overall décor and color theme of the bathroom itself.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[When navigating the world of bathroom design and renovation, one of the most important things a consumer can do is educate themselves in advance before attempting to make any purchases or design options. While it may seem simple to walk into a home improvement store or design studio and pick and choose fixtures based on [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When navigating the world of bathroom design and renovation, one of the most important things a consumer can do is educate themselves in advance before attempting to make any purchases or design options.  While it may seem simple to walk into a home improvement store or design studio and pick and choose fixtures based on looks alone, there are numerous other factors that must be taken into account when designing or redesigning your new bathroom.  Square footage, accessibility options, and total cost can sometimes be factors that get overlooked, creating serious issues in the long run.  <a title="Shower Doors" href="http://www.plumbingpoint.com/shower-doors/">Shower doors</a>, for example, represent one of the bathroom choices that come in perhaps the widest range of styles and design choices.  It is crucial, however, to take all of the above factors into account in order to ensure the shower door you purchase is the one that will best suit your needs with regards to both form and function.<br />
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<h4>What Are Shower Doors Used For?</h4>
<p>There are two basic bathroom configurations that require the use of shower doors, walk in shower enclosures and bathtub showers.  Bathtub showers do not require the use of a door, often relying on a simple shower curtain to create a partition.  The use of bathtub shower doors, however, remains somewhat common.</p>
<h4>Walk In Shower Doors</h4>
<p>A walk in shower is essentially an area of the bathroom that has been sectioned off for use as a shower fixture.  Walk in showers are ideal for small bathrooms where traditional bathtubs would take up too much space.  They are also common in master bathrooms as a secondary installation to a larger bathtub.  Because of the way they are constructed, a shower door is needed to create a water barrier and protect the bathroom area.</p>
<h4>Bathtub Shower Doors</h4>
<p>In some cases, a consumer will have a traditional bathtub that they use as a shower on a frequent basis.  While many people prefer the affordability of shower curtains, as well as their ability to be changed frequently to match or create a décor, others would rather have a more permanent and durable solution.    A bathtub shower door is designed to mount into a frame that is mounted at the bottom to the bathtub and at the top to the bathroom ceiling, sometimes slightly lower to allow for greater air circulation.</p>
<h4>What Types Of Shower Doors Are There?</h4>
<p>The first thing to determine when shopping for a shower door is which style of shower you wish to have.  Choosing between bath shower doors and stand alone shower doors essentially cuts your design options in half, significantly reducing the number of designs you will have to consider.  The next big step is to determine the type of movement you wish the door to have, sliding, folding or hinged.</p>
<h4>Sliding Shower Doors</h4>
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<p>Sliding shower doors are also commonly known as bypass shower doors and can be used on both walk in shower and bathtub shower fixtures.  They are created using two basic components, a fixed frame and a moveable door.  A bypass shower door is ideal for small areas since the process of opening and closing the door does not effect the space the door occupies.  Instead, the door slides along a track that is built into the frame.  While most bypass systems feature a single sliding panel, some larger enclosures may have dual panels installed.  Consumers with traditional shower enclosures tend to prefer these sliding tub shower doors over other models because of their ability to allow the bather to easily switch between showers and baths.</p>
<h4>Folding Shower Doors</h4>
<p>The next most common design for bathtub and shower combination installations are folding shower doors.  Often found in two basic designs, bi-fold and accordion, folding bath shower doors take up slightly more space than sliding models, but still less than hinged designs.  Bi-fold doors are, as their name implies, bath shower doors that are created in two pieces designed to fold in on itself.  The accordion style door is often made from slightly more flexible materials and can incorporate several folds into its design.  While this type of doors can be designed to work with shower enclosures, they are most often found in use as a tub shower door.</p>
<h4>Hinged Shower Doors</h4>
<p>For walk in shower enclosures in particular, hinged shower doors are the most common choice.  A hinged shower door is simply a swinging door, just like those found throughout your house.  Often made of glass or plexiglass, the door swings outward to allow entry to the shower enclosure.  Hinged doors tend to work best in larger bathrooms, as the outward swing requires what can be a significant amount of clearance.  Many consumers fail to take the out-swing space required into account when selecting a hinged door and end up trying to install a door that is unable to open all the way.</p>
<h4>What Are Shower Doors Made From?</h4>
<p>The two most common materials fr shower door construction are glass and plexiglass.  Both materials have their benefits, allowing each to appeal to specific groups of consumers.</p>
<h4>Glass Shower Doors</h4>
<p>Of the two styles, glass shower doors are the most elegant.  They offer an incredible level of durability and excellent safety features.  Since the glass used is tempered, the chances of breakage are significantly reduced and, if a breakage were to occur, the fragments of glass would be smooth instead of sharp.  While tinted colors of glass are available, most people choose either a basic transparent door, a frosted glass door, or a textured glass door.  The downside to glass shower doors, however, are their tendency to be somewhat higher on the price scale than other options.</p>
<h4>Plexiglass Shower Doors</h4>
<p>While glass shower doors may be the more elegant of the two styles, plexiglass doors are the more affordable.  The standards behind plexiglass creation have improved over the years, allowing it the basic look of glass from a distance.  Some consumers even prefer plexiglass over standard glass because of the warmer temperature it will maintain when compared to glass.  The downside to plexiglass shower doors is the fact that they tend to be offered in a smaller range of design options than glass doors.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most consumers know just how frustrating it can be when shopping for new bathroom fixtures and not being able to find the exact design or style you have in mind. While the assortment of items, such as bathroom vanities, on the shelves at home improvement stores and in the showrooms of bathroom designers is vast, [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most consumers know just how frustrating it can be when shopping for new bathroom fixtures and not being able to find the exact design or style you have in mind.  While the assortment of items, such as <a title="Bathroom Vanities" href="http://www.plumbingpoint.com/bathroom-vanities/">bathroom vanities</a>, on the shelves at home improvement stores and in the showrooms of bathroom designers is vast, there are so many possible combinations of materials, accessories, sinks, and other details that finding the perfect piece may not be possible.  For many, the best choice lies in <a title="Custom Bathroom Vanities" href="http://www.plumbingpoint.com/custom-bathroom-vanities/">custom bathroom vanities</a>.</p>
<h4>What Are Custom Bathroom Vanities?</h4>
<p>A custom bathroom vanity is one that is made to suit the consumer&#8217;s exact specifications.  <span id="more-868"></span>While they tend to be more costly than standard vanity designs, they still represent a large share of the total bathroom vanity market.  Custom designs are sought out for a number of reasons.</p>
<p>Many consumers have in mind the exact vanity that would work best in their new or refurbished bathroom.  It may be driven by their love of marble countertops, preference for dark wood, and desire for an undermount sink.  Others may prefer a stone composite counter bearing a unique color combination, light wood, vessel sinks, and stainless steel accents.  In any case,custom bathroom vanities allow consumers to hand pick each component of the vanity to best suit their needs and preferences.  From the counter material, to the sink style, to the material used for the handles on the cabinets, a custom piece is truly a one of a kind creation.</p>
<p>Contrary to popular belief, as long as your preferences don&#8217;t involve some exotic wood from overseas, paired with a custom hand blown glass vessel sink, custom pieces can actually be affordable.  Many manufacturers offer a type of mix and match option with their bathroom vanities that provides custom capabilities, not far above standard vanity costs.  This is accomplished by their ability to mass produce the most popular choices in counter material, standard sized vanities in a range of wood colors, and bathroom sinks in the most popular styles.  For the most part, being able to pick and choose these basic options fulfills most consumers needs.</p>
<p>If they are seeking a true custom piece, however, with hand carved wood decorations, custom sculpted sinks, or other labor intensive specifications, there will be an added cost to pay.  Other custom vanities are designed in non standard sizes or shapes, intended to better fit unusually shaped rooms or odd sized spaces.  These custom pieces will also carry a higher price tag than most with them.</p>
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