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 as stone, wood, metal, frosted glass blocks, earth, concrete, tile, stucco, and landscape vegetation. His plans are environmentally sound and incorporate cost-saving techniques, with ideas for repurposing found and recycled materials.
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“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 Akron Beacon Journal )
“The ideas just flow on how to create one of these escapist retreats for yourself.”—Nancy Schoeffler, Hartford Courant (Nancy Schoeffler Hartford Courant )
“The ideas just flow on how to create one of these escapist retreats for yourself.”—Nancy Schoeffler, Hartford Courant (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
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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!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fine pick for any who would restore function to an outside setting
September 2, 2006
Format:Paperback
Outdoor showers aren't just for camping anymore: they're popping up as trendy home add-ons to a garden, and Ethan Fierro's The Outdoor Shower: Creative Design Ideas For Backyard Living, From The Functional To The Fantastic allows for a range of ideas and applications. Lovely color photos of such showers run the gamut from very simple to amazingly detailed, while choices in heating from solar to convention and choices in design offer details for virtually any setting, whether it be stone, wood, metal or tile. A fine pick for any who would restore function to an outside setting.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By T. Nolan
Format:Hardcover
The Outdoor Shower book gave me the confidence to build my own outdoor shower. It also inspired me to get creative with my design. The book is rich with technical information, packed with great photos, and full of plumbing fixture ideas and more. Ethan has done a fantastic job at filling a void.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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This book is a practical guide to putting in an outdoor shower. I would've liked more photos of what people have done to create great outdoor shower spaces- the book seems to mostly focus on Martha's Vineyard- but this book has some good advice on plumbing from the house, drainage, and partitions. It is a good place to start if putting in an outdoor shower, but I found the internet and my local guys at Home Depot to be better resources for some things.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
"Outdoor Shower" review
The value of this book depends on what basic knowledge you have of showers. If you don't know about plumbing or materials (wood, etc) you will find the book informative. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Los Al Dave
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not much installation detail
Just pretty pictures like a gallery of fine homes. Not much on practical details for a do it your selfer. Just what people with bucks have paid for and had installed.
Published 3 months ago by Darrell H. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it
Good information and overview of other showers. This book helped me create my own outdoor shower. It is a big project.
Published 3 months ago by Anne Kenna
2.0 out of 5 stars
Good for someone who is doing a very basic outdoor shower
This is not an architectural idea book for outdoor showers. Very dated designs and materials. Not an idea or help book for someone doing a higher end, creative design, and... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Julie B Kilbane
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great ideas
Very good book showing some technical points to consider including location, plumbing, style, etc. Many great photos to help with planning. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mark Blevins
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good, Solid, Advice
This is a good book. Obviously it isn't going to build your shower for you, but it does give you good advice on how to get water to your shower and how to drain it. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Nate W.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nice Book, But....
I purchased this book with the hopes of giving me a few ideas on an outdoor shower enclosure. The book has exactly what is said it had, enclosure ideas. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Peter J. Mclaughlin
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good book to get your ideas flowing but by no means a how-to.
The design ideas in the book certainly are enough to light a fire in those who enjoy doing their own construction/renovation. Read more
Published on April 16, 2011 by R. Scott Bailey
5.0 out of 5 stars
outdoor shower ideas
Great ideas for an outdoor shower. With some great ideas from this book and family, mine turned out great. In the summer months we don't even use our indoor shower!!
Published on February 12, 2011 by janee
4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent blend of the practical and the whimsical in outdoor showers
It's probably an extreme niche in landscaping, but those with pools, hot tubs, and saunas likely at least consider outdoor showers. Read more
Published on July 21, 2009 by Michael A. Duvernois
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