Installing an Outdoor Shower Helps Preserve Cleanliness Inside Your Home


BY JOHN F. HELTZEL


Remember that feel of taking a shower under the beach house? It was refreshing and a bit whimsical, but also a very practical way to keep sand out of the house. Why not bring some of that practical whimsy to your home? Outdoor showers clean off more than sand! If you have ball-players returning home dirty from the field, are avid gardeners, or are simply folks who love the great outdoors but don’t want to bring it in on your footwear, clothes or skin, an outdoor shower can be as useful as it is fun and refreshing.


As you plan this low-cost, high-impact feature for your home, you should consider several details. Use outdoor-grade fixtures that can withstand the year-round elements. Install water supply lines that can be easily drained and winterized. Use materials and finishes that minimize mold and dirt accumulation. If space perrmits, create a small changing area to store your towel, a few supplies, such as soap or shampoo and a change of clothes. Finally, add some exterior LED lighting to enhance the evening experience.


If you are on the fence about the idea of an outdoor shower, the ability to shower the family dog may be the additional function that convinces you to go for it.


John Heltzel is president of Heltzelhaus, Inc and can be reached at john@heltzelaia.com. Photo courtesy of John F. Heltzel. Heltzel- haus, Inc is an active member of NARI Metro DC, www.narimetrodc.org.


In fact, the evolution of the outdoor entertainment space mirrors that of the corresponding indoor space. With the tremendous growth in the installation of outdoor kitchens, small, specialty appliance manufacturers have come onto the scene with innovative products to promote specialty cooking outdoors. Mimicking indoor kitchens, homeowners are installing best-in-class cooking products from these manufacturers along with


their traditional


counterparts’ grills and refrigerators. Like the cabinets in indoor kitchens, those made for use outdoors provide the consistent look a designer works to achieve while using a mix of appliance manufacturers products. Specially selected colors add to the appearance, transforming an outdoor kitchen into an outdoor living room.


Troughout North America, trade professional are installing Danver Stainless Outdoor Kitchens sold by the Danver and Brown Jordan Outdoor Kitchens brands. Tese stainless steel cabinets are perfect for today’s design- and style-minded homeowner. Sold through trade professionals, these semi-custom-made cabinets are designed in three- inch increments, as are traditional indoor kitchen cabinets. Tey also feature some of the same luxury characteristics, including European frameless styling, soſt-closing and self-closing drawers and fixed and sliding shelves. Using modular,


free-


standing cabinets frees you from relying on stone walls, opening up a world of design and creativity. You can even add an outdoor kitchen to a deck!


cabinets, drawers, cooking and cooling appliances, as well as sinks, dishwashers and drink stations. Your neighbors are investing in outdoor expanding their entertainment spaces and geting a great return on their investment.


Call in the Specialists to Incorporate the Products and Features You Need Te transformation from old-fashioned stone and brick barbecue islands to a much more versatile environment allows users to do virtually everything outdoors that they would in a home. But this requires an element of design and creativity that remodelers, architects, landscapers or designers oſten bring to the project. Tese professionals’ experience incorporating the latest and most innovative products in your backyard can be the difference between creating a great investment with years of enjoyment or building resentment and regret.


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Choose the Right Cabinets to Add Function and Beauty With style, color and design figuring significantly in customers’ purchasing choices, Danver and Brown Jordan Outdoor Kitchens meet the challenge by offering a variety of door styles, rivaling traditional indoor styles and offering textured and glass inserts. Cabinetry can be delivered in traditional stainless steel or a variety of powder-coated colors and realistically rendered simulated wood finishes. All of these products are virtually maintenance-free, withstanding wear and tear inflicted by the harsh effects of any climate, from the shore to the mountains to the desert to the harsh Canadian and New England winters.


Many homeowners begin the outdoor living space design process by installing a grill. Aſter all, what outdoor kitchen lacks a cooking appliance? With this in mind, Danver and Brown Jordan Outdoor Kitchens has custom manufactured its kitchen cabinets for U.S. customers to fit all outdoor appliances and


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