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Our master bath is above our garage. The shower is on an outside wall, is tiled floor to ceiling with a glass shower door. There is an opening above the door for steam. The bathroom is warm. We keep the house about 72/73 24/7. Our problem is that the water is hot but the shower stall is cold. The tile is cold. Any body part that isn't under the water is cold.
Is this normal? We let the shower warm up for a few minutes. I'm dreading showers!
Its normal unless you have heated floors. For me 73 degrees is not warm enough, we keep it at 78. And while I'm in Florida, in the winter here, the past few days have hit the 40's and yes, cold bathroom tile. Same thing, leave the hot water on and let it heat up. You could also get a heat lamp light.
Not a great place for a shower, as you know. One thing you might try is a showerhead on a flexible hose. You can then turn the hot on full force and "wash" the walls and door with the hot water before showering.
It's probably normal for a shower above a garage on an outside wall. Chances are there isn't much insulation below and in the outside wall. When we redid out basement shower, I put foam board along the concrete w and doubled the insulation in the wood framing above it.
There's probably little you can do for the outside wall without ripping out the shower. Next spring, I'd remove the sheetrock in the garage under the shower and maybe spray foam it. Check the attic above and add insulation if needed. I'd also maintenance/repair any plumbing above the garage while it's open. For now, I'd place a radiant heat dish on a timer, pointing through the open shower door. Set it for about a half hour before you normally take a shower.
By your description of the room outside of the stall being warmed by the vents, the enclosed shower is not being warmed. Standing in the garage and looking up...Is there insulation between the garage and the room above? If its covered in sheetrock then a section will need to be cut out to see. Most likely its not and the contractor treated it as an unfinished room. If it is missing the insulation, then the entire garage ceiling needs to be removed and then spray insulation should be applied (after which the ceiling is covered with new sheetrock).
By your description of the room outside of the stall being warmed by the vents, the enclosed shower is not being warmed. Standing in the garage and looking up...Is there insulation between the garage and the room above? If its covered in sheetrock then a section will need to be cut out to see. Most likely its not and the contractor treated it as an unfinished room. If it is missing the insulation, then the entire garage ceiling needs to be removed and then spray insulation should be applied (after which the ceiling is covered with new sheetrock).
I agree. Our shower is above the garage and on an outside wall as well and we don't have this problem at all. Probably in part because 1) Our garage ceiling is well insulated (there's a mini attic on the one side of the garage that does not have the bathroom over it) and 2) our shower glass probably isn't quite as tall as yours allowing more warmth in.
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