Outdoor Shower | Installation & Guides

For quick reference on outdoor shower plans and the DIY installation, our outdoor shower installation guides to the right offer detailed specs on assembling our outdoor shower kits as well as the privacy options.

See videos of installations below!

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      Installation Guide (All Models)


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Common Installation Q's

Your outdoor shower kit will arrive with all the materials needed. We’re basically building our outdoor shower off designs and detailed outdoor shower plans and then we send you the kit like a “pre-fab”.

All you need are a few tools like a screw gun and level to get the outdoor shower done. For refinements like posts caps against the house, you may need a small saw.

Depending on your “handyness” on the scale of “What’s a phillips head?” to “I only think in board feet!” , expect anywhere from 2-4 hours for the standard sizes and a bit longer for deluxe styles.

We do recommend 2 people…and even a 3rd to watch and brag later that he/she did everything! Refer to our outdoor shower plans / installation or the video as useful guides.

A common question we get with outdoor shower plans and kit assembly is regarding drainage.
Drainage can easily use a small carved out area with beach pebbles, a cedar floor, or if you’re handy, a french drain.

See our post on Drainage for more >>

Free Standing Cedar Outdoor Shower Kit Assembly Video

2 Minute Drill

Watch the quick two minute drill video of the assembly of our Free Standing cedar outdoor shower kit.

Kit Shown:
Cedar Standard size
Free Standing
Lattice style panels

House Mount Cedar Outdoor Shower Assembly Video

Our First one:
An Oldie.. but a Goodie!

See a 10 minute video of the assembly of our House Mount cedar outdoor shower kit.

Kit Shown:
Cedar Standard size
House Mount
Regular style panels

Tips and Updates

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