Steam Shower Installation in Los Altos
Silicon Valley Kitchen & Bath Co. designs and builds steam showers in Los Altos, a short drive from our office in Campbell. designs and builds steam showers from our office in Campbell, serving the South Bay and the wider Bay Area. A steam shower is a sealed, vapor-proof room, so we handle the whole assembly under one contract: generator sizing, the dedicated electrical circuit, steam-rated waterproofing on the walls and ceiling, the sloped ceiling, tile, and gasketed glass, with a documented flood test before any tile is set.
CSLB License #975092 · Licensed since 2012 · 2272 Camden Avenue, Campbell
Steam showers in Los Altos homes
Los Altos homeowners usually ask for a steam shower as part of a primary suite done to a high standard: large-format porcelain or sintered stone on the walls and ceiling, a built-in bench, floor-to-ceiling glass with a transom, and heated floors outside the enclosure. The housing stock is mostly mid-century ranch homes on large lots, many already expanded, so the primary bath often has the space and the design is about proportion and finish rather than squeezing an enclosure in.
Permits and systems
Single-story homes spread across a big lot can put the primary bath a long way from the electrical panel, which affects where the generator goes and how the dedicated circuit runs. We settle that on the first visit. The City of Los Altos permits and inspects the electrical, plumbing and waterproofing.
Permits for this work go through the City of Los Altos Building Division. When a permit is part of your project, we handle the application and the inspections.
What's included
- —Steam generator sizing & placement
- —Dedicated 240V circuit & controls
- —Steam-rated vapor barrier on walls, ceiling & bench
- —Sloped, fully tiled ceiling
- —Porcelain, Dekton or Neolith surfaces
- —Floor-to-ceiling gasketed glass with transom
- —Built-in bench, niches & lighting
- —Documented 24-hour flood test before tile
How we build them, step by step, is on the steam shower installation page.
Questions from Los Altos homeowners
- Do you build steam showers in Los Altos?
- Yes. Silicon Valley Kitchen & Bath Co. builds steam showers in Los Altos, including Old Los Altos, North Los Altos, Country Club, as part of our design-build bathroom remodeling. Our office is at 2272 Camden Avenue in Campbell. CSLB License #975092, licensed since 2012.
- Do I need a permit for steam showers in Los Altos?
- Normally yes. Steam showers involve electrical and plumbing work, which the City of Los Altos Building Division permits and inspects. When a permit is part of your project, we prepare the application and manage the inspections.
- What is different about Los Altos homes?
- Single-story homes spread across a big lot can put the primary bath a long way from the electrical panel, which affects where the generator goes and how the dedicated circuit runs. We settle that on the first visit. The City of Los Altos permits and inspects the electrical, plumbing and waterproofing.
- Can you convert my existing shower into a steam shower?
- Usually, but it means rebuilding the shower. A steam shower needs a vapor barrier behind the tile on the walls and ceiling, a sloped ceiling, a sealed door and a dedicated electrical circuit, and none of those can be added on top of finished tile.
- Does a steam shower need a permit?
- Normally yes. A steam shower adds new electrical and plumbing work, which requires a building permit in Bay Area cities. When a permit is part of your project, we prepare the application and manage the inspections with your city building department.
Neighborhoods
Also in Los Altos: bathroom remodeling and the Los Altos area page.
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