Steam Shower Installation in San Jose
Silicon Valley Kitchen & Bath Co. designs and builds steam showers in San Jose, 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 San Jose homes
San Jose covers every kind of house, and the steam shower changes with it. In Willow Glen and Rose Garden the homes are often 1920s to 1940s Spanish and Tudor revivals with small, tiled bathrooms, so the design is about carving out an enclosure without losing the character of the room. In Cambrian and Almaden the 1960s and 1970s ranches have more space to work with, and the primary bath can usually take a full-size enclosure with a bench.
Permits and systems
Permits are issued by the City of San José, and steam showers involve electrical and plumbing work that is inspected at rough-in and at final. Pre-war homes frequently have older wiring and plumbing behind the tile, so we plan for replacing what we expose rather than being surprised by it.
Permits for this work go through the City of San José Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement. 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 San Jose homeowners
- Do you build steam showers in San Jose?
- Yes. Silicon Valley Kitchen & Bath Co. builds steam showers in San Jose, including Willow Glen, Cambrian, Almaden Valley, 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 San Jose?
- Normally yes. Steam showers involve electrical and plumbing work, which the City of San José Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement permits and inspects. When a permit is part of your project, we prepare the application and manage the inspections.
- What is different about San Jose homes?
- Permits are issued by the City of San José, and steam showers involve electrical and plumbing work that is inspected at rough-in and at final. Pre-war homes frequently have older wiring and plumbing behind the tile, so we plan for replacing what we expose rather than being surprised by it.
- 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 San Jose: bathroom remodeling and the San Jose area page.
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