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Shower Fixtures & Accessories

Body dryers, shower curtains, specialist rails, portable carer screens, wet-room waterproofing and adaptable Pressalit wall systems: the finishing components that make a showering space practical, private and properly completed.

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Completed accessible wet room with shower curtain, storage and specialist showering accessories

Use Drying, storage and practical everyday operation

Privacy Curtains and screens around independent or assisted showering

Protection Waterproofing beneath the visible wet-room surfaces

Towel-free drying Warm-air body drying can reduce reliance on manual towel drying.

Flexible privacy Curtains, rails and portable screens adapt around different showering routines.

Waterproof construction Tanking protects the structure behind tiled and other wet-room finishes.

Adaptable wall storage Pressalit PLUS tracks support modular positioning and accessories.

More than finishing touches

The small components often determine how well the completed shower works

A shower can have excellent drainage, a level entrance and the right controls, yet still be awkward to use if privacy, drying, storage or assisted access have not been considered.

Some components are highly visible: a curtain, portable screen or body dryer becomes part of the daily showering routine. Others, such as tanking membranes and reinforced waterproofing details, disappear completely once construction is finished.

The common thread is that each solves a practical problem around the shower itself. This page brings those final systems together without treating them as unrelated extras.

Complete the room in four layers

Work from the structure back towards the user

Waterproof the construction Tank the walls, floor, joints, penetrations and drainage interfaces.

Create the shower boundary Decide whether privacy and splash management come from curtains, portable screens or a fixed enclosure.

Position equipment and storage Put accessories where they can actually be reached from the intended seated or standing position.

Plan what happens after showering Consider drying, transfers and leaving the shower area as part of the same routine.

Dry without towelling

A wall-mounted body dryer uses warm airflow to help dry the person after showering without requiring the same amount of reaching, rubbing or towel handling.

Define the curtain route

Straight, L-shaped, U-shaped, bendable and specialist opening rails position the curtain around the showering area and room layout.

Add privacy & splash control

Weighted shower curtains create a flexible boundary without introducing a rigid door into the shower entrance.

Protect a carer from spray

Portable folding screens can be positioned around a seated user during assisted showering and stored away when no longer required.

Waterproof behind the finish

Membranes, liquid tanking, tapes, corners and collars create the waterproof layer behind the visible tiled wet-room surface.

Make the wall adaptable

Pressalit PLUS tracks create a modular mounting platform for compatible support equipment and storage accessories.

Drying & Assisted Showering

Wall mounted warm air body dryer installed within an accessible shower room

Towel-free drying

Body Dryers

iDRY Apres warm-air body dryers for bathrooms, showers and wet rooms, providing an alternative to manually drying the body with towels after showering.

Warm air Pressure switch White Anthracite

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Portable folding half-height carer screen positioned around an accessible shower

Flexible splash protection

Portable Carer Screens

Lightweight AKW Freeway folding screens that can be positioned around the shower during assisted use and folded away again when the room needs to remain open.

750mm 900mm 2 / 3 / 4 panels PET panels

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Curtain Systems & Privacy

Define the boundary

Shower Curtain Rails

Straight, L-shaped, U-shaped, bendable and custom curtain rails from AKW and Pressalit, including captive systems, window-spanning components and opening rails for specialist use.

Straight L / U shaped Bendable Custom options

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Privacy & splash management

Shower Curtains

AKW and Pressalit shower curtains in multiple widths and drops, including weighted designs intended to hang more effectively within the showering area.

Weighted hems Multiple sizes AKW Pressalit

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Construction & Adaptable Wall Systems

Wet room waterproofing membrane being installed beneath tiled shower surfaces

Hidden waterproofing

Wet Room Tanking & Construction

Waterproofing membranes, liquid tanking systems, joint tapes, corners, pipe collars, drain gaskets and supporting wet-room construction components.

Hydromat AKW Formsafe Liquid tanking Detailing components

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Pressalit PLUS horizontal wall track with accessible bathroom storage accessories

Modular wall system

Pressalit Wall Tracks & Storage Baskets

PLUS horizontal and vertical track components with compatible mounting hardware and modular baskets for accessible bathrooms, shower rooms and care environments.

Horizontal tracks Vertical tracks Storage baskets Modular

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A wall mounted warm air body dryer installed in a shower enclosure

iDRY Apres

Think beyond the shower itself

Accessibility continues after the water is turned off

Drying with a towel can involve reaching behind the body, bending, twisting and maintaining balance. A warm-air body dryer provides another way to complete the showering routine.

Warm-air drying Air is distributed across the body rather than relying entirely on manual towelling.

Simple activation The current iDRY Apres system uses a separate pressure switch to operate the dryer.

Part of the room layout The unit needs to be positioned where airflow can reach the intended user without obstructing the shower space.

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Geometry

Shape the rail around the shower

Straight rails suit simple wall-to-wall arrangements. L and U shapes surround corners or open shower zones, while bendable and made-to-size systems solve less conventional layouts.

Curtain

Give the fabric enough width and drop

The curtain should suit the rail perimeter and showering arrangement. Weighted hems help the lower edge hang more consistently rather than floating freely into the shower area.

Specialist access

Plan around hoists and transfers

In specialist bathrooms, a conventional fixed rail can conflict with ceiling or mobile hoist movement. Opening rail systems can preserve the curtain boundary while creating a route through it.

Flexible assisted showering

Bring the splash screen to the user instead of permanently enclosing the room

AKW Freeway screens are freestanding, folding half-height panels intended to give a carer useful protection from shower spray while keeping the showering space adaptable.

750mm & 900mm heights Two height families allow the screen arrangement to be matched more closely to the showering routine.

Two, three and four-panel arrangements Choose the shape according to how much of the user and shower area needs to be surrounded.

Fold away after use The screen can be removed from the showering area rather than permanently dividing a small bathroom.

Lightweight PET panels The current Freeway range combines aluminium frames with lightweight translucent glazing.

Important: a portable Freeway screen is a splash-management product, not a watertight shower enclosure. Water can pass beneath and around the freestanding screen, so the shower tray or wet-room floor still needs to manage drainage correctly.

AKW Freeway folding portable shower screen installed with a shower seat in an assisted showering setup

Self-adhesive membrane

Systems such as Hydromat use preformed self-adhesive membrane sheets together with compatible tapes, corners and drain details.

Flexible sheet system

AKW Formsafe provides another preformed membrane route for waterproofing walls and floors beneath tiled bathroom and wet-room finishes.

Liquid tanking

Liquid systems are applied across the prepared substrate and reinforced at corners, joints and penetrations using compatible fabric detailing components.

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Wall-to-floor joints

Reinforce changes of plane using the compatible joint tape or membrane detail specified for the tanking system.

Internal & external corners

Preformed corner components reduce the amount of complex folding and overlapping required at three-dimensional junctions.

Pipe penetrations

Pipe collars seal around services passing through the tanked wall rather than leaving an unprotected opening in the system.

Drain interface

The waterproofing system must connect correctly around the waste or drain so surface water cannot bypass the intended drainage path.

Pressalit PLUS

Make the bathroom adaptable rather than fixed

A wall track can become the infrastructure for the room

Pressalit PLUS separates the wall fixing from the individual accessory. Compatible equipment can then be mounted to the track system rather than every component being permanently positioned independently.

Horizontal tracks Create a mounting route across the wall for compatible laterally positioned equipment and accessories.

Vertical track components Support compatible Pressalit equipment where vertical positioning forms part of the system.

Storage baskets Current accessories include universal, face-cloth, waste and larger specialist basket formats for the horizontal PLUS track.

Plan the wall structure early Tracks and any load-bearing equipment still require the correct substrate, reinforcement and fixings for the installation.

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Curtain

Flexible privacy + splash management

A curtain helps contain spray and creates visual privacy, while remaining soft and movable around the shower entrance.

Portable screen

Localised carer protection

A freestanding half-height screen intercepts shower spray but does not seal to the wet-room floor like a fixed enclosure.

Tanking

Structural waterproofing

The tanking layer sits behind the finished surface and protects the building when water reaches areas that are expected to become wet.

Showering routine

Decide whether showering will be independent, assisted or shared between different users before selecting screens and privacy systems.

Curtain perimeter

Measure the complete route around the shower rather than simply measuring one side of the shower tray or floor former.

Hoist route

Check whether ceiling or mobile hoist movement crosses the proposed curtain rail or other overhead components.

Tanking area

Calculate the complete waterproofing area and include joints, corners, pipe penetrations and drain details in the material schedule.

Wall reinforcement

Plan suitable structure and fixings before installing tracks or other equipment that will transfer loads back into the wall.

Drying position

Position a body dryer and its control around where the user will stand or sit after showering and the manufacturer's installation requirements.

Check the exact system before installation: rail spans, ceiling supports, curtain drops, tanking coverage, compatible waterproofing components, wall-track fixings and electrical requirements are product and installation specific. Always work from the current manufacturer's technical instructions.

Complete the shower from the structure to the user

Waterproof it, define it, organise it; then plan what happens after showering

Choose tanking for the hidden waterproofing layer, curtains or portable screens to manage privacy and spray, adaptable Pressalit tracks for positioning and storage, or a body dryer to extend accessibility beyond the shower itself.

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