subject: How To Choose A New Shower Rod [print this page] As you're probably already aware the shower rod is something that you usually don't think about when you're renovating your shower or bathroom- kind of goes under the radar -but this little piece of engineering really makes a big difference in your bathroom.
There's usually two different types of shower rods in most bathrooms and showers. The first type of shower rod is one that you would install on the outside of your shower, and is usually attached to a section of wall that's close to where you enter and exit your shower. This same kind of shower rod can also be found on the back of bathroom doors in a lot of cases. The main idea of this positioning, is to allow you to easily access your dry towel or robe after you're done showering, which is also why these rods need to be attached very strongly as to ensure they don't rip out of your wall or door when multiple towels- wet or dry -are hung from them.
The second kind of brushed nickel shower rods, are ones that are attached on the inside of your shower and used primarily for washcloths and in some circumstances they can be used to rest bottles of shampoo or other cleaners on (also a convenient place to keep your lufa!).
So now that you know what separates the two main types of brushed nickel shower rods, you can begin to look at the specifically different ones. That said, there's about 4 main types of shower rods that you can expect to find online or in the stores, and they're all named after letters in the alphabet so they're easy to remember.
First, you have the standard 'U' shaped shower rod which is the most common one you'll find; this rod just fastens to at two ends and consists of one basic bar in the shape of a 'U'. The second shaped shower rod is pretty much the same as the last one, except it has one extra bar that connects both ends to create a 'D' shape. The next two are very similar to each other; the 'L' rod and the 'n' rod. These two kinds of brushed nickel shower rods are usually fastened into the corner of a room or shower.
It doesn't so much matter what kind of shower rod you buy, it just matters that you have one that matches your new brushed nickel shower faucet!
