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Step 4A) Enclose the stall: Materials & tools.
You'll need:
1/8 inch Plexiglas (acrylic sheet) cut to a pretty precise size. You can buy Plexiglas at most hardware or home improvement stores; some will cut it to size for you. You can also order it online, cut to size. For example, from Interstate Plastics. From Interstate Plastics, you can specify a tight tolerance on the size (I'd go with +/-0.030") for only about a dollar extra--well worth it to be sure it fits right. You can also cut it yourself. You can scribe it with a utility knife and break it along the scribe line, or you can use a table saw with a fine-tooth carbide blade if you have one.
You could use any light, reasonably rigid material: thin plywood, fiberboard, even cardboard waterproofed with a plastic sheet or paint. But a transparent, or at least translucent, material helps let light in.
Aluminum L extrusion, long enough for the edge that needs support. The exact size and thickness doesn't matter much--mine is 1" x 1" x 1/16" thick. You can buy it at a hardware or home improvement store and cut to to length by hand with a hack saw.
Polyethylene sheeting (drop-cloth material); or other material to cover any gaps. Other materials can be used: You might cut up an old shower curtain, or buy some water-resistant fast-drying cloth such as nylon. I chose polyethylene sheeting because it is less toxic than vinyl shower curtains, because it's clear (you want the shower warm but not dark), and because I had some around. IKEA has a great selection of non-vinyl shower curtains if you want to have some color options without using vinyl.
Binder clips and/or clear packing tape for attaching polyethylene sheeting
Tools:
Tape measure
Hack saw for cutting aluminum
File to smooth edges of aluminum
Scissors for cutting polyethylene sheeting
1/8 inch Plexiglas (acrylic sheet) cut to a pretty precise size. You can buy Plexiglas at most hardware or home improvement stores; some will cut it to size for you. You can also order it online, cut to size. For example, from Interstate Plastics. From Interstate Plastics, you can specify a tight tolerance on the size (I'd go with +/-0.030") for only about a dollar extra--well worth it to be sure it fits right. You can also cut it yourself. You can scribe it with a utility knife and break it along the scribe line, or you can use a table saw with a fine-tooth carbide blade if you have one.
You could use any light, reasonably rigid material: thin plywood, fiberboard, even cardboard waterproofed with a plastic sheet or paint. But a transparent, or at least translucent, material helps let light in.
Aluminum L extrusion, long enough for the edge that needs support. The exact size and thickness doesn't matter much--mine is 1" x 1" x 1/16" thick. You can buy it at a hardware or home improvement store and cut to to length by hand with a hack saw.
Polyethylene sheeting (drop-cloth material); or other material to cover any gaps. Other materials can be used: You might cut up an old shower curtain, or buy some water-resistant fast-drying cloth such as nylon. I chose polyethylene sheeting because it is less toxic than vinyl shower curtains, because it's clear (you want the shower warm but not dark), and because I had some around. IKEA has a great selection of non-vinyl shower curtains if you want to have some color options without using vinyl.
Binder clips and/or clear packing tape for attaching polyethylene sheeting
Tools:
Tape measure
Hack saw for cutting aluminum
File to smooth edges of aluminum
Scissors for cutting polyethylene sheeting
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