Shower Spray

Shower scum between the tiles is really gross. As you can see we were having a little problem with some of our own. Scrubbing it off was a very tedious task that I wish not to repeat soon, so the obvious solution was to prevent it from growing in the first place.

It is said that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". In this case "32 oz. of prevention is worth 70 minutes of unpleasant scrubbing". I got some Arm & Hammer daily shower spray to mist down the shower after each use and prevent the mildew from forming. This was working for the shower, but there was a problem with the storage of the sprayer. We had been setting it on this little cabinet next to the shower that was made of a cheap veneered particleboard. The nozzle on the old spray bottle would leak a little and the cabinet surface was getting warped and destroyed. The problem now, was developing a new storage solution for the spray bottle. [I later upgraded to the superior spray bottle pictured below, but I still prefer the new storage solution.]

Because the bathroom featuring the shower has an unfinished celling with exposed joists, the easiest solution was to just hang the spray bottle from above. I used a double fisherman's knot to join a short length of 1/8" parachute cord into a loop around one of the rafters right next to the shower.

Now the spray bottle is cleanly out of the way, but easy to get to when we need it. I'm also pleased to report that the shower scum has been growing back at a markedly retarded pace.