home maintenance easy, low-cost solutions As easy, low-cost solutions to a drier, warmer and healthier home, these two products offer an affordable, effective combination. Visit www.showerdome.co.nz How do they work? Drier air is not only easier to heat but helps banish mould and respiratory issues. These products either stop moisture from entering rooms around the house or replace damp air with drier, warmer air. The Showerdome® shower top is a clear acrylic dome that attaches to your shower cubicle top to prevent steam forming in the bathroom. It’s a local invention, launched in 2003. Steam is only created when warm moist air inside the shower collides with cold air outside the shower box (called the dew point). A Showerdome® shower top is the barrier between those two air masses, which means no steam forms in your shower – or your bathroom. Research conducted by the University of Waikato indicates that a Showerdome® shower top, when used correctly, can pay for itself within two years. According to estimates compiled by the university, heating a bathroom for half an hour per day with a 2.4kw electric heater would cost around $100 per annum, while using a 0.15kw heated towel rail for 12 hours a day would cost around $156 a year. A Showerdome® shower top also makes mirror demisters and extractor fans redundant. Combining all these energy saving opportunities, installing a Showerdome® shower top may save homeowners Faced with finding solutions for a damp, hard-to-heat home, most of us see dollar signs flash before our eyes. But with some clever NZ-designed, easy-to-install products, you can make a significant difference without having to spend big bucks. The two products are the Showerdome® shower top and the Unovent® DIY home ventilation system. Aside from the big impact these products provide, another benefit is the lack of disruption. Being easy to install, you won’t have tradespeople crawling in and out of your ceiling cavity installing a complex, costly ducted system. And you certainly won’t have to buy a new shower or anything else in your bathroom as the Showerdome® shower top retrofits snugly on top of your existing shower box. The lack of disruption is particularly appealing to landlords who are mindful of tenants' needs, but also keen to make their rental properties healthier, more comfortable and reduce maintenance costs. New rental insulation legislation has brought heightened awareness of the health of rental properties, so as a landlord you can be one step ahead with cost-efficient solutions such as a Showerdome® shower top and Unovent® home ventilation system. Showerdome® simply attaches to the top warm and dry home feature