How to Build an Outdoor Bamboo Shower

Use a string line to mark the outlines of the future shower. Drive a stake with a length of twine tied to it into the ground. Drive another stake 5 feet from the first stake, wrap the twine around it a couple of times and measure 5 feet for the next stake. Wind the twine around the third stake and measure five more feet, forming a square. Adjust the stakes if the box is not square.

Determine which two posts the entryway to the shower will be between, and drive a stake along the string line 2 feet from one of the corner posts. Dig holes 18 inches deep at each of the stakes for the posts that will hold the bamboo.

Set a 4-by-4 in a posthole. Loosely back fill the hole with the excess dirt. Use a spirit level or plumb bob to make sure the post is vertical to the ground. Tamp the dirt into the hole until the post is firmly in place. Repeat with the other four posts.

Mark each post 6 inches from the ground. Attach the bamboo to the posts, beginning at a post at one side of the entryway. Staple one end of the roll to the inside of the post, making sure the bottom of the roll lines up with the 6-inch mark. Leaving the gap between the bottom of the bamboo and the ground prevents the bamboo from exposure to standing water. Space the staples about 6 inches apart.

Pull the bamboo roll tight around the outside of the post, staple along the front of the post and stretch the roll to the next corner. Pull the roll taut and staple the bamboo to the second post. Continue until you reach the post at the side of the entryway. Wrap the bamboo around the last post, pull it tight and staple it in place.

Check the pallet for rough spots and sand them smooth. Paint the pallet with exterior paint, let it dry and set the pallet on the ground inside the enclosure.