Sliding Glass Door Showers

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Before taking a decision on the type of sliding door shower, it would prove to be beneficial to go through a short description of different types that are generally available to work well with different kinds of showers. The choice of a sliding door is largely governed by the kind of your existing shower

Generally a shower falls into one of the following categories:

1. Walk-In shower - There is no bath tub here and you straightaway walk into the shower. Ideally, you should go for a sliding door shower with a walk-in shower. It helps you save floor area as the shower door does not open into the bathroom, you just slide that and the enclosure is complete.

2. Tub/shower combination - In this case you have a bath tub with a shower head usually installed above in the wall for showering. For getting a new look for your bathroom you should opt for door shower kits. They are convenient, economical and easy to install.

3. Corner Shower - As the name suggests this is a shower space created in a corner of your bathroom. There is not much of a choice in this case. Yet, you may go for a sliding arrangement. It may be a bit difficult, but can certainly be managed.

Having decided on the kind of shower enclosure that you would like to have, you have to measure up the area where you are going to install a sliding glass door shower. Go ahead and take the following measurements:



You will need to measure:

1. Top width (wall to wall distance at the top of the shower door)

2. Bottom width (wall to wall distance at the bottom of the shower door)

3. Height (Measure from the top of bathtub ledge or shower base up to the top of the wall where you want to install the shower door).

Spend a bit of time to make sure that your measurements are accurate. As even a slight error may cause hardships in fitting the door properly or it may not fit at all! Save yourself from the embarrassment of going back to the dealer for getting the door changed, if at all he does.

Keep your budget in mind while going out to buy a sliding door bath tub. As usual, there are small pretty tricks to save a few bucks. You may be offered a sliding door kit that comprises of all the hardware that is generally needed for such installations. You may already be having the hardware or the hardware being offered may not be to your taste and style. You need to act smart here and take a calculated decision. Perhaps you could postpone the purchase of the desired hardware for sometime and then replace those with what you really wanted to have.

It will be worthwhile to keep in mind the design and style of the rest of your bathroom fittings and explore for something that goes well with the present set-up. It will certainly be more economical to buy new equipment that jells with what you already have rather than buying something that calls for the replacement of all other fittings.

In a nutshell, you should know what you already have and what you want to add within the budget, be patient while taking the measurements and you will not go wrong.

Shower Cubicle Styles Explained

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Though most of the households have one main bathroom, a large number of upcoming new houses have an additional bathroom attached to the main bedroom. These bathrooms are provided with the traditional set up of a bath, sink and a toilet. However, a large number of such bathrooms have a shower too that could be over the bath with a shower curtain or a shower cubicle.

A shower used to be a pretty simple affair, plain and simple white all over with a sliding door for getting in. Not anymore, as the present day showers come in varying styles and designs because of increased interest of homeowners in the design and hence the value of property. The new modern designs of showers have created a new market for the additions and accessories that often form an integral part of the shower. Here’s a brief description of the more popular varieties of showers.



Square/Oblong cubicle

Most of the traditional shower cubicles would fall in this category, being the most popular too. This bathroom design offers a large showering area and may be fitted in a corner where two bathroom walls meet at a right angle or it could go into a recess in the wall and you will see only the door for getting in. Generally its walls are made from glass or micro-PVC, a kind of plastic.

D-Shaped cubicle

This type of a cubicle is fixed in one of the walls while the other three normally straighten walls get curved around. It’s a very modern and stylish design with doors that would open quite wide for an easy access. When it’s not convenient to house a shower in a corner of the bathroom, this makes a very viable proposition.

Quadrant

If you can imagine the combination of a corner shower and a D-shaped curved shower, you’ve got a quadrant shower. Yes, it’s a mix of the two designs described above. It is considered to be very stylish, while it results to saving of space because of quadrant (remember D shape) as compare to a square shape. Here the door may be sliding generally, though it’s not uncommon to have a swinging door. It’s an ideal design for smaller bathrooms.

Walk in/Wet Room showers

This is perhaps the most practical and convenient design that does not follow the concept of a cubicle. This makes use of the corner formed by two tiled walls, though, the third wall is usually made of glass but there is no forth wall. So you get a man sized opening for just walking into it. Special flooring often accompanies such a design that is very helpful for those with physical disabilities.

You should be well informed that the replacement of an existing corner shower with a modern one or the installation of a new one needs to be considered in its overall perspective. Keep in mind if it’s going to be just for your personal style or for its functionality. Make an honest assessment of what you wish to have versus what you might require. In either case it will be wiser to see that the new equipment goes well with what you already have, unless of course you are going to have a complete change of scene. Apart from that you have to have an accurate calculation of the available space lest the whole place gets too crowded to deprive you of the real pleasure associated with a shower bath.

Another feature that you need to consider is the weight of the cubicle you decided to have as that has a direct impact on the floorboards of your home. It will be worthwhile to have an opinion of your plumber or builder to make an assessment, as at times you might need to provide extra support to your existing structure.