When renovating the bathroom, one of the most important elements to consider is the shower enclosure. While you can choose fully framed or semi-framed models, here are some reasons for installing a frameless shower screen.
Visually Expand Bathroom
The shower is the bulkiest component in most bathrooms. By making it as invisible as possible, the room will feel like one integrated space and not be cut into different zones with obvious shower screens. Frameless designs use hinges and discrete metal fasteners that are barely visible. So, your bathroom will seem roomier and more spacious.
Privacy Options
Transparent screens open up the space, but they don't offer privacy in the shower. However, you have other possibilities with frameless shower screens to make them more secluded. For example, you could choose frosted glass with a muted appearance that blocks the view. This treatment offers different levels of transparency, so the glass can be fairly opaque or quite see-through. Plus, etched frosted screens are available in diverse patterns and styles.
Another possibility is tinted glass panels in bronze, blue or green, which will give a sense of privacy. Alternatively, you could go with patterned glass, which is moulded into three-dimensional shapes during manufacture. A popular choice is rain glass, which mimics the look of trickling rain, but you have a wide array of patterns that will decorate the room while blocking vision through the glass.
Easy to Clean
A frameless glass shower is easy to clean with its minimal hardware. The join where the metal meets the glass forms grooves that harbour grime and soap scum. Because frameless showers feature so little hardware, they only have a few trouble spots. They consist mainly of smooth, uninterrupted glass. You can also install panels that have been treated with a product that prevents them from collecting soap scum. Thus, the screens will require hardly any cleaning.
Durable
You don't need to worry about the safety of these showers because they use tempered safety glass, which is regulated by building codes. The tempered panels are heated and cooled rapidly, which makes them highly robust. They don't fragment like standard glass into pointy shards, either. Instead, if they break, they crumble into rounded cubes that are unlikely to cause injury.
Highlights Decorative Tiles
Because a frameless shower is so unobtrusive, it lets attractive tiles and other bathroom components take the limelight. For instance, you may have spread earth-toned travertine or blue-patterned ceramic tiles around the walls. Their display won't be ruined by heavy metal shower frames.