Sliding Door Or Shower Curtain On Bathtub

With glass enclosures you have a choice of several types of entry.

Sliding door or shower curtain on bathtub.

Shower curtains come in all colors and prints to help you personalize the space with your signature flair. Not as sleek and simple as glass doors. Benefits of shower curtains. Helgerson recommended installing a shower curtain rod in a finish that matches the bathroom fixtures whether they are brass chrome nickel or oil rubbed bronze.

With a shower curtain you have one style of entry you pull the curtain to one side to step in and then pull it closed. Love the look of glass doors but the curtain rod seems more functional with a kid. Unfortunately shower curtains need to be thoroughly maintained in order to prevent mold and mildew from breeding on their surface. The delta curve 60 in.

10mm clear glass model sd3441957 view the everly 10mm glass mod soft close nickel shower and tub door collection. Bathtub sliding doors tend to range from 1 8 to 1 2 inch thick. If you replace your shower door with a shower curtain you add some much needed softness to a space that could otherwise appear harsh and sterile. The bathroom is a place of many hard surfaces.

A sliding glass door on the other hand needs to be cleaned on both the outside and the inside the latter from inside the tub and that s not to mention all the gunk and mildew that collects in the tracks. Frameless mod soft close sliding bathtub door in nickel with 3 8 in. We ve found that bathing our infant in a tub is easier with the curtain rod because we have easy access to the control side of the tub if you don t have a toilet in the way. This may sound like a small difference but it can play a large part in the safety of the door as well as its weight and appearance.

If you have a sliding glass door chances are good that no matter how diligently you clean those tracks are just gross. For a custom look ms. They also aren t considered to be as innovative or as fashionable in a modern bathroom as shower doors. Frameless sliding tub door in stainless features a sturdy stainless steel guide rail system the first frameless sliding curved door in the retail aisle.

Yes you can have sliding glass doors mounted on top of a bathtub ledge we had one but more tub shower combos use a curtain. A shower curtain can be popped in the wash. With no bottom track middle support or side wall jambs this door is easy to clean and the flex strip low profile flexible water barrier keeps water in the tub. Frameless doors often have thicker glass because they lack the extra support of a frame.

Best of all when you get tired of the look you can swap out the shower curtain for a new one. Delta everly 60 x 59 1 4 in. Also you re not resting elbows on the uncomfortable tracks that come with sliding doors.