Glass and Transparent Walk In Shower Enclosures

If your space is limited and you wish to upgrade and enclose the shower, and do not desire to go with the wet room concept or an open shower, then it is imperative that you construct the shower enclosure out of some kind of transparent or semi-transparent material and that the door be large and definitely made of glass or plexi.

A walk in shower can be a prefabricated shower enclosure, but the key will be to select one that will not give the feeling of being trapped inside a teeny chamber. Most modern shower enclosures are built from glass or plexi and at least three sides are transparent. There is a walk in shower enclosure which can also be built into a corner, whereby the angle of two walls will be solid, and so, the entire front section should be glass, and the door should be as large as possible.

Bathroom Shower Privacy and Space

Custom walk in showers often incorporate shower doors that pivot or slide, but there is no reason why a shower enclosure must have a door if it is properly drained and has good flooring. Leave your area as open as possible. It is a huge mistake to enclose a teeny shower cubicle inside an already small bathroom just to achieve privacy. Remember that a bathroom is already a private room with a door that closes, additional inner doors are redundant.

The placement of showerheads and jets must be carefully planned in this type of bathroom because what people fear about wet floors and soaked towels is caused by improperly planned shower head placement and jets that soak bathrooms and make people believe open, door-less showers don’t work. Shower doors and shower enclosures for a wet room are NOT needed and the room will not necessarily be all that wet. A good plumber will know correct jet and shower head angles to minimize splash and spray.

Plumbers suggest that the minimum shower door or opening should be no less than 24 inches, and if that is the case, then please think twice about making a 2 foot opening for a walk in shower versus leaving it open. Shower cubicles won’t enhance or upgrade your bathroom or add value to a home if they are claustrophobic and just barely wide enough to get into and stand straight.