Give Your Bathroom A Face-Lift With A New Frameless Shower Door
Give Your Bathroom A Face-Lift With A New Frameless Shower Door
Choosing a frameless shower door to install in your bathroom can completely change the look of your bathroom. You can make your bathroom really stand out and transform it into a real eye catcher. There are a couple different choices for the shape of door that best fits your taste. Deciding to go with a frameless shower door allows you to get rid of aluminum frames and other unsightly materials that take up room, rust over time, make cleaning a harder process, and even collect germs.
Frameless shower doors are just that, a shower door without a frame. A header, hinges, clamps, and track will support the panels of glass. Water proof silicone will seal the glass and the wall on the edges on the glass panel, this gives it a watertight seal with a smooth edge that is clear.
Frameless shower doors are safe tempered panels of safety glass that can withstand impact. These thick panels of safety glass are usually at least 1/4 inch in thickness, the chances of breaking one are pretty slim. If for some reason they were to break, you wouldn't have to worry about sharp shards of glass falling or cutting you. When tempered safety glass breaks, it separates into small uniformed chunks of glass with smooth edges.
Sliding glass doors are the most popular choice. They are two fixed panels with one sliding panel. Most traditional bathtubs use this type of door.
If you have a walk-in style shower, a bypass frameless door is a great choice. This style consists of fixed glass panels and a header to support. The hinged panel door swings open allowing entry into the shower. This style is a popular choice for corner shower units.
If you have a custom designed shower or bathtub, you can have the door designed to fit your exact measurements. There are many shapes to choose, tall, narrow, square, rectangle, or even a mountain top or random wave shaped door.
Once you have decided on the shape, you can move on to the color or tint you like the best. You can choose from about eight different styles of glass, a clear, bronze or gray tint glass, or one of several different types on textured glass.
