Sliding Door Or Shower Curtain On Bathtub

Love the look of glass doors but the curtain rod seems more functional with a kid.

Sliding door or shower curtain on bathtub. The delta curve 60 in. Delta everly 60 x 59 1 4 in. Frameless doors often have thicker glass because they lack the extra support of a frame. Also you re not resting elbows on the uncomfortable tracks that come with sliding doors.

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. If you have a sliding glass door chances are good that no matter how diligently you clean those tracks are just gross. Frameless mod soft close sliding bathtub door in nickel with 3 8 in. Shower curtains come in all colors and prints to help you personalize the space with your signature flair.

With glass enclosures you have a choice of several types of entry. 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. The curtain look whether single layer or fancier two layer look is a more frilly look. Besides a fixed panel of glass with an opening on one side you can choose among various door types sliding hinged and folding.

When carelessly left outside of the bathtub shower curtains can also drip on the floor and make a mess. 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. Benefits of shower curtains. 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.

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. They also aren t considered to be as innovative or as fashionable in a modern bathroom as shower doors. Best of all when you get tired of the look you can swap out the shower curtain for a new one. A shower curtain can be popped in the wash.

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. Bathtub sliding doors tend to range from 1 8 to 1 2 inch thick. The bathroom is a place of many hard surfaces. 10mm clear glass model sd3441957 view the everly 10mm glass mod soft close nickel shower and tub door collection.

Frameless sliding tub door in stainless features a sturdy stainless steel guide rail system the first frameless sliding curved door in the retail aisle. For a custom look ms. Not as sleek and simple as glass doors.