While in England we stayed in a bed and breakfast with an unusual swinging glass shower door. It is hinged to the wall at the shower end of the tub and only extends about half the length of the tub. Really a great way to provide water protection without the clumsy look of a conventional enclosure or shower curtain. I haven’t been able to find this product in the U.S. Help!
Gerry
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Look here.. Just one of many...
http://www.crystallineimages.com/index.htm
Thank you. They have exactly what I am looking for. Plus the correct terminology - Shower Screen.
Gerry
Flathotel in Manhattan has these types of doors, so it must be available in the U.S.
I didn't like it - perhaps it was my height combined with the shower head, but whenever I used it I ended up with a puddle on the floor. Then when I opened the door there was the drip drip drip all across the floor from the gasket. Lastly, when giving my daughter a bath the door was in the way - it swung in front of the counter so I had to close the door to reach the towels or the sink. Annoying. The last 2 problems occur with almost any swing door. So, I guess I'm just not much of a fan of shower doors in general and you should probably ignore me.
I recently had a job calling for one and I looked all over. I did find two mfrs. that used to do them and both stopped. I had a whirlpool tub that was going to be used as a shower also. The cust. didn't want to see so much glass when they were using it as a tub. We ended up with a sliding glass shower door that just covers 2/3 of the opening. The track extends the full length but there are stops to keep the doors toward the shower end. the spray is quite high on the ceiling (barrel ceiling) so it doesn't aim back too far and only a few drops get onto the open third. It woorks great. when being used as a tub only one third is covered with glass.
Also I have been all over Europe and have been seeing more and more screens. Generally the floor is tiled and many times has a drain so they are not that concerned with overspray. I am getting more and more reequests for flat panels screens.
Most full service glass shops, should be able to provide what you need, and custom order it to fit your application. If the walls are out of plumb or the tub not level a pr-manufactured panel will not fit right. Let the glass shop measure it and order it from their tempered glass supplier, because if it doesn't fit right there is no way to change it ( glass cannot be cut or modified after it's been tempered). Also they should be able to show a catalogue with a variety of hardware choices. When I was in the glass business we did several of these, as well as many other frameless shower,tub, and steam room enclosures. They are very classy, high-end, and expensive, but worth it if done right. Frameless glass can make an ordinary bathroom look very snazzy. Although a tub screen is the least difficult and least expensive it still has to measured correctly... That's crucial because there is no frame to cover any uneven gaps.
Good luck
thanks for the reply, but I wasn't the one looking for the screen.
00ps... Actually I figured that out after I posted it, but it was too late.