Bath Screens Vs Shower Curtains (Part 2)

If your new bathroom has a shower over the bath, then you’ll need to decide whether bath screens or a shower curtain will suit you best.

Making a quick choice between bath screens and shower curtains could prove to be one you regret. Both have their benefits – but also their pitfalls - so it’s important you take your time to consider your options and find the right one for you. Follow this helpful guide on bath screens versus shower curtains and fit your bathroom with the best product for you.

Bath Screens: Benefits

• A glass bath screen is a fabulous way to add a touch of class to your bathroom. You can give a tired bathroom a new lease of life and a glamorous spa-like appearance with a carefully chosen and properly installed bath screen.
• You can now choose from clear or frosted bath screens – depending on the level of privacy you require when showering -and take your pick from a wide variety of designs.
• Bath screens offer a key benefit of keeping water inside the bath when you shower, and are a more reliable ‘seal’ than curtains.
• Bath screens come in a choice of curved, folding, sliding and square, so you can choose according to the shape and size of your bathroom.
• Bath screens can maximise your bathroom space by giving you a smart shower inside the bath tub, instead of the need for a separate bath and shower. They also create an illusion of greater space because of their transparency, rather than a block of colour like a curtain.
• Bath screens are a much neater alternative to a scruffy shower curtain.
• Bath screens are easy to keep clean, rather than a curtain which will quickly gather mildew.
• Bath screens are a better option for power showers, whose forceful spray will often get past a shower curtain.

Shower Curtains: Benefits

• Shower curtains are a cheaper option than bath screens.
• Whilst bath screens only come in glass, shower curtains come in a range of fabrics and patterns, from the plain to the outrageously funky.
• Shower curtains are easily fitted by the homeowner, rather than a bath screen, which will need a DIY expert to ensure it is properly installed.
• Shower curtains can be fitted in a few minutes, whilst bath screens take at least an hour or more.
• Shower curtains are a more flexible option than bath screens, and can be moved right out of the way when bathing in the tub.
• Shower curtains are a safer and more suitable option for a kids’ bathroom than a bath screen. If they slip they could bang their head against the screen, whereas a shower curtain will obviously be a softer landing.
• You can’t go wrong fitting a shower curtain, whereas if you have a cowboy fitting putting in the bath screen, you could end up with leaks and cracks.

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