Shower Doors - A Thing of the Past

Could shower doors be a thing of the past as wet rooms become increasingly popular?

Shower doors are crucial – if they warp, are poorly fitted, or the seal goes, you can be left with a lethal leak. Leaking showers can spell disaster. Pools of water that build up on one dedicated spot on your bathroom floor can eventually rot your floorboards. The water builds and builds, the floor board’s rot and collapse, and the water plummets into the room below. A hole in your floorboards and damp wood means your bathroom floor has become unstable – there could even be a risk of baths, toilets or shower enclosures falling through the floor. So, leaking shower doors need to be replaced fast. But in some bathrooms, you can make do without shower doors entirely – the wet room means you no longer have to worry about shutting the shower door.

Shower Doors versus Wet rooms

If you have a small bathroom with a shower enclosure squeezed into a tight corner, getting rid of the enclosure and shower door completely and opting for a wet room is an option. There are no shower doors and so wet rooms give you more space. You don't have to worry about your shower doors or enclosures leaking because there's nothing to leak from! Wet rooms work by making your entire bathroom water tight, turning it into one giant shower enclosure. Wet rooms are an attractive alternative to installing an enclosure complete with shower door because they open up the space you have – the minimalist design maximises your space and injects a sense of luxury into your home.

Shower Doors – A Cost Effective Option

Wet rooms are increasingly popular as they become easier and more affordable to install. You won't need to rely on installing shower doors that work with difficult spaces. Most people have wet rooms as their second bathroom instead of a compact shower room to make the most of their bathroom space. Although if you don't like the idea of a wet room, there are clever shower doors available that open in different ways so you aren't limited by space. Investing in new shower doors is certainly more affordable than installing wet rooms. Although wet rooms look great, installing them takes some work. The entire room needs to be waterproofed and you'll need to ensure you store towels (or anything else you need to keep dry) at a far enough distance.

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