ᐅ Open Shower – How Deep Should It Be?

Created on: 14 Dec 2015 15:27
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froop
Hi,

in our bathroom (the developer is currently building the house), the shower is to be installed in a corner. On the bathroom side (right side, see photo) no partition is planned. This can/should be done by us.

There are two options:
Either just a glass panel on the right, leaving the shower open on one side, or
a glass panel on the right plus a door on the remaining side.

The shower has a floor-to-wall drain, so there is no shower tray.

Question:
How deep/long should the right side be to prevent the bathroom from flooding when using a rain shower?

And second question:
If we have this done by a glazier (area Munich), what is a fair price? According to Google Maps there seem to be thousands of glaziers offering this, and I obviously cannot contact them all.

Grundriss eines Zimmers mit Türöffnung, Pfeilen, Symbolen (X) und Hinweisen zur Wandmontage.
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froop
15 Dec 2015 15:33
Okay. Thanks for the answers.
It will probably have to be a closed solution (side wall + door) because the side wall can’t be much longer than 100cm (40 inches). Otherwise, the remaining passage will be too narrow.

I’ll have to check whether it should be a glazier or a plumbing fitter.
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Doc.Schnaggls
15 Dec 2015 15:52
Hello,

another option would be to contact the local metalworker.

Our metalworker installed a custom-made glass shower enclosure by Sprinz in our (old) apartment, which wasn’t really more expensive than the solutions offered to us by the glazier or the plumbing supplier.

Best regards,

Dirk
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Sebastian79
15 Dec 2015 15:56
What does a tinsmith have to do with glass?
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Doc.Schnaggls
15 Dec 2015 16:09
Quite simple:

Our plumber installs all sanitary fixtures (including shower enclosures) completely ready for use.

This was already mentioned in post #15.
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nordanney
15 Dec 2015 16:10
Sebastian79 schrieb:
What does a sheet metal worker have to do with glass?

Initially, not much.
But ordering a glass pane doesn’t require a specialist. It’s all about the installation – whether it’s a sheet metal worker (in our region more like a plumber/sanitary installer) or a metal fabricator (metalworker). For example, we had our glass canopy installed by a metalworker – good quality work at a reasonable price. Many of these companies specifically offer glass showers, canopies, and similar products.
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Sebastian79
15 Dec 2015 16:12
Cool, that makes sense. Thanks for the explanation.