ᐅ Shower curtain for a walk-in shower – does anyone have experience?
Created on: 20 May 2020 09:05
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Pinky0301
Hello everyone,
I’m currently thinking about our bathrooms, specifically the showers. Here is an example floor plan of the bathroom on the ground floor; the shower on the upper floor will have the same installation setup:
We definitely need a shower enclosure (the shower is at the top of the plan, in case that’s not clear). The most stylish option would of course be a glass enclosure. However, the idea of cleaning it already worries me. From my experience: even if we squeegee it every time, limescale and grime still build up in the corners and edges, which cannot be completely removed despite scrubbing and cleaning. Although we will have softer water in the future than we do now, this problem won’t be fully prevented.
That’s why I’m considering using a shower curtain. Please no comments about it being old-fashioned or unpleasant. I don’t find the look bad, and I can push the curtain aside after use (once it’s dry), which gives the bathroom a more open feel than a glass enclosure. A dirty glass enclosure doesn’t look good either. I also don’t find it unpleasant, since there are ways to prevent the curtain from sticking and because I can wash it.
However, I’m worried that with a walk-in shower that’s almost flush with the floor, water might run out from under the curtain and flood the bathroom. So my question is: does anyone use a shower curtain with a level-access (or walk-in) shower?
I’m currently thinking about our bathrooms, specifically the showers. Here is an example floor plan of the bathroom on the ground floor; the shower on the upper floor will have the same installation setup:
We definitely need a shower enclosure (the shower is at the top of the plan, in case that’s not clear). The most stylish option would of course be a glass enclosure. However, the idea of cleaning it already worries me. From my experience: even if we squeegee it every time, limescale and grime still build up in the corners and edges, which cannot be completely removed despite scrubbing and cleaning. Although we will have softer water in the future than we do now, this problem won’t be fully prevented.
That’s why I’m considering using a shower curtain. Please no comments about it being old-fashioned or unpleasant. I don’t find the look bad, and I can push the curtain aside after use (once it’s dry), which gives the bathroom a more open feel than a glass enclosure. A dirty glass enclosure doesn’t look good either. I also don’t find it unpleasant, since there are ways to prevent the curtain from sticking and because I can wash it.
However, I’m worried that with a walk-in shower that’s almost flush with the floor, water might run out from under the curtain and flood the bathroom. So my question is: does anyone use a shower curtain with a level-access (or walk-in) shower?
Pinky0301 schrieb:
I forgot to mention that our shower area will not be tiled. Oh, I see! Well, I wouldn’t worry about water spilling out (as long as the drain is clear). Then it’s just about splashes, which you can catch with a curtain or blind.
Pinky0301 schrieb:
You’d have to roll it up after showering to get out, and then it probably won’t dry well. There are two options. Either don’t make the blind the full width, or roll it back down after you’ve stepped outside the shower...