"Barrier-free" showers
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Anonymous
| Do these really work? Some contractors say the water goes everywhere; others say it's totally fine and doable, without getting water all over the floor. |
Anonymous
| I've been told the biggest issue with these isn't where the water goes but how cold they are without a barrier to hold the warmth in. |
Anonymous
| I would hate it. too cold. who wants to shower in a locker room, anyway? |
Anonymous
| Don't do it. They are very popular in Europe and every time I use one water ends up everywhere. |
Anonymous
| Cold, water is easier to splash around, and they're ugly anyway. While they can look nice "styled" in photos, once you and your spouse put in your 8 different products in bright colored bottles, razors, poofs, etc etc - just not attractive. Cover that up. |
Anonymous
| I should have described this better--Just wanted to clarify that by "no barrier," I mean no lip at the bottom. The shower floor is flush with the floor of the bathroom. It is still enclosed with a no-frame glass door that is sealed to the floor on one end (but unsealed on the other end, where the door opens/closes). |
Anonymous
Anonymous
| I feel like I'm the only person left that likes to hide behind a shower curtain. I am too old & out-of-shape to be putting on a peep show while showering if my spouse walks in the bathroom. |
Anonymous
We have a clear glass enclosed shower, and we had the glass frosted from shoulder height down to knees. It is perfect! Still get lots of light, but no more peep show and most of our bottles/stuff are hidden behind the frosted section. DH and I both have very poor eyesight, so we're also easily startled when in the shower and the all-clear glass adds to that feeling of someone "walking in" on you unexpectedly. |
Anonymous
| That looks great for someone in a wheelchair. Not sure I'd want it in my bathroom though... |
Anonymous
Those are fine - I've used them in hotels and they usually have a slight slope to them to keep water from running out. Get someone who knows what they are doing and can grade it to drain correctly. I still vote for partially frosted glass though! It looks very nice, shows off the tile work, and also less to keep meticulously clean. Search "half frosted shower doors" on Google images and a bunch will pop up. |
Anonymous
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Ours does have a lip at the bottom, but we took our clear glass door out a while back and haven't had any issues.
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Anonymous
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I prefer the toasti-ness of a close-in shower.
I'ver never been in a contemporary barrier-free tub shower before (just claw food occasionally) but they were bathrooms without a vanity that could be hosed down, with drain in floor of room. Found it cold. |
Anonymous
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Good for old people - but make sure it is big enough to fit those in wheelchairs or limited mobility.
We actually have an "open" shower - with a lip but no door / curtain etc. When I first moved in I thought about installing heating lamps because of all the internet talk about drafty and cold showers - have not found that to be the case at all. Space is 4x7 so plenty of room for water to not splash out. |