Clean lines, light tones and lots of glass are popular design elements today, alongside frameless glass showers.
But, as too many home-owners have come to realise, to ensure that a frameless glass shower door or wall doesn’t leak, isn’t as clear-cut as the glass used.
Even before contracting a contractor to install a glass shower, the owner should make sure of the following:
. Will it be possible for the contractor to float the wall to the shower stall for the frameless shower enclosure to make the wall straight? Because no building’s walls are build absolutely straight and gaps in the door will result in leaking water.
. Are the walls and shower pan straight enough to accommodate the stationary shower glass panels? Silicone will deteriorate and turn white.
. Is the buttress pitched to the inside of the shower stall? Water runs downhill and if built incorrectly, water will dam up and eventually leak through.
. Is the shower dam (the small little wall that separates the inside of the shower stall from the outside) pitched correctly? Because there isn’t a frame under the door, only a polycarbonate sweep that attaches under the door, it doesn’t stop all the water. The pitch must make the water run back into the shower stall.
. Where is the shower head located?
It should never be located across from the shower door, but rather beside it.
A shower head that faces the door will spray water right out the gap between the door and the wall or stationary panel.
Ask for references when looking for a contractor and make sure they don’t make use of a lot of plastic to hide inexperience and bad measurements.
Source: frameless-showerenclosures.com.
