Monday, July 06, 2009

All You want to know about Frameless Shower Screens

Are you looking for a shower screen that has a clean, stylish look? Look no further than frameless shower screens. Read on to find out why these screens are becoming ever more popular in the bathroom.

Advantages of Frameless Shower Screens

Frameless shower screens help you to create a clean, minimalist feel in the bathroom, allowing the eye to be drawn to other features in the bathroom, like the spa, a tiled feature wall, or a statement basin. Another advantage of frameless screens is that they're so easy to clean as there are no nooks or crannies for soap scum to build up in or mould to grow.



Update Your Bathroom on a Budget with Frameless Shower Screens

If you're looking for an easy, relatively cheap way to update the whole look of your bathroom, you could do a lot worse than update to a frameless screen. Frameless shower screens are simple but they scream of sophistication and look expensive. You'd be surprised at how affordable they can be though. Best of all, they are easily retrofitted into your existing bathroom so you don't need to do a full reno.

Thicknesses of Frameless Shower Screens

Frameless shower screens are made from toughened glass in four different thicknesses - 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, and 12mm. It doesn't really matter what thickness you choose as the difference between them mainly concerns looks. The thinner 6mm screen is just as safe as the 12mm screen. However, the thickness of the glass can play a part depending on how you want your screen to be. If you want your screen to act as a dividing wall, you would need a thicker glass as thinner glass would tend to wobble. The 10mm glass tends to be the most popular.

Designs and Colours in Frameless Shower Screens

As well as the different thicknesses, you can also get frameless shower screens in coloured, patterned, frosted, or slumped glass. These are great if you need some extra privacy. When it comes to coloured glass, grey, green, bronze, and blue are standard, but you can get other colours. You can even get a custom-designed pattern on your shower screen - the pattern is painted on and then burned into the glass during the toughening process.

Considerations with Frameless Shower Screens

When choosing your frameless shower screen, there are some things that you need to consider. How will it be fixed to the wall, floor, and even ceiling if necessary? Is it a walk in shower or will you require a door? Frameless shower screens are held in place using silicon, aluminium channels, and/or chrome clips depending on the design of the screen and what you are looking for.

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