Shower curtain for walk-in shower - does anyone have experience?

  • Erstellt am 2020-05-20 09:05:48

Pinky0301

2020-05-20 09:05:48
  • #1
Hello everyone,
I am currently thinking about our bathrooms, specifically the showers. Here is an example of the floor plan for the ground floor bathroom; the shower upstairs will have the same installation situation:


We definitely need a shower enclosure (the shower is at the top of the plan, in case that is not clear). The nicest option would, of course, be one made of glass. But the thought of having to clean it already terrifies me. My experience so far: even if we squeegee every time, lime scale and grime still build up in the corners and edges, which cannot be completely removed even with cleaning and scrubbing. Although we will have softer water in the future than now, the problem won’t be completely prevented.
Therefore, I am considering using a shower curtain. Please no comments about how old-fashioned and disgusting that is. I don’t find the look bad, and I can pull the shower curtain together after use (and drying), which gives me a more open look than a glass enclosure. That doesn’t look nice either when it’s dirty. I also don’t find it disgusting because there are ways to prevent the curtain from sticking and because I can wash it.
However, I am afraid that with an (almost) floor-level shower, water might run out from under the curtain and flood the bathroom. So here is my question: Does anyone have a shower curtain combined with a walk-in shower?
 

Tolentino

2020-05-20 09:40:28
  • #2
I don't have one myself, but during my civilian service (Mobile Social Assistance Service) many clients had that. Often a small survey was "embedded" or simply stuck on, so that the water just couldn't flow out further.

Regarding the curtain: I would rather use a shower roller blind, it looks a bit "cleaner." My father has one, it works quite well. But most likely, I would just put up a half-high wall if you don't want one reaching the ceiling. It blocks the roughest splashes and "flow volumes," and combined with a roller blind or curtain, it could even look quite nice.
 

Nida35a

2020-05-20 09:54:43
  • #3
Hello Pinky0301, we have experienced something like this twice in the house, main bathroom shower area 1.5 x 1.2 m without shower curtain, occasional splashes outside the shower area, no puddles. guest bathroom shower area 1 x 1 m, half a year without shower curtain splashes up to 0.5 m into the bathroom, afterwards clamp shower rod (great for fixing the position and height in the finished bathroom) with fabric curtain, occasional splashes about 10 cm. in the main bathroom there is a squeegee from the swimming pool for the "spotless" look Frank
 

Pinky0301

2020-05-20 10:00:56
  • #4
True, we also got such a threshold in the last house, which could have been stuck under the glass door. But we didn’t do it and it worked fine anyway. However, the door does have a seal at the bottom… That’s why I’m torn about whether to use a completely flat shower tray or one with a recess. Water probably runs out less often with the latter, but I like the look of a completely flat one better. I forgot to mention that our shower area will not be tiled. We are using a tray that will probably protrude a few centimeters above the floor. I hadn’t known about shower blinds before. Looks interesting, but I’m afraid it’s not suitable for our case. You would have to roll it up after showering to get out of the shower, and then it probably can’t dry well.
Thanks for your experience report. So, water doesn’t run out very much under the curtain?
 

Nida35a

2020-05-20 10:01:01
  • #5
Supplement The floor in the showers has a slope and mosaic tile format (anti-slip), outside the shower area the large floor tiles from the same series without slope
 

Nida35a

2020-05-20 10:04:09
  • #6
The spring tension shower rod is positioned so that the curtain has only 2-3 cm of air at the bottom.
 

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