Glass for the shower - what is attractive?
Today, these are the most demanded partitions. This is due to fashion trends, practicality and reliability. In addition, they give the interior of the bathroom lightness and weightlessness.
As the shutters are used shower partitions of glass, which perform three main functions:
- differentiation of space in the bathroom;
- prevention of water splashing during bathing;
- they close the bathing, which is actual in the shared bathrooms.
The shower enclosure from glass is divided into two groups: frame and frameless. Frameless fences due to their device become virtually invisible. This creates additional space in the bathroom. They are round and straight, and are made of tempered glass.
For the installation of such fences you need the most smooth lines of the ceiling and walls. This ensures free sliding of the leaflets.
But frame fences are in high demand. The base is made of metal, plastic or aluminum. After that, it is chrome plated and covered with an anti-corrosion compound. Valves and walls are made of tempered glass, which are transparent and matte, patterned and colored. Compared to plastic, the glass remains in excellent condition for a long time.
We choose shower partitions
You can also consider the mechanics, by the way of opening the partition there are: sliding and swinging. Swing shower curtains can consist of one and two flaps. Therefore, they need more free space.
Sliding fences can be either 2-and 4-wing, or 3 and 6-fold. They keep between themselves thanks to the magnetic rubber band. It should be borne in mind that the larger the wings, the more reliable the frame, but less space inside. They are opened and closed with the help of rollers.
To choose a fencing for the bathroom, you need to evaluate all its positive properties. Produce them from plexiglass or tempered glass. When choosing such a shower glass, you need to pay attention to the fact that it was with an antiplate coating. Then such a partition will be insensitive to the quality of water and strong enough.
To date, such glasses are made in various designs: transparent, colored, matt or with patterns, and it can also be straight and bent. It is, of course, difficult to determine the presence of an antiplock coating, so you need to seek help from the store sellers, where you are going to purchase glass.
How to install the glass for the bathroom?
To install the bathroom glass, first check the walls. They should be even in the place of attachment, the unevenness of the floor - no more than 1 cm per 1 m. For installation, it is necessary first to fix the wall profile. It should be placed vertically to the wall and outline the holes for drilling.
Then in these places you need to break through the top layer of the tile. Do this very carefully, so that the enamel is not damaged. Further in the designated places holes are drilled with a depth suitable for the size of the dowel. You can not use the impact function of the drill, because there is a risk of splitting the tile.
Then the dowels are jammed into these holes, the wall profile is screwed. First fixed walls of fences are fixed, glass is fixed in hinges. Screws must be screwed carefully, so as not to squeeze the glass, because it may burst as a result. Then you need to hang the fence doors, after which they should be fine-tuned. When closing, the seal should fit snugly against the pallet.
