Dear All,

Not a new topic I know, but I wondered whether there were any new opinions/products/preferences.

I am installing a new (shower)bath, + new shower over it.

I know that glass hinged screens need a lot of cleaning and often have an unsightly support arm, and are pretty unsightly in their own right.

Has anyone come across any loose or folding curtain or roll-down blind solutions they would recommend?

Cheers.

Chris

On Mon, 08 Feb 2016 09:22:05 -0800, cskrimshire wrote:

I know that glass hinged screens need a lot of cleaning

No, they don't. A quick squeegee-over every few showers. Takes a couple
of seconds, and a shower squeegee costs less than a quid from the Swedish
Embassy.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/40243596/

It's only when people don't do that that the watermarks build up quickly.

On 08/02/2016 17:27, Adrian wrote:
On Mon, 08 Feb 2016 09:22:05 -0800, cskrimshire wrote:

I know that glass hinged screens need a lot of cleaning

No, they don't. A quick squeegee-over every few showers. Takes a couple
of seconds, and a shower squeegee costs less than a quid from the Swedish
Embassy.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/40243596/

It's only when people don't do that that the watermarks build up quickly.

Or use one of the shower cleaner sprays, the Aldi one being the best I
have used.

And shower curtains go grossly slimy....

--
Dave - The Medway Handyman

David Lang wrote:
On 08/02/2016 17:27, Adrian wrote:
On Mon, 08 Feb 2016 09:22:05 -0800, cskrimshire wrote:

I know that glass hinged screens need a lot of cleaning

No, they don't. A quick squeegee-over every few showers. Takes a
couple of seconds, and a shower squeegee costs less than a quid from
the Swedish Embassy.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/40243596/

It's only when people don't do that that the watermarks build up
quickly.
Or use one of the shower cleaner sprays, the Aldi one being the best I
have used.

+1

And shower curtains go grossly slimy....

+2

+2



They are not bad if you do not use bar soap.

On Monday, 8 February 2016 17:22:08 UTC, wrote:
Dear All,

Not a new topic I know, but I wondered whether there were any new opinions/products/preferences.

I am installing a new (shower)bath, + new shower over it.

I know that glass hinged screens need a lot of cleaning and often have an unsightly support arm, and are pretty unsightly in their own right.

Has anyone come across any loose or folding curtain or roll-down blind solutions they would recommend?

Cheers.

Chris

If you decide to take the cheap option of a curtain, I've found cotton ones last many times longer, don't suffer cling and are more mould resistant as long as you lift them off the bath after use. They need washing at 60.


NT

On 08/02/2016 17:22, wrote:
Dear All,

Not a new topic I know, but I wondered whether there were any new opinions/products/preferences.

I am installing a new (shower)bath, + new shower over it.

I know that glass hinged screens need a lot of cleaning and often have an unsightly support arm, and are pretty unsightly in their own right.

Has anyone come across any loose or folding curtain or roll-down blind solutions they would recommend?

Cheers.

Chris

Outasight
http://www.outasight-vb.com/

The shower curtain concertinas back to the wall and then the top
supporting arm folds down against the wall enclosing the curtain.
Have had one for 9 years now in guest bathroom
Had to replace the supporting gas strut last year.
The curtain has surprisingly never gone manky and has cleaned up well
when necessary.

Looks neat folded away , doesnt look so good in use but works.

On Monday, 8 February 2016 17:22:08 UTC, wrote:
Dear All,

Not a new topic I know, but I wondered whether there were any new opinions/products/preferences.

I am installing a new (shower)bath, + new shower over it.

I know that glass hinged screens need a lot of cleaning and often have an unsightly support arm, and are pretty unsightly in their own right.

Has anyone come across any loose or folding curtain or roll-down blind solutions they would recommend?

Cheers.

Chris

We find shower screens are too short, i.e. do not reach far enough across the bath, so water can overshoot. But finding a good shower curtain that is heavy enough to not billow is difficult. The fabric ones go mouldy if left in contact with the side of the bath, since the bottom section does not dry quickly enough.
We currently have a cheap PEVA shower curtain with "tablecloth" weights on the bottom. The weights swing around a bit and "clonk" on the bath !
Not really an answer to your question but we have not found the perfect solution.
Simon.

sm_jamieson Wrote in message:
On Monday, 8 February 2016 17:22:08 UTC, wrote:
Dear All,

Not a new topic I know, but I wondered whether there were any new opinions/products/preferences.

I am installing a new (shower)bath, + new shower over it.

I know that glass hinged screens need a lot of cleaning and often have an unsightly support arm, and are pretty unsightly in their own right.

Has anyone come across any loose or folding curtain or roll-down blind solutions they would recommend?

Cheers.

Chris

We find shower screens are too short, i.e. do not reach far enough across the bath, so water can overshoot.

snip

The in-laws have a fairly neat shower screen on their bath.

It is in 3 sections, a longer one(3feet?) that is hinged to the
wall, though they tend to leave it inline with the bath. There
are 2 more sections that can be folded back, hinged across the
bath, so that you can stop that over spray you otherwise
get.

Seems to work well, Showerlux I think.
--
Chris French


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On Tuesday, 9 February 2016 11:57:05 UTC, sm_jamieson wrote:
On Monday, 8 February 2016 17:22:08 UTC, wrote:
Dear All,

Not a new topic I know, but I wondered whether there were any new opinions/products/preferences.

I am installing a new (shower)bath, + new shower over it.

I know that glass hinged screens need a lot of cleaning and often have an unsightly support arm, and are pretty unsightly in their own right.

Has anyone come across any loose or folding curtain or roll-down blind solutions they would recommend?

Cheers.

Chris

We find shower screens are too short, i.e. do not reach far enough across the bath, so water can overshoot. But finding a good shower curtain that is heavy enough to not billow is difficult.

There's a standard type of cloth, but I can't think of the name. Somewhere between net curtain and bedsheet in weight. Ask a sewing newsgroup/forum. You can buy ready made curtain-like things made from it.

The fabric ones go mouldy if left in contact with the side of the bath, since the bottom section does not dry quickly enough.

IME only if not lifted off the bath for a moment after use. That way only some of it is left touching the sides.


NT

On 2/8/2016 12:42 PM, Tim Streater wrote:

These things strike me as an accident waiting to happen. Much better
use a shower curtain. There were two of these glass jobbies here but
both gone now.

Yes.
Especially bad in homes with little children, or old folk. Curtains are
much safer.

S Viemeister Wrote in message:
On 2/8/2016 12:42 PM, Tim Streater wrote:

These things strike me as an accident waiting to happen. Much better
use a shower curtain. There were two of these glass jobbies here but
both gone now.

Yes.
Especially bad in homes with little children, or old folk. Curtains are
much safer.


What is the risk here,?

Surely any decent shower screenis going to be toughed glass?
Can't say I've ever heard of anyone breaking a glass shower
screen/enclosure, though I'm sure it happens

I hate shower curtains.
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Tim Streater wrote:

wrote:

I know that glass hinged screens need a lot of cleaning

Much better use a shower curtain.

Ghastly clingy things.

"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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In article ,
wrote:

Dear All,

Not a new topic I know, but I wondered whether there were any new
opinions/products/preferences.

I am installing a new (shower)bath, + new shower over it.
I know that glass hinged screens need a lot of cleaning and often have an
unsightly support arm, and are pretty unsightly in their own right.

These things strike me as an accident waiting to happen.

More fool you. Its perfectly possible to do then with toughened
glass that will survive anything fine. In fact when my patio doors
were first released, the sales booster actually showed them being
attacked with a sledge hammer and surviving fine. That's a bit
sales bull****ty because a sharp stone can break them but even
you should have noticed that there aren't too many sharp stones
in most shower recesses.

Much better use a shower curtain.

Even sillier than you usually manage.

There were two of these glass jobbies here but both gone now.

More fool you, again.