Framed vs. Frameless Showers: What are the Advantages?

If you've been looking into the redecoration of your bathroom or a renovation project that will update your existing bathroom fittings, you will no doubt have come across some new terminology. Some of it can be confusing, but you need to know exactly what this terminology means in order to make the best of your bathroom. For example, do you know the difference between a framed and a frameless shower? Showers have come a long way since their invention ? one major improvement is the frameless shower. Here's what you need to know about this modern bathroom fitting.

Frameless Showers Provide the ?All-Glass? Look

If you scan through the pages of home design magazines you?ll see one particular look is hot right now ? shiny glass, and uninterrupted expanses of it. The frameless shower gives you the all-glass look ? you don't have any frame interrupting the flow of the glass around the enclosure. This creates a smooth, modern, and minimalist look that is chic and attractive in any space. As you can see from the image, the door does not have a frame and the corners are not attached with frames. The look is almost bare ? this shower makes a big impact without looking flashy or over-the-top. Frameless showers are ideal in a large bathroom where you have space to install a spacious shower cubicle which will stop water from spilling out of the frameless shower doors.

Frameless and Framed Showers Have Key Structural Differences

Obviously, if you are not going to use frames to hold the shower enclosure together you are going to have to have something else to do the job. Frameless Shower Enclosures are typically constructed to a higher spec than framed showers and there needs to be a high attention to detail in the design so the doors open and close smoothly, and the shower stays attached to the wall. The result is a tight-fitting frame, and heavier, thicker glass to hold the specialist fixings that keep the shower together. Frameless showers are more expensive than framed showers but as with everything in bathroom design, you get what you pay for.

Frameless Showers Can Be Accessorised as You Like

The frameless shower can be the focal point in a highly minimalist bathroom where all the toiletries are packed away in cupboards and closed shelves, or the shower can be accessorised with modern accompaniments like an illuminated mirror, modern art on the walls, fresh green leaves, and slick lighting. The lighting can even draw more attention to the shower itself.

Cleaning and Maintaining Frameless Showers

While there is more glass to clean in a frameless shower enclosure, it is easier to clean because you simply wipe down the expanse of glass without having to clean around frames and fixings. This makes it quicker to clean frameless shower enclosures and to keep them looking bright and shiny. Maintenance is straightforward ? as long as the shower is used as it is intended to be used then the superior construction will keep the structure together for many years.