Shower curtain screen: choice of material and design

16-03-2018

Sewage

The shower cabin can have walls and hermetically closed doors. But there are also less expensive options that involve the use of special curtains. Of course, such designs are inferior in some technological parameters, but they allow saving the family budget, which today often plays a more important role. In this article we will consider the features of their device.

General provisions

The most important functions should be performed by the partition that covers the shower cabin, these are:

Creating privacy. When you take a shower, you do not want anyone to have the opportunity to spy on you.
Aesthetic design. During water treatments you just want to relax and enjoy the process, attractive visual images will contribute to this. It is also desirable that the whole structure also corresponds to the overall design of the room.

The combination with the surrounding interior is of no small importance.

Preventing splashing outside the cabin.

All these three main tasks perfectly perform curtains. The door can create a complete sealing, which completely prevents the spread of moisture from the shower and sounds, but whether it is worth overpaying for it is up to you. If you still prefer to equip a bathroom more economically, then let's move on to possible options.

Species

Curtains for a shower cabin first of all differ in the structural features. We can distinguish the following areas:

Elastic

This includes products that externally resemble tissue counterparts, that is, they twist, crumple, and may even break when mechanically exposed to a certain intensity. But unlike curtains used to decorate windows, doorways or hangers, in this case waterproof materials are used:

Title	pros	Minuses
Polyethylene	A very wide range of colors and patterns; Low price.	Short operational term, quickly wear out; Low resistance to mechanical stress, easy to tear; The difficulty of care; Absorbed dirt or mold that has appeared is almost impossible to remove.
Polyvinyl chloride	Higher strength; Easy to clean, suitable for washing in a washing machine; Service life more than three years.	Increased cost.

Tip: in no case should not iron products made of PVC with an iron, as this will lead to their melting.

It is also worth noting that elastic curtains are easily hung with their own hands and even more expensive vinyl samples are much cheaper than other fencing options.

Hard

Glass curtains for a shower cabin without a pallet

This design is much more practical and in fact very similar to the full door. They are, as a rule, aluminum frames with a canvas filled with one of the following materials:

Title	Characteristics
Plastic	A wide range of imitations of expensive materials; Simple installation instructions; Low cost; Relatively low resistance to mechanical and thermal effects.
Tempered glass	High strength; Air aesthetics; Relatively high price; Ease of care.
Polycarbonate	Increased security level; The small weight facilitating transportation and installation; Low cost; Flexibility to easily create rounded shapes.

Blinds for shower enclosure 90x90 cm polycarbonate

The decoration of the paintings may also differ in their appearance:

Tinted.

Tinted glass meets modern style or high-tech

Transparent.

Matte.

Tip: if your ability to care for the booth is limited, it is recommended to install matte fences, as they are the least dirty.

With an image.

Drawing on the cabin will add originality to the surrounding interior.

Also, differences can be in the design of curtains:

Sliding. In this case, the canvas slides along the guides to the side, opening access to the inside of the structure. This provides a fairly good fit of the sash, ease of use, practicality and savings in usable space. But also some minus should be taken into account, namely the presence of sealant for shower cabins in the fixing system, which can eventually become moldy.

Folding. Most often they have a large number of sections that can be folded in accordion, freeing the passage to the shower. The advantage is that when folded they practically do not take up space, but it is worth remembering about the multitude of moving elements that may eventually become unusable.

Swivel. Represent analog of oar doors for shower cabins. On the one hand, this is a simple and familiar to all system, on the other hand, it requires free space in front of the cabin, which allows one to perform the opening itself. Also, when choosing such a design, pay attention to the quality of the loops, as they may eventually twist under the weight of the web, as a result of which there will be problems with its tight fit.

Screens

Such curtains in their execution are similar to rigid folding structures, but they do not have a permanent fixing system, due to which they can be completely removed from the room, freeing up space. But it also negatively affects their practicality.

Conclusion

Curtains for the shower differ in the material of manufacture and design features. You can easily choose the most suitable option for you, both financially and aesthetically.

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