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Height of your frameless shower door please?

14 years ago

How did you determine how high to go with your frameless shower door? Is there some science to this? Hmmmm, I'm sounding a little stupid here...not the first time. Anyway, my bathroom is small and the ceiling height is 8'. When I try to visualize my door at around 76", it feels like it will be really tall. Anyone out there end up with a door that you feel like is too tall?

Thanks for any kind of thoughts on the subject,

pupwhipped

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pepperidge_farm

14 years ago

We placed the glass at about the height that the shower head comes out of the wall (which is high as we are super tall folks).
Our glass will be 80" above our 6" high curb.

When the glass guy came to look (he came when I wasn't there, just with DH- that was worrisome!) he was looking at the top of the door trim, then the top of the recessed cabinets as possible guides- but when DH pointed out dutifully where I wanted it, and why, and where the deco trim was, and the grout lines... he said, Oh, yeah, that works too.

But I thought those were all good ideas- it never even occurred to me to match my door trim to my medicine cabinet heights.... like I said, we're tall, the mirrors needed to be high so we could finally see our whole heads without bending our knees ;-)

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natal
14 years ago
We chose a 6' door. Ceilings are 8'.
pupwhipped
Original Author
14 years ago
Thank you natal! One vote now for 72 inches. Anyone else out there with a vote and a platform to stand on so to speak?

pup
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pharaoh
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My own preference is for tall doors. Taller than the tallest person using the shower. I like the edge of the glass at least 6" taller than than eye level for a clear-unobstructed view.
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cat_mom
14 years ago
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flseadog
14 years ago
Excellent question. I too would like an answer. So far---haven't ordered anything yet, but we have thought we would do glass door height the same height as a shower curtain rod, approximately 78". We have a first floor ceiling height of 10' so this would give a lot of room above for steam to escape in our first floor master bath. Upstairs we have approximately 9' ceilings and think we will do the same thing with the showers there---again, high enough to contain water but low enough not to cost too much and let steam escape. I'd be really interested in hearing other other ideas.
igloochic
14 years ago
We have 8' ceilings as well. My door itself is just over 6' tall. We have a rotating piece of glass used to vent out the steam above the door that is 1' tall, then the frame of the shower itself is about five and a half inches on both the top and the bottom (where you see the travertine face). I like a shower that's framed in verses open to the ceiling. The vent piece allows steam to escape easily towards the vent which is right outside of the shower. I should have taken this picture with the light on since the glass is dark, but I think you'll get the picture. I don't have a tape measure handy so I was measuring my height against the door. I'm off an inch or two here and there because of this, but I think you get the idea.
suero
14 years ago
Our shower door is 74" high and the fixed showerhead is mounted 75" from the shower floor.
pupwhipped
Original Author
14 years ago
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! Stupidly, I asked this question when I was at my MIL's house (poor MIL is in Intensive Care and not well), and had some free time. Now, I am back at my house where my shower is and I can be a little more detailed on my situation. I was kinda guessing at the measurements from my pea brain memory. I may just even buck up for the first time ever on GW and post a picture. That would definetely be a first! I ain't doing it tonight cause I'm pooped, but will have comments/questions tomorrow.

Thanks for all the comments.....they do all give me something to think about.

pup
Classic Comfort
3 years ago
How thick did you make your glass?
Ravneet Kaur
3 years ago
will It be ok to have one inch gap between the shower door and ceiling?

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