As far as the shower doors go, squeegee them after every use, and follow up with a quick wipe with a microfiber cloth.

As others have said, squeegee after every use. It's really easy, and takes no more than a minute or two.

Also, wipe down your fixtures when you're done and you'll have very nice looking shower with with very minimal effort.

The 'California Blade' silicon squeegee that someone recommended on this site is really great to use, wide blade and extremely flexible!
We squeegee but don't dry!

We just got back from visiting my sister and she has the frameless glass shower doors and the pebble shower floor. They look great, but I don't think I'll be getting them. It was a real pain to squeegee and dry the glass every time we used the shower. I am going to stick with a shower curtain and curved rod. The river rock floor is pretty (and quite comfortable to stand on), but it is turning dark where you stand to shower.

Good timing of this post for me. New house, new shower stall and all.... I googled the Calif. blade squeegee and found several. Can anyone point me to the exact one you use and like? I figure the wider the better (to a certain point)? I'm using a small cheap one right now in our rental and hate how long it takes, but I'm trying to get into the habit with it.

Thanks!

tracey: you might want to look at the Cleret squeegee. It looks great, got a design of the year award and was recommended by a person on GW. I haven't used it, but have been researching and am going to order one. The web site is claret.com (and I have no connection to this company!) HTH

Hi eggplantlady,

Have you heard of applying wax to your glass shower door? Its an easy way to make water and dirt slide off the glass without causing build up or water spots. You simply apply ordinary car wax to glass shower door.
Hope this helps your.

Chris

Here is a link that might be useful: Get Vanities for Bathrooms

oasisowner: Thanks - I don't know if I can trust myself to become a regular squeegee user or not! Also, nice to know that the pebble floor feels good but may not be so practical.

Chris: Who knew! This might be a good compromise...

Thanks to all!

Thanks, Lizbeth--I'll check out cleret.

BTW, it's cleret.com, not claret.com... unless you want to sip some wine whilst cleaning your shower. Claret.com would probably be more useful for a tub than a shower! ;)

-- Eric

Eric: Thanks for catching that, however, the Claret in the tub does sounds like more fun!

I've read on a few threads here about using a squeegee for frameless glass showers after each use- wanted to go on the record as saying that this is not necessarily...um, necessary.

We had glass frameless surround in a kid's bath also used by everyday guests. The kid did not squeegee the glass; it was cleaned about every-other week - and it looked fine, really good. It may not have been spotless...but one wouldn't notice spots either...unless they were looking, I guess. We used the foam "scrubbing bubbles" for soap scum on the interior to prevent build up and glass cleaner for the exterior side.

If one knows they won't squeegee everyday but wants glass surround, they shouldn't necesarily be deterred by everyday maintenance concerns.

when we had our frameless shower installed 6 years ago the installer recommended using rainx. I used this on the new glass and I was very upset for that recommendation. Rainx leaves a smeary film that was very hard to get rubbed off. Finally after hours of rubbing it was removed. I do not recommend this approach. Yes after this amount of time we do have some soap scum that has proven to be a challenge. I do have a product called Bio-Clean from Sacramento, CA that I am going to use that guarantees soap scum removal. I'll let you know.

I added some "rain block" windshield washer additive to the glass cleaner I use in the bathroom. (about an ounce per quart)

After a few cleanings, the water sheets off the window and the hard water marks don't get a start.

Hi there,

This is my first time posting in the bathroom forum (been hanging out in the appliance section), so I'm glad people have the same concerns I do about cleaning the shower!

Apologies in advance if this is a bit tangental, but I've been looking at various shower surfaces for our new bathroom remodels. I like the look of tile/stone but absolutely abhor the idea of dealing with the grout and caulking -- it just seems like an inevitable problem. Those acrylic inserts appear to resolve this issue, but they're just so cheap feeling I don't think I can buy into it.

Having recently visited a home show, I think I found a really interesting compromise called stonecraft (not sure if that's just the company brand name or the actual product name -- linked below). It's a plastic/cement mixture that they paint in two layers. The first layer goes on solid. Then they 'tape' the tile pattern you want, then apply the second coat (different colour). When the tape's removed, the first layer appears as the grout lines. I first looked at this for my patio deck, but the more I read into it, the more I liked it for other parts of the house -- including the shower (they even suggest it). My contractor worked on another house that used this outside and it really feels like a stone material. As it's painted on, it should be seamless (walls, floor, ceiling)and, therefore, a breeze to clean! Kind of hoping someone's used this and can share their experience, because it seems like a silver bullet.

As for the doors itself, I'm wondering if anyone knows how long a shower stall would need to be to go 'doorless' without getting significant splashing out of water. TIA

Here is a link that might be useful: Stonecraft

Try rain blockers used for car windows. The ones advertised on TV.

Or find some advanced glass material that repels water naturally. I heard they are working on that.

Here is a link that might be useful: bathroom suites

I wouldn't write off the pebbles. We have polished black with midnight black epoxy grout and nothing has turned dark or changed in the standing area. Maintenance is non-existent... I've only cleaned the shower twice since early July and only because I felt that it was kind of gross that it had been so long between cleanings!

I think discoloration could come from a few things-light grout-dirty feet-floor not pitched enough so water is pooling.

There is no way I could commit to using a squeegee every day so we are doorless.

bishop8-our shower is 4 x almost 7 with an entrance of 34 inches. Not a drop splashes outside. We don't have a rain head, just a regular fixed shower head.

After having to squeegee after showers in vacation condos, I am extremely glad that we had the shower walls and door sandblasted on the outside. It's also great for privacy; one person can shower while someone else brushes his teeth. Plenty of light gets through. And there is no need to ever clean the glass because water spots are invisible from the outside. Our water is not particularly hard, however.

We also have river rock floor tiles on the bathroom floor and shower, and I agree that the grout gets darker in places where people stand. This is mostly a problem in front of the sink and toilet. I'm not sure I would do that again.

Aglassguy why would you bring up a thread from 5 years ago except to spam the forum. I'm reporting you.

Let me clear up the why. I only posted on the know of said product. In no way was i paid for posting the knowledge . My . I still wonder why it was removed when it was helpful information . I guess no one on here is for fair advise. Only posted advise. That link didn't go to a bad site or a click bait site. Was a basic mis understanding from a diy guy . Sorry.

In the future, start your own thread, don't pull up a five year old one, then post a link to a product. It will be assumed you are phishing for places to post about your website or product.

But I want to know what it was! 😂because I’m still researching whether it’s manageable to have glass showers if I’m not interested in squeegeeing after shower.