Replace clear shower walls with opaque glass?
Sylvia Wendel
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HELP! Clear Glass Shower Doors w/ hard water stains
Comments (109)I tried every suggestion in this post and nothing worked for me. I live in New Hampshire and it makes sense stains will be different depending on where you live. Finally, I found the solution ...a pumice stone. There are several brands available online. I found this one in my local grocery and hardware store, and it's pretty inexpensive. Just use with water ..it didn't take a lot of muscle....just a little patience but it worked beautifully. I had gone so far as to get a quote for replacement shower doors and stumbled on this product just before I was ready to place the order. So glad I tried it because new doors were more than $800. Just wanted to share in case it helps someone else!...See MoreClear glass bath shower screen for tub
Comments (11)That's not my bathroom. I have a regular shower door - a big one - that attaches to a narrow fixed panel, which, in turn is attached to the wall stud. I linked to a photo on the Bel Pre Glassworks site. As pharaoah stated, the panel is fixed. Note that there is NO overhead bar. Glass panels are popular in Europe. The ones that I have seen (and gotten water splashed everywhere but - seeming - inside the shower) are hinged at the wall and have a silicone sweep at the bottom. I think that OP needs to find another glass specialist, one who specializes in shower doors....See Morebathroom shower window is clear glass okay? Brand suggestions?
Comments (1)I have clear glass in my shower and it is 3' x 4'5" and I love it but I have a view. I will come up with something for privacy. As for a window company I am not sure what area you are in and can only comment on what I have used down here. I have no idea what the color options would be. I used a PGT window and it is a very nice window good quality and nice hefty feel I also used impact glass. I can tell you who not to use is West Palm Series from Lowe's. Those are crap and have been a nightmare ever since they were put in, you name it I have had that problem....See MoreClaustrophobic stained glass window--repl w/clear glass?
Comments (10)Slateberry, from your pics, I'd say the two side windows and the area around the pause marks is original--the colors look right, and it is a pain to change out old glass with stained--I've done that on my main parlor window--as high up as that looks, it would be even tougher--so I bet it's original. As to the balcony, do the prints show spindles, or are they just calling the knee-wall a railing? Worthy, the big draw in old homes for most buyers IS the original details--they are unmatchable today without huge cost--and add significantly to resale value if they are still there for the next owners. Don't care about stuff like that, then why are you in such a house? Newer is usually cheaper to keep up; don't care if you risk losing prospective buyers by altering your house's original details--then go ahead and kiss your dollars goodbye. As to style--old houses tend to be well-built and appeal because of their design--and that is something which anyone can appreciate--don't you have an idea when something appeals to you or when it doesn't? If you change exterior features a house just won't 'look' right, and the parts which don't fit will become obvious as you look hard at a place. Most old house buyers have a basic idea of what fits or appeals to them, and want houses which preserve as much of that charm as possible. I had a vague idea of the different styles, but I educated myself during my years in my house--you just need to look at a few plan books to get an idea; the one thing I KNEW when house hunting was this: I grew up in a 50's ranch, and would never buy such a house for myself--I had to have two stories, and something with some character inside, not just boxes with basic trim as I'd grown up in....See MoreSylvia Wendel
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