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I don’t want to clean shower glass for the rest of my life.

8 days ago

Can I have a walk-in shower without glass?

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Chris
8 days ago
Hi. You can have what ever you and your space allows! Glass of course makes a room look big and airy…. Unless your bathroom is already giant. But I get you! Our kids shower isn’t very wide so it gets water, soap…. Annoying to clean. Our shower is over 5 feet wide. We have glass but can leave the door open because of its size… hardly ever need to clean it… maybe a finger print every once in a while. Friends have a tiled shower behind a wall that is open on each end with a rain shower head. No glass necessary. Although she says it’s a bit of a wind tunnel… can get chilly.
Sarah
Original Author
8 days ago
Thank you! I’m having a hard time finding inspiration pictures for this. Especially ones that are current. We are in the planning stage of our house plan so it can be whatever we want at this point. I just don’t know what that is!
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Renée Soronen
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We squeegee ours after every shower. Takes maybe 30 seconds. I clean it maybe twice a year, gently, with only a magic eraser
Sarah
Original Author
8 days ago
Yes we squeegee ours after each shower also and dry it with a towel. That’s what I don’t want to do each time. Lazy I guess :)
Chris
8 days ago
We recently went to a parade of homes home near Orlando Florida that had an interesting bathroom layout… I’ll try to include a rough sketch below… I wasn’t crazy about the sink area but the shower area sort of accomplishes what you’re talking about. A lot of parade of homes are now virtual and some even have floor plans and unique features you may want to explore. Try googling parade of homes 2022.
Rachel
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I would also recommend using the fan. I always put mine on right before I start the shower, then leave it on for about 30 minutes afterwards. This really helps keep the glass clean.
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Original Author
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Wow, thank you, Chris, for the drawing! That really does help. And for the recommendation to search parade of homes online. Great idea!
Renée Soronen
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Haha, well I guess it comes down to I hate cleaning tile more than squeegeeing glass. Hopefully something like Chris' drawing will work for you :D
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You are probably right. I don’t like cleaning tile either ( maybe I dislike cleaning 🤣)You know, tile seems to have changed. 1950s/60s tile was easier to shine up. The newer tiles seem to get impossible to remove water spots. I’ve tried so many solutions. Our bathrooms are only 3 years old😞.
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I have a shower with Showerguard glass and I never squeegee it and it looks as good as new after almost four years of use.

It is cleaned once a week with a normal glass cleaner but there are no spots or anything else that need to be scrubbed.

Showerguard is a special kind of glass in that it isn't a coating but the glass is actually treated at the "factory" so that it is permeated and so the protection lasts a lifetime.
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Original Author
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Thank you for the tip, Helen. I’ve heard of that. Maybe there can be a compromise here.

And as for cleaning tile, I agree with that too - that it can be hard to clean. Hmmmm
Circus Peanut
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I also hate glass, but I hate shower curtains even more -- one thing people forget to mention is that an open shower can be a lot colder than one with some form of thermal barrier (glass, door, curtain) that holds in the steam and heat. It's a factor to consider depending on the size of your bathroom.

I'm in Maine, so your mileage on this may vary, of course.

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