Thinking of Buying a Shower Enclosure?
There are many different things that you should take into consideration before buying a shower enclosure or shower door whether it is going to be a major home improvement project or an upgrade for a home being built. We will describe the different types of shower enclosures, and answer some of the common questions, so when you order an enclosure or door you get what you need and want. If you know what you are looking for you are more likely to get what you want and at the price that you want. Any realtor will tell you when remodeling a home spend your money on the bathrooms and in the kitchen that is your best investment.
The first thing you need to think about is the type of enclosure or door you want? There are a few to choose from: frameless shower enclosures, semi-frameless shower enclosures or framed shower enclosures. There are two main differences between the shower enclosures. First, is the way they look. Second, is the price. If you are trying to not spend a lot of money then you will want to look at framed shower enclosures, because they are the least expensive.
Some people think the only option is framed and frameless shower enclosures. Frameless shower enclosures can be very expensive. There is another option to choose from many people don't know about; semi-frameless shower enclosures. If you like the way the frameless shower enclosures look, but it is a bit out of your budget or do not want to deal with a complicated install if you plan on installing it your self, you should definitely consider a semi-frameless enclosure.
Then designing your shower enclosure, you don't have to completely understand the entire industry lingo to communicate or receive a quote from a designer or glass provider. It does help to understand the basics to guarantee you receive what you want or receive a proper quote the fist time. I will try to help you understand some of the industry lingo to help you through your project.
When ordering shower enclosures make sure to give your glass provider the exact size of your opening do not deduct anything and let them know that it is the exact size of the opening with no deductions. They can subtract the correct amount needed off each piece so everything fits correctly with hardware they are quoting you. If you have a professional installing the shower enclosure and he gives you the exact measurements the door needs to be then you want to make sure to let your glass provider know so they do not subtract anything from the measurements you provided. Do not assume you can just measure the center of the opening because in 90% of the time openings are not square (square= When all 3 measurements top,center and bottom are equal) in most cases the opening will be out of square (out of square= When 1 or more of the measurements are not equal) you will need to take 3 measurements of the opening, one from the top (top will depend on height of enclosure, standard height is 72" tall), one from the center and then one from the bottom. Even if you are getting quotes make sure to take all 3 measurements because it can change the price of the quote significantly if top and bottom measurements are equal but the center is off.
Installing shower enclosures and handling any large piece of glass can be extremely dangerous and should be done with extreme caution. Unless you have installed a shower enclosure before you may want to hire a professional or general contractor to do the install. To find a contractor I would recommend looking in the yellow pages. Make sure you choose someone that you feel comfortable with. Ask them some common questions if you do not like their responses talk to someone else. Remember they would be working for you not the other way around.
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