Sliding Shower Door Vs Hinged: Pros & Cons Of Sliding & Hinged Shower Doors



Pros And Cons Of The Sliding Shower Door

The sliding shower doors are also known as the bypass doors as they usually move from one side to another. These shower doors come up with the tracks that are located at the base and at the two perpendicular sides. The modernized sliding shower doors come up without tracks and frames as well. Here are some of the pros and cons of using the sliding shower doors:

Pros

  • Ideal For Small Bathroom: Usually these kinds of doors does not unbind out and thus they act as the space-saving option. If in case the users are having the small-sized bathrooms then this kind of sliding showers are an ideal option to be used.
  • Aesthetic Look: These kinds of doors are specifically the doors that are not having the frame as they do not block up the light and will also help in converting the area of the bathroom into the coherent one and it does not matter how much the complicated space design would be.
  • Functional Handles: These kinds of doors are having the handles that also serves as the towel rack. The door handle will span the door length on its one side.
  • Both Tub Sides Accessible: These kinds of doors are having the two doors of the glass that usually overlaps the slide or the open roll. Thus it makes it easier for the user to access both the sides of the tub so that the users can easily turn the water on even without stepping within the tub or the stall.

Cons

  • Hard To Clean: The sliding shower doors that are framed are very difficult to get cleaned. The base track where actually the rollers sit can easily collect up the grime, water, and the soap and by this, the door gets stuck if in case the users won't clean it up daily.
  • Limited Access Space: These kinds of doors are fixed and the roll or the door slide into one another and thus the area to enter within the enclosure of the shower will become limited.

Pros And Cons Of Hinged Shower Doors

These kinds of doors usually swing outwards to get opened and these doors are also available in the frame and frameless option. In order to install the frameless doors, the 2 hinges that are present on the side are simply drills to the wall of the bathroom. Here are some of the pros and cons of using the hinged showers doors:

Pros

  • Easy To Clean: These kinds of doors are not having the tracks at their base unlike the slide doors and thus the cleaning of the hinged showers are quite simpler than the sliding shower doors.
  • Better Safety: These kinds of doors open to near about ninth degree and thus they offer the wide space for the opening. The users can also make the opening much large by using the extra side panels that make it safer for those that are having mobility issues.
  • Aesthetic Look: The frameless hinged door usually matches up the bathroom wall by using the hardware tracks, hinges, and brackets that keep the minimum style. Thus by this these doors can make the whole area of the bathroom look like the unlined single unit.

Cons

  • Not Suitable For Small Area: These kinds of doors usually require enough space to open and thus these kinds of doors are not ideal to get used in small bathroom areas.
  • Water Get Spilled Out: After the shower when the hinged doors are opened the water can get spilled out from the floor to the outside area of the enclosure. That is why the users need to spend more time getting water-soaked after getting free from the shower.
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