Bespoke shower door and panels

[kaba]

Hello, 

We're looking for a company preferably in Scotland that will make a hinged shower door with panels either side, one of which needs to be angled at the top for an alcove. Prices so far seem to be from £1400 upwards.The Bathroom is not a wetroom  so we're not sure if we'll get away with a door that has no seal at the bottom (the shower tray is low). The shower itself is a rainshower in the centre of the 1400 base, and an extra handheld spray. Any advice welcome!

[Ferdinand]

A plan of your shower room would help, and details of heights and position if the wand shower etc.

 

Amd welcome.

 

Rgds

 

Ferdinand

[kaba]

Here's a photo and dimensions of what we're after:

[PeterW]

I would pull the door back to the wall and hinge from there, and then have a single panel to the right.

 

8mm tempered glass should be £450-500 at most

[Ferdinand]

TO find a custom maker, try EBay. You will need to do a bit of due-dil but there are good companies on there.

 

However, personally I would hinge the door off the wall as suggested. I would also make it at most 1.842m high to avoid having to flap around with chopped off corners .. I think 6 ft high is plenty ... works fine in my alcove shower with a gap across the top.

 

Personally though I would leave the 2nd panel off altogether and have a single fixed panel (800mm wide maybe) and an overhead brace, walking in around the side, or a single door and a gap.

 

But I hate moving parts in shower enclosures as they get horribly skanky and sometimes wear out or break.

 

Ferdinand

 

Edited February 7, 2018 by Ferdinand

[Temp]

You can get sealing strips to go on the bottom of the door. In our experience they last a few years but have to be replaced. Likewise at the hinge. We still get some water escape but it less than what drips off you when you get out of the shower. Fair bit runs off the door as it opens outwards.

 

We have had issues with steam causing the ceiling paint to blister off despite having a gap above the shower screen and door for it to escape. Recommend using Zinsser waterproof paints.

[Temp]

PS I would get them to cut the door say 5mm shorter in height so it doesn't scrape on ceiling. Check no downlights in the way etc

[Nickfromwales]

@kaba

Why not something like this ? A skilled fitter would be able to chamfer the 1850 down to meet your sloping ceiling. Way better than a hinged door in a tight space, and you can leave the doors open to dry out after showering without compromising the room / circulation space. 

 

PS nice tiles