The shower room effectively separates the washbasin, toilet and shower area, which reduces the cleaning burden and effectively reduces the risk of falling when the ground is wet after bathing. The modern shower room has a unique design, which is both beautiful and effective to achieve the effect of dry and wet separation, so it is welcomed by many consumers. According to the opening method, the shower room is divided into two types: pivoting door and sliding door. Which one is more suitable for your bathroom space?
Pivoting door shower room
Vertical hinged doors are divided into outward opening and inward opening. The outward-swinging door occupies the outside space of the shower enclosure, making it suitable for larger bathrooms.
When choosing to open outward, everyone should pay attention to determine whether they will touch the toilet or bathroom cabinet when opening the door, so as to avoid glass damage caused by collision; when choosing to open the door inward, the internal space of the shower room should not be too small, so that people can enter the shower room. There is enough space to avoid the trajectory of the door’s movement.
The pivoting door shower room has a strong overall sense of space and good permeability. The traditional opening style adapts to traditional living habits and is easy to clean. But it is not suitable for small bathrooms, and it is easy to touch the sanitary ware next to it when switching.
Sliding door shower room
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Compared with pivoting doors, sliding doors take up less space and are more suitable for families with small bathrooms. However, sliding doors are used more frequently, and the quality of the slide rails is very important. If the sliding is not smooth, it is easy to cause damage to the glass door.
The sliding door shower room can open left and right, and does not occupy indoor and outdoor space, but the transparency is not as good as that of the sliding door shower room. If the bathroom area is large enough, it is recommended to choose a pivoting door shower room. If you want to use the bathroom space flexibly, you can also consider choosing a shower room with a sliding door. Of course, the final decision depends on the actual situation of the bathroom.
Tips for choosing pivoting door or sliding door shower room:
1.Sliding doors are divided into hanging rails and ground rails, so if you choose hanging rails, you must carefully consider the load-bearing capacity of the hanging rails. Because the load-bearing requirement of the hanging rail is much higher than that of the ground rail, it is necessary to choose the hardware accessories carefully.
Generally speaking, the shower room chooses to install the floor rail, but the track of the floor rail is installed on the ground, which means that it will become a stumbling block for walking, and it will also be hindered when cleaning.
2. In terms of space area, if the bathroom has a larger area, then it is recommended to use a pivoting door; for a smaller bathroom, sliding doors and screens are also good choices. Pivoting doors can play a greater role in large-area bathrooms.
First of all, you don’t have to worry about the choice of hardware accessories, the load-bearing capacity of the hanging rails, and you don’t have to worry about stumbling blocks when walking. Compared with sliding door shower rooms, it is a more good choice.
3. When conditions permit, it is better to choose a pivoting door. This is the most important reason: families with old people and children are easy to trip. The safety of the family is always the first priority.
Families with the elderly and children are more recommended to use a shower room with a pivot door, which can avoid accidents and reduce the possibility of injury.
Lying in the bathtub and soaking in a comfortable hot bath can not only eliminate fatigue but also relax the mind. It is really a good enjoyment for people who have been busy in the city for a day. But this depends on your actual situation. Bathtubs and shower rooms are common bathing devices in modern homes, and both have their own advantages and disadvantages. The comfort of the bathtub is very good, but the shower room is more convenient and economical.
My name is L, and I am a typical post-80s generation. What I pursue is a personalized, fashionable and simple lifestyle. I bought a 90-square-meter house in Hangzhou,China and renovated it. Now the new home has entered the installation stage. The bathroom is too small, so the designer suggested that I give up the bathtub and choose a shower room. But I thought it would be nice to live alone, and go to work all day, and then go home and soak in a comfortable hot bath, so I finally decided to choose a bathtub.
The house was finally renovated, and I lived in the new home as I wished, and I also took a hot bath as I wished. But the good times didn’t last long, and after a long time, I found many inconveniences in the bathtub. The bathroom is only 8 square meters, and the bathtub takes up a lot of space. There are also washstands, toilets, washing machines, etc. The bathroom is extremely crowded. Whenever it’s time to wash, I feel irritable when I see the crowded bathroom.
The thing that left me speechless the most was the bathtub. I thought it was good at the beginning, but the reality is another situation. Due to the busy work, I feel a little exhausted every time I go home. I always want to take a shower and go to bed. However, since the bathtub is installed, it needs to be scrubbed beforehand and cleaned afterwards. It is too troublesome to use and consumes water. Power consumption, heating a tank of water can only wash one person. Anyway, it’s not as perfect as I thought.
At the beginning of the installation, the staff of the decoration company once suggested that it is convenient and labor-saving to install the shower room. However, due to my single-minded behavior, Ru Ling was in such an embarrassing situation. Petty bourgeoisie did not enjoy life, but enjoyed a lot of trouble.
The crystallization of modern technology and inspiration art allows different modern people to have a bathing culture with strong self-color. The development speed of shower room and bathtub is astonishing, which provides a simple and efficient bathing method for fashionable men and women who are time-strapped and picky about life. In fact, whether to install a bathtub or a shower room, you can’t just rely on your own imagination, but also depends on whether it conforms to your future living habits.
As people’s requirements for bathroom equipment are getting higher and higher, showering is not only a form of keeping the body clean, but also a kind of spiritual enjoyment. Therefore, many families want an independent bathing space. At present, the shower room is still the first choice for most families. Whether it is a modern white-collar worker with a fast pace of life, or a big family with three generations under the same roof, it is more convenient and hygienic to use it for showering.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of bathtub and shower room?
(1) shower rooms
Advantages: fast rhythm, relatively water-saving, relatively cheap price, due to the relatively airtight space in spring and autumn, the body temperature will be higher; some integral showers also have massage or more additional functions.
Disadvantages: pure pragmatism, no emotion at all; higher requirements for ground waterproofing; unqualified glass is easy to “explode”, so you must choose a tempered glass shower room.
Suitable for the crowd: office workers and other families with a fast pace of life; small-sized families.
(2) bathtubs
Advantages: more petty bourgeoisie; more comfortable; can stand and lie down; some bathtubs have massage or more additional functions.
Disadvantages: larger size, occupying space; more expensive; water and time-consuming; not suitable for families with a large population.
Suitable for the crowd: petty bourgeoisie and single nobles and other people who pay attention to the quality of life; families with large bathrooms or with multiple bathrooms.
Water massage bathtubs appeared in the 1970s, and after the 1980s, bubble massage functions, water temperature self-heating functions, self-cleaning water circulation functions, automatic sterilization functions, incense functions, etc., and ultrasonic waves that only appeared in recent years Massage function, light color therapy function. For a person who pays attention to fully enjoying life, lying lazily in such a powerful bathtub is indeed a noble enjoyment.
When you are decorating the bathroom, will you choose a shower room or a bathtub? Welcome leave a massage or email to info@aphroshower.com.
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Inconspicuous hardware accessories, but crucial to the life and experience of the shower room. When purchasing a shower room, most people mainly consider factors such as frame material, explosion-proof glass and price, and often ignore the choice of hardware accessories.
Shower room hardware accessories are inconspicuous compared with large-area materials such as glass and frames. However, in the actual use of the shower room, hardware accessories are the most important factors affecting the life and experience of the shower room.
No matter how well the glass and frame materials are selected, after a year of use, the hinges are rusted, loose, or the slide rails are stuck, not to mention how depressing it is. Therefore, in the choice of shower room hardware accessories, we must keep our eyes open.
The hardware accessories commonly used in mainstream shower rooms mainly include: shafts, hinges, pulleys, guide rails, handles, water retaining strips, etc.
1. pivot & hinge
Pivots and hinges are used in shower rooms with open doors.
Regardless of the pivot or the hinge, it is used to connect the opening and closing rotation of the solid glass (fixed glass) and the living glass (movable glass) in the shower room.
The rotating shaft is used for the pivoted structure that bears the bending moment and torque in the rotating work. Its appearance is similar to that of a hinge, and its structure is simpler than that of a hinge. The upper and lower rotating shafts are mostly used in the shower room.
Hinge, also known as hinge, is a two-fold structure composed of metal sheets, which also rotates around the middle axis. It is recommended to use stainless steel hinges for the shower room, which has high strength and corrosion resistance.
In the casement door shower room, the opening and closing hardware shaft is more durable; the hinge is more common, and the hinge configuration is more high-end, but it may be deformed after long-term use. Configure according to actual needs and shower room design
2. Guide rails and rollers
The combination of rollers and guide rails is used in sliding door shower rooms.
Rails
The upper and lower double-layer guide rails adopt V-shaped groove design. There are two main types of track materials: aluminum alloy and stainless steel clad aluminum alloy.
The track of pure aluminum alloy is mostly curved to a certain degree, because the arch is more resistant to pressure. You can pinch or press the samples displayed in the store. If there is a sinking feeling, it proves that the strength is not enough, either the thickness is not enough, or the material itself is relatively poor.
The track of the push-pull shower room has a radian. Due to the high hardness of stainless steel, it is not easy to process. Generally, the track is not made of pure stainless steel but stainless steel clad with aluminum alloy. The cladding of stainless steel can strengthen the overall strength of the track, the inner aluminum alloy can be processed into radians, and the outer stainless steel can be made straight and neat.
The easiest way to judge whether the track is good or not is to just get started and push and pull it several times to feel the feel. No resistance, no noise, smooth and quiet, it is a better guide rail. I don’t feel like trying a shower room, try a few more, and then there will be a comparison.
Rollers
The upper and lower guide rails of an excellent sliding door shower room adopt a double rollers structure, which has a self-lubricating effect and slides smoothly.
Some of our aphroshower.com shower rooms explore a more practical structure on the basis of the double rollers structure. The spring pressing structure is used in the configuration of the lower pulley. It only needs to be pressed lightly, which is convenient and labor-saving to install, and it is also convenient for daily track cleaning.
Most of the rollers are made of ABS plastic, and the quality of the rollers is judged to be the best. Push and pull on the spot, and choose a smooth and silent pulley block.
3. Handles
In terms of appearance, the shower room handle has a variety of shapes, which is enough to meet the choices of different bathroom styles. In terms of material, ordinary household shower room handles are commonly made of stainless steel and zinc alloy.
304 stainless steel handles are superior to zinc alloy in terms of corrosion resistance and durability, but the shape is relatively single and the price is higher.
Zinc alloy is easier to process, and products with radians and curves can be processed, and after zinc alloy is electroplated, its corrosion resistance is sufficient, and the price is cheaper than stainless steel handles.
The specific material of the handle to be configured can be selected according to the budget and the requirements for quality and design.
4. Water retaining strip
The height of the water retaining strip is best to choose a style of 5 cm or more. At the same time, the water retaining strip of the shower room should be pre-buried in advance, so that not only the waterproof effect is better, but the water in the bathroom will not leak through the floor tiles to the dry area; Adjust the level of the bottom of the room to reduce the difficulty of installation.
It is worth noting here that in order to achieve a good dry-wet separation effect, the water retaining strip must be pre-embedded in the leveling stage before the waterproof treatment of the bathroom, and then the waterproof construction should be carried out, or after the water retaining strip is buried. First, before laying tiles, a second waterproof construction is carried out in the shower room to ensure the dry and wet separation effect of the shower room.
This is because the shower room is a space with a large amount of high-frequency water. Although the base of the bathroom is waterproofed, there is still a layer (or layers) of cement material between the tiles and the waterproof layer. We all know that cement is not waterproof, and tiles also have joints, which cannot achieve a complete sealing effect. If the water retaining strip is not embedded in the waterproof layer, the water in the shower room may seep downward from the gaps in the tiles and flow from the tiles. The bottom bypasses the water retaining strip and seeps out to the outside of the shower room, which is more likely to cause water seepage, water stains, mildew, and even deformation and cracking of the tiles in the dry area.
Through the figure below, you can understand this problem more intuitively. This link is easy to be ignored during the construction of the bathroom, but it is a crucial link. This problem is almost impossible to repair in the later stage of decoration, so it needs special attention!
Common materials for water retaining strips on the market include quartz stone, marble, artificial stone and PVC. The hardness and texture of quartz stone are excellent, the price is relatively high, it is not easy to process, and the shape is simple. If the budget is sufficient, you can consider installing quartz stone. Marble has natural texture, beautiful but brittle, not recommended.
Since the water retaining strip is not a load-bearing part of the shower room, the requirements for strength and hardness are not high, and artificial stone and PVC materials are recommended for ordinary households. Artificial stone and PVC are easy to process, and can be made into shapes such as inline and arc shapes according to the style of the shower room, and can also be made into various imitation stone colors, which is cost-effective.
The above are the core hardware accessories of the shower room, and others such as anti-collision blocks, rubber strips, pull rods, wall clips, etc.; although the parts and hardware are not reflected in the article, it is necessary to pay more attention to and distinguish the quality when purchasing.
The custom shower screen can be installed directly on the bathroom floor or on the bathtub. Its function is to partition your bathroom and realize the separation of dry and wet. This better protects other areas of the bathroom, such as toilets, washbasins, etc., prevents water from splashing out, and keeps the bathroom tidy.
The shower screens of APHROSHOWER.COM are all made of safe tempered glass, the glass thickness varies from 4 mm to 10 mm, and the glass color is transparent or opaque, such as frosted glass, spray-painted glass, etc. Although these opaque glass cost is high, but it has good privacy and aesthetics. If your budget is sufficient, you can consider installing such a shower screen.
Custom shower screens are available with and without frames, either over the bathtub or on the bathroom floor. Specifically, there are the following styles:
Fixed shower screen: This kind of shower screen is usually installed on the fixed wall of the shower room or on the bathtub. It is composed of one or two pieces of tempered glass. It does not have movable functions and users can directly enter it.
Sliding shower screen: This kind of shower screen can be pushed and pulled left and right, and can be moved at one time, or both pieces of glass can be moved. There is a set of pulleys to help the glass slide smoothly.
Pivoting shower screen: This shower screen can be rotated along a fixed axis to achieve the effect of opening and closing. Suitable for installation in smaller shower enclosures, but requires plenty of room for turning.
One of the advantages of the custom shower screen is that no matter the size of your bathroom, you can custom it according to the size of your bathroom, so that it perfectly matches the bathroom space, beautiful and practical.
5 notices before customizing your shower screen:
Size of the bathroom: choose the layout that suits your own bathroom, and choose full-frame or thin-frame series products based on your own preferences.
Large spaces can be considered from the perspective of comfortable and loose showers, and small spaces with multiple options can be To make full use of the area, you can choose a sliding door design and an inward opening design to make full use of the space.
2. Size of the shower screen: For a square bathroom, it is best to make a fan-shaped screen. The size is best to meet a radian of 900X900MM. For a rectangular bathroom, it is best to have one side with a width of 800MM, so that when we adults take a bath To have enough space.
3. Floor drainer: We make a screen to separate the wet and dry of the bathroom, so at least two floor drains are needed, one for the wet area and one for the dry area, and try to keep them separated.
In addition, if our bathroom is very large, it is best to have two slopes, and it is better to have separate slopes for the dry and wet areas.
4. When choose the water-proof strips: If the screen you choose needs to be installed with water-retaining strips, it is best to do it when laying floor tiles, because our bathroom needs to be sloped.
If we do water-retaining strips later, we need to apply glass glue or sealant to remove them. Glue it, so there will be gaps, because it is often soaked in water, even the best glue will have problems.
5.Preparation: Before installing the shower screen in the bathroom, floor and wall tiles should be laid first, and then the screen should be customized according to the actual size.
Before laying bricks, the location of the drain pipe and floor drain should be considered, and waterproof facilities should be prepared.
2 situations that shower screens are not suitable:
1.If the children in the family are very young, or if the dry area is relatively small, it is not suitable to choose a screen, because the child needs a bathtub for bathing, which will occupy a certain amount of space. If you install a screen under such circumstances, it will be very unsuitable. We need to pay attention this problem.
2. If you or other people who are responsible for cleaning are lazy, it is not suitable to choose a screen, because we use shampoo or shower gel when we take a shower, and these things will splash on the shower screen and there will be water stains , so we have to take care of it frequently. If you don’t like to take care of it, it will look uncomfortable, so you need to pay attention to choosing a screen in this case.
But don’t worry, our aphroshower.com also has other styles of products that are very suitable for you, please browse our product page to choose the one that suits you, or email your needs to info@aphshower.com, our dedicated staff Will advise you more.
