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February 21, 2009
Are Shower curtains a turn off?
I just completed a small bathroom redo for a rental apartment. I'm trying to decide between shower curtains vs basic Home Depot off the shelf sliding enclosures.
Personally, I don't like the sliding doors as the channels and tracks are a pain to keep clean. I know there are frameless designs, but budget does not allow.
What do other think?
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i personally think that shower curtain is way classier than those cheesy sliding shower doors that home depot or lowes carry... the sliders remind me of clam shell molding
Posted by: eman1234 at February 21, 2009 6:27 PM
Shower curtain.
It's less of a hassle to replace a broken curtain or rod than a broken door.
Posted by: christopher at February 21, 2009 7:13 PM
Get a shower curtain. It's easier to stab people through a shower curtain. But get a natural one that doesn't give off those toxic plastic fumes. That stuff will kill you!
Posted by: gennaro at February 21, 2009 8:25 PM
how can you even ask? Have you ever been to a luxury hotel or spa that hide sliding doors? shower curtain all the way. No question. And, normally, the tenant supplies their own.
Posted by: saminthehood at February 21, 2009 8:34 PM
how can you even ask? Have you ever been to a luxury hotel or spa that has sliding doors? shower curtain all the way. No question. And, normally, the tenant supplies their own.
Posted by: saminthehood at February 21, 2009 8:34 PM
Another vote for a curtain over the off the shelf sliding kind.
Posted by: Mrs. Limestone at February 21, 2009 10:43 PM
Shower Curtain. This also allows a renter to "personalize" the space by choosing a decorative curtain that reflects their taste.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at February 21, 2009 11:24 PM
I had the slidding doors for years and as long as the water drains fine and there is no place for the water to get trapped, they work just fine.
Posted by: hannible at February 22, 2009 8:51 AM
Another vote for shower curtains. They make the space feel much larger than the sliding doors.
Posted by: Bond at February 22, 2009 8:59 AM
Yeah shower curtains. How about no tub. A super wide shower is pretty hot.
Posted by: Pstreet at February 22, 2009 1:36 PM
Problem with doors is that you can't wash a baby/toddler easily. big turn off for future inhabitants. And they get scummy if you don't stay on top of cleaing.
Posted by: Bolder at February 23, 2009 11:25 AM
Another vote for shower curtain.
Posted by: mopar at February 23, 2009 2:49 PM
NOPE... Glass doors. there are a wide range of styles and prices now. You can get a real nice one with polished aluminum frames and thick glass. The frame is not hard to keep clean and the doors look great because they are all glass...agree the translucent ones and any design looks tacky. Bolder is right though....they are less practical if you need the tub to wash the baby or the dog!!!
The full glass enclosures are the nicest but will be pricey..$1,200-1,800 for a "tub" one.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at February 23, 2009 3:08 PM
Curtains.
Far fewer ways for a tenant to ruin the work.
Posted by: serpentor at February 23, 2009 3:11 PM
OH...this is for a rental???? Sorry...curtains then. No discussion necessary!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at February 23, 2009 3:25 PM
Curtains.
Posted by: lechacal at February 23, 2009 3:32 PM
curtains
Posted by: more4less at February 23, 2009 3:51 PM
Sitting on the edge of a tub which has a track for a sliding shower door in order to give a bath to a kid is no fun at all. (Do it long term and you'll wind up with a groove in your derriere.) We took our shower/tub doors out before moving into the new place for precisely that reason.
Posted by: mscrochety at February 23, 2009 4:20 PM
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