Partial glass enclosure for tub - thoughts?

Hi All, We are currently renovating our bathroom and our designer suggested a partial glass enclosure for our tub. I know the half glass enclosure will make our bathroom look fabulous but I have reservation regarding water splattering. Do you guys have any thoughts or experience having a partial glass enclosure? What are the pros and cons? I have done some research online and there are some positive and negative. I want to see if you guys have any thoughts on it before I commit to it. A couple of things regarding my bathroom: – We are installing a shower system with rain shower and handheld shower head. – Our bathroom is tiny, outside the tub, i believe is a 5 x 5. Thanks!

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alfiedanielharry | 10 years and 5 months ago

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deanbh | 10 years and 5 months ago

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You mean a shower panel like this……. – http://imgur.com/kNJUJkX Its way better than a shower curtain. BTW we have some of the wall and floor tiles left over at 50% of the purchase price in case you are looking for something similar. my email address is on my personal website at http://www.collins.net.pr

katejohnson | 10 years and 5 months ago

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Awesome this would definitely elevate the beauty of your interior.

dorkofwindsor | 10 years and 6 months ago

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if the wall splash area outside the tub is tile (and not drywall or plaster) then its your call. Personally i am messy and always hated them. But i also don’t like those bulky wall contraptions with the hand held wand and rain shoer, fwiw.

nyc_sport | 10 years and 6 months ago

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If by rain shower you mean that the showerhead will be in the middle of the tub, I do not see how a partial glass enclosure will do anything to control splatter of water.

Augustiner | 10 years and 6 months ago

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+1 for am partial glass encloser – looks so much better than a curtain.

daveinbedstuy | 10 years and 6 months ago

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I think it would look great but you will still get water on the floor so if you are going to be OCD about that, get a regular sliding glass door setup. If you do have a custom piece made, make sure they don’t sell you the sealer finish on the inside. It’s far more difficult to keep clean.

resident2 | 10 years and 6 months ago

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Personally I do not like glass enclosures for bathtubs. It makes it very uncomfortable to take a bath and also cleaning in those corners is not very easy without taking a shower in the process. So if you think you will not actually be taking a bath, I would take it out and put in a standing shower. If you want to take baths then I would not put in any kind of glass (fixed) enclosure.