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Whether you plan to sell your home in the future or want to make it your forever/dream home, a bathroom remodel can be a great investment.  From choosing the right fixtures to selecting the ideal paint colors, homeowners have a lot of seemingly minor but tough decisions to make that bring their home together. The choices homeowners make throughout a remodel can make or break the value of their home. One of those choices is selecting the right shower doors for your bathroom space.

 

There are pivot doors, bypass doors, round doors and sliding doors, even framed-in or frameless. You can choose from clear glass, frosted glass, rain glass and tinted glass. There are a variety of shower door options to consider, so pull out your notebook and settle in for some research.

 

Sliding Shower Doors

Sliding doors—or bypass doors—are the most popular type of shower doors. Bypass doors slide from side to side and take up the least amount of space. With these doors, you can opt to have two or three panels situated on the track. You can make it so just one door slides and the others remain fixed, or you can arrange it so that each panel is mobile. Sliding doors are ideal for corner, stand-alone showers, and bathtubs that boast a shower/tub configuration.

 

Trackless Doors

If you would rather skip the intrusion of a track in your doorway, you can look into a swinging door for your shower. There are two variations, and some doors combine elements of both so they will at times be used interchangeably: the pivot door, and the hinged door.

 

Pivot Doors 

Are swinging shower doors that rest on a floor-mounted hinge that allows for a 180-degree rotation. These doors open both inward and outward. The hinge can be attached on either side of the door, for a simple 180-degree pivot, or - depending on the space you have available - it can be center mounted to allow for a complete 360-degree rotation. Pivot doors are more modern and more likely to be found in newer homes. While pivot doors are pretty and sleek, they’re not great for small spaces.

 

Frameless Shower Doors

Frameless shower doors are often more aesthetically pleasing than framed doors. If you have intricate tile work that you want to show off, or if you want your shower stall to appear as unobtrusive as possible, a frameless door may be a great option for you. It can also be used to make the room appear more open, rather than cut a small space down by the size of the shower stall. However, keep in mind that frameless doors require thicker glass for stability, which can be costly—at least twice the amount of the cost of glass for a framed shower door.

 

Glass Options

Just as there are multiple styles of doors, you aren’t limited by the material they are built from.

Clear Glass | Frosted Glass | Tinted Glass | Rain Glass

As you can see, there are many different options to choose from and each of them potentially impacts the entire look of your bathroom. The shower space can be a focal point that ties everything together for a relaxing bathing experience, or it can be the tiresome dead zone that makes the room feel disjointed and unplanned. Carefully considering the many options available to you is an important, and even entertaining, part of designing your own space. Shape your own style and choose your shower doors wisely.