| Nowadays, there are plenty of shower screens | | | | coming up with designs that are pleasing to |
| out there to be had for pocket change. At the | | | | the eye. After all, you have to see the |
| same time, at the top end of the market, you | | | | shower screen in your bathroom every day, |
| can pay hundreds for something truly | | | | even if you're not using it. |
| luxurious. So what, exactly, is the | | | | |
| difference? | | | | However, expensive shower screens can also |
| | | | come with features you don't need. They are |
| Let's look first at the very cheapest shower | | | | often more adaptable to different styles of |
| screens available. They are nearly all made | | | | shower, which saves you finding out which one |
| in China with low-quality parts, and they can | | | | you need, but also means that you're paying |
| have all sorts of problems. The glass will | | | | for adaptability that you might never use. |
| often be flimsy and easy to break, and the | | | | Also, in practice, there is little difference |
| frame may quickly start to have trouble | | | | between 5mm toughened glass, for example, and |
| sliding. You might even find that it moves on | | | | 2mm toughened glass, apart from a huge |
| its own! | | | | increase in cost. |
| | | | |
| At the higher end of the market, you will see | | | | So what should you do? Overall, it is |
| ingenious solutions to every problem a shower | | | | worthwhile spending a little extra to get |
| screen could have. The glass will be | | | | away from the cheapest end of the market, |
| toughened and could be as thick as half a | | | | unless you want to replace your shower screen |
| centimetre. The guides for the Shower screen | | | | once a year or even more - you'll save more |
| will be silent and easy to move. | | | | than what you spend over the long run by |
| | | | getting something good-quality. However, as |
| As well as these technical features, pricier | | | | you get into the higher price ranges you need |
| shower screens will also be much better | | | | to spend much more to get more. So buy |
| looking than their cheaper counterparts: the | | | | cheap... but not too cheap. |
| manufacturers will have put some time into | | | | |