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