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