Fixed full height shower screen
I have fallen in love with this bathroom by Alexander & co (Australian-based architects). It looks to me like they've used a full-height fixed shower screen over the bath.
Bathroom fitters/designers - I love the sleek lines but I'm wondering is there any reason why I wouldn't want to do this?

Comments (13)
- 9 years ago
I know you asked for pro comments but would just think about things like cleaning the bath, bathing kids, colouring your hair etc etc. Not impossible but tricky! You would also need to lean right in to turn on the shower so I think you'd need a remote control one to avoid getting soaked before you get in!
- 9 years ago
I meant to ask are you in a house or flat as presumably the glass would also need to be fitted into the ceiling as well as the floor and side?
Danielle Garber
Original Author9 years agothanks Minnie, great points. We're in a house. The plan is to have a fixed overheard shower and then a wall mounted head for me (so my hair doesn't frizz up everytime!). I guess if the wall mounted head was detachable that would definitely help with cleaning and not having to stand in a cold shower whilst it warmed up!- 9 years ago
I agree about the taps, they would have been better placed on right hand wall so you could get the temperature and flow right before you step in.
- 9 years agoI wonder if this is setup like you would get in some hotels; turn the bath taps on to grt to the right temperature, and then once happy flip the directional tap to send the water to the overhead shower? Whatever it is, it is absolutely beautiful! I have just moved house, and I currently have a bath with taps at one end and electric shower & screen at other, but it then means that you are standing in the sloped end to have a shower - very slippy/awkward. I would love something like your picture, and I love the idea of a fixed full height screen too. But agree with Minnie's points - so will be following pro responses to your questions with interest! Enjoy your new bathroom
- 9 years agoI've done this type of install, with a swinging glass panel, but very little gap between ceiling and the top of the screen.
Agree with the other commentators if you do it take care of three things:
First, use a multi-outlet shower mixer - so that you can feel/set the temperature on the hand shower or bath faucet before you switch it to the overhead one.
Second, the bathtub "shower-side-end" must have a steep, ideally vertical side so you can properly "step under" the overhead shower.
Third, if you put the taps on the screen-side then a swinging screen helps. For a fully fixed one also agree they should be on the "outside " - accessible without having to step into the bath/shower. - 9 years ago
In the past I have had problems with condensation and mould in my bathroom. Having a glass wall right to the ceiling will trap condensation from the shower. Before considering this design make sure all of the walls in the space are well insulated and not cold. Even installing a extractor system is no guarantee of mould free walls if they are cold. Good luck.
- 9 years ago
A glass wall that doesn't move is going to be a nightmare. It gives no flexibility for cleaning - you'll have to get into the bath to clean that shelf, the taps and the bath as well as the inside of the glass. Perhaps this glass door swings and it's just a clever photo? As for the taps, they really do need to be on a different wall so you can turn them on before getting under the shower - having them on a side wall is better than having them on the back wall. I reckon you'd bump into them all the time, turning them on or off accidentally, if they were on the back wall. When I installed my shower room, I decided against glass and built a wall instead, tiled on the inside and painted on the outside. If you get the lighting right, it doesn't matter that it's a wall that doesn't let light in; you don't need daylight to wash, you just need light! And the tiles are much more forgiving in terms of cleaning than glass is. I realise this might not work for you if you are having an over the bath shower though, if you have room for a shower room and a bathroom you might not need one over the bath?
- 9 years ago
Cleaning the shower screen would be easy enough whilst standing in the bath,but cleaning the bath would be slightly more difficult. i have my family trained - the last one in uses a squeegy window cleaning tool to wipe down the shower area [screen & tiles] takes about 20 seconds and means that mould, etc just doesn't appear as quickly and leaves the bath area really clean.
I have just had a swinging glass door in one piece and it opens both ways - i love it!
ps A new cleaning tip i have just discovered - the white 'magic erasers' you can buy very cheaply - wonderful on glass shower screens, removes any water calcium deposits and also on baths! [how sad am i?!]
- 9 years ago
Danielle what kind of size your bathroom got? One from picture is quiet big bathroom after all.
Danielle Garber
Original Author9 years agoour bathroom is similar to the one in the picture, long and thin. We have to compromise slightly on the bath size. It will have to be 1400 x 800, but we want a bath and a rainfall shower and this is the best example I've found

Rodney C