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To frame or not to frame, that is the question

Shower Screens

There are three options in the market, however to keep your bathroom from looking dated, The Blue Space only sells two, frameless and semi-frameless.

Shower Screens

There are three options in the market, however to keep your bathroom from looking dated, The Blue Space only sells two, frameless and semi-frameless.


Frameless Shower Screens

As the name suggests, this option has less pieces, with no framing or rubber seals to try to keep clean. Instead, a special channel, clamps or fixtures are used to hold the unit in place. An upside of this option is that due to no frame or seals, there are less places for dirt to collect — and we can already hear the sighs of relief! Another bonus is a frameless screen can really enlarge a bathroom, as there is no solid frame to impose into the space, just clear lines that elongate a room. The only possible downside is this option is the most expensive type of shower screen — however it is well worth it if your budget can stretch to it.

Frameless Shower Screens

This option has less pieces, with no framing or rubber seals to try to keep clean. Instead, a special channel, clamps or fixtures are used to hold the unit in place. An upside of this option is that due to no frame or seals, there are less places for dirt to collect! Another bonus is a frameless screen can really enlarge a bathroom, as there is no solid frame to impose into the space, just clear lines that elongate a room.


Semi-frameless Shower Screens

This is an affordable and still beautiful alternative to wholly frameless shower screens. This option has a frame only around the outside edges of the glass, leaving a clean and seamless look between each piece of glass.

There are two types of semi frameless shower screens, the traditional semi frameless and the grange slider semi frameless shower screen. The main difference is that the grange slider has been designed to fit perfectly in smaller bathrooms with a sliding door that does not encrouch on valuable space.

Semi-frameless Shower Screens

This option has a frame only around the outside edges of the glass, leaving a clean and seamless look between each piece of glass. There are two types of semi frameless shower screens, the traditional semi frameless and the grange slider semi frameless shower screen. The main difference is that the grange slider has been designed to fit perfectly in smaller bathrooms with a sliding door that does not encrouch on valuable space.


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