Walk in Showers

When designing a space for a refreshing morning or relaxing evening shower, more people are moving towards the open plan style of a walk-in shower setup, especially in larger spaces. This trend enhances the shower experience by providing a more spacious and luxurious environment. Suitable for installation with a shower tray or on a tiled wetroom floor, we have a wide range of stunning fixed glass panels available to help you create your dream luxury showering space.

Benefits of a Walk In Shower

Walk-in showers offer numerous benefits, making them a very popular choice for homeowners. Some of the advantages include:

• Easy access: Walk-in showers are designed to be easily accessible for people of all ages. They have no barriers, such as doors or shower curtains, that you need to move out of the way to enter or exit the shower.  
• Space-saving: Walk-in showers are perfect for all bathrooms. Not needing the space for a door to swing outwards frees up more valuable bathroom space.
• Luxurious experience: Walk-in showers provide a spa-like showering experience. The spacious and open design allows light to flow uninterrupted throughout the area.
• Easy maintenance: Walk-in showers often feature easy-clean glass, ensuring the glass remains clear and sparkling clean without frequent cleaning. With no moving parts, tracks or hinges to maintain, these panels are much easier to clean and care for than shower doors. No more brushing dirt and grime out of runners and tracks or lubricating squeaky hinges.
• Safety features: Our durable glass panels, in thicknesses of 6, 8 and 10mm are made from high quality materials and toughened safety glass. In the unlikely event that the glass does break, it will form small blunt chunks and not sharp shards, giving you peace of mind and ensuring your safety and that of your loved ones.

What Is A Walk In Shower Enclosure?

A walk in shower enclosure is essentially a type without a door, providing easy access and saving space. Walk in enclosures are practical and easy to clean, making them a popular choice for modern bathrooms. With no door to swing out into the room and impact other bathrooms furniture and fittings, these walk in shower enclosures are hugely popular for rooms of all shapes and sizes. Their open style, and clear glass panels, create a bright, contemporary and accessible space for all the family. Very similar to a wet room, a walk in shower enclosure has most of the benefits and accessibility, but is usually fitted with a shower tray. Low-level shower trays are available and would complement the minimalist style of the walk-in experience.

Walk In Shower Screens

Our glass walk in screens are really versatile, granting you the ability to create your perfect showering experience. Consider the location of the shower head when planning your enclosure layout.

Some configurations of a Walk in Shower are:

• Freestanding: The glass panel is attached parallel to the opposite wall with support bars, allowing access from either side of the screen.
• With One Panel: Fitted in a corner, having one glass panel installed to occupy the long side of the shower tray. The length of the panel would vary by customer preference.
• One Panel and a Return or Flipper Panel: Return panels and flipper panels are fixed to the end of the wetroom screen. A return panel is fixed at 90 degrees, whereas a flipper panel can be moved in an arc shape from its fixed point. Their purpose is to deflect any rogue water splashes back into the tray area, keeping your floor clean and dry.
• With 2 Panels: One glass panel will be fitted to rest along the long side of the tray and a second one would go along the the short edge of the tray. If you are fitting your panels in this configuration we would recommend a gap of at least 500mm be left for easy manoeuvring into and out of the enclosure.
• 2 panels and a return/flipper: As with 2 panels but, more of an entrance may need to be left to accommodate the movement of the flipper panel.

Are Walk In Showers A Good Idea?

Having a walk in shower eliminates the need to step into a bath tub to shower, and the risks associated with that. As we get older and less agile, this becomes increasingly difficult. The stunning, clear glass panels stop the need for a cold polyester shower curtain and keep the water contained. Removing a bath and installing a well fitted enclosure could be an investment into the value of your property.

Whether you're remodelling an existing bathroom, replacing your bath with a shower to future-proof your home or making an accessible space for elderly relatives and guests, you'll discover you can design your dream space. Available in a range of stunning finishes, our wetroom screens cater for everyone. Whether you prefer classy chrome, modern black or want something different like Brass, Bronze or Gunmetal, we are sure to have the colour and size you need to create a walk in shower enclosure, customised to your personal decorative taste. They are versatile and can be fitted either way, taking the stress of ordering the wrong orientation out of the picture.

Many of the panels are in stock at our premises in Bowburn for same day collection. Call the team on 0191 3037771 to discuss stock availability and the possibility of next-day delivery. Now might be the time to make the changes you've been putting off.