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To Frame or Not To Frame

The first step in personalizing your bathroom is determining whether you’re a framed or frameless shower enclosure kind of person. Having a frame on your shower can make it more affordable, but also less attractive. While some frames come in sleek designs, most are utilitarian and detract from the overall look. Frameless shower enclosures, on the other hand, appear more classy. The lack of frame allows more flow between panels.

One of the reasons framed shower enclosures exist is because they allow the use of more fragile glass. The glass may be less pure (i.e. more breakable) or thinner (also more breakable). Frameless shower enclosures usually cost a bit more, as the glass is often much thicker, sturdier, and able to be drilled through to attach metal brackets.

Size Matters

When it comes to shower enclosures, size does matter. If you’re a fully grown adult, you’ve almost certainly showered, at least once or twice, in a shower that was too small. Bumping into the walls or curtain while trying to wash is a huge pain. Give yourself ample shower space by purchasing a larger shower enclosure.

Often times, bathrooms have plenty of space for larger enclosures, but don’t have them because of size standards. When you shop for a shower enclosure from Aluplex, you’re not limited to standard enclosure sizes. We specialize in manufacturing and cutting glass. Therefore, we can provide you with an enclosure that uses the maximum amount of bathroom space available for your shower.

High Quality Glass

Because we specialize in glass, you can be sure all of our custom glass shower enclosures are high quality. Unlike hardware stores that sell cheap enclosure parts that break easily, our enclosures are made to last. The same glass that’s used for windows and made to withstand storms and outdoor debris can handle your day to day showering routine with ease.

Easy to Order From Aluplex

You might worry that buying a custom shower enclosure is more complicated than getting a prefabricated one. However, when buying from Aluplex, the process is simple. When you contact us with your custom shower enclosure needs, we can get started on producing your shower enclosure right away. All we need to know are the dimensions of the enclosure you’re after. If you’re not sure what dimensions you need, we can work with you to get the answer with as little hassle as possible.

In the end, it’s only a couple steps more than buying a prefabricated shower enclosure, with many years of payoff. Give us a call today if you’re considering investing in a custom shower enclosure. We’ll happily give you a quote and answer any questions you have.

Looking for an update to your bathroom? A built-in, stand-up shower is exactly what you need. Let’s take a moment to consider how a built-in shower with one of Aluplex’s durable, frameless shower enclosures can change your showering experience.

More Space to Shower

Switching to a built-in shower from a tub/shower combo is a massive difference in experience. While a built-in shower comes with a number of positive changes, the biggest ons is having more space to shower.

While a tub/shower combo allows adequate space for most people, there’s not a lot of room for your arms while you clean. This leads to bumping into your curtain or shower door throughout a shower. Or, if you know how to avoid knocking into those, then at least feeling cramped.

When adding a built-in shower, you have the opportunity to give yourself more space to clean. Even if the shower space is shorter than a tub, you can expand its width, creating a square space more suited to your body size. However, what’s to stop you from keeping the length of your old tub/shower combo and simply expanding the width as well? Let yourself shower in luxury.

Shower Together

One great bonus to a bigger showering space is that couples can shower together. A tub is hardly wide enough for two adults to comfortably switch places beneath the water. However, with a built-in shower, you can install multiple showerheads or simply use the additional space to switch places with ease. Having room to clean and also enjoy each other’s company without stepping on each other’s toes is a great experience for many couples.

Ditch the Curtain

Shower curtains come with a number of annoying downsides. When you switch to using durable, frameless shower enclosures from Aluplex, you can say goodbye to these shower curtain issues:

Having to adjust the ends of the curtain each time you shower to keep water from getting out
The bathroom fan’s airflow blowing the shower curtain into your space and against you while you’re trying to shower
The shower curtain coming unhooked from the curtain hooks
Low light levels when showering from the curtain obscuring it
Having to replace a moldy shower curtain every few months and creating plastic waste

Easy-to-Clean Frameless

Installing one of our durable, frameless shower enclosures comes with a bonus. Even compared to many other shower enclosures, these ones are easier to clean. Why is that? Well, a large number of shower enclosures come with frames around the glass. These metal frames make a shower enclosure cheaper to install, as you can use thinner glass and metal hardware to attach the door. However, the drawback is that they allow ridges for mold and mineral buildup.

A frameless shower enclosure is easy to clean with a standard foaming cleaner and a sponge, brush, or cloth. There are no difficult crevices to scrub at where grime has collected. Plus, that easy-to-clean frameless build makes it easy to keep your shower enclosure sparkly clean, allowing maximum light flow and a great view of the rest of your updated bathroom.

Call us today at Aluplex if you’re interested in getting one of our durable frameless shower enclosures and have questions about how to order.

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