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A show­er screen is a fence that sep­a­rates the bathing area from the rest of the bath­room space. Unlike a show­er cab­in (includes a faucet, siphon, tray and glass), the par­ti­tion is an exclu­sive­ly ver­ti­cal pan­el (often made of glass). You can pur­chase a tray of the desired shape for it, some­times kits are sold — in this case, this com­bi­na­tion is already called a show­er enclo­sure. Much more often now, a par­ti­tion is placed in the bath­rooms, where they make a show­er lad­der — a drain built into the floor.

Show­er par­ti­tions can be divid­ed into sev­er­al cat­e­gories.

By mate­r­i­al	Glass, plas­tic (poly­styrene), poly­car­bon­ate
By design	Slid­ing, sta­tion­ary (fixed), with open­ing door
By instal­la­tion type	Floor stand­ing, on show­er tray
By shape	Sin­gle-leaf, semi­cir­cu­lar (slid­ing), cor­ner (two glass­es form an angle of 90 degrees, slid­ing or with a door)
By type of glass	Trans­par­ent or frost­ed
By pro­file col­or	Chrome glossy or matt, black, white

When choos­ing, try to cor­rect­ly select designs based on the effec­tive area of ​​the bath­room. We’ve round­ed up the best show­er screens on the mar­ket in 2022.

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Editor’s Choice

1. RGW WA-11B

When devel­op­ing its prod­ucts, the brand uses the Ger­man tech­nol­o­gy of the plumb­ing indus­try. Tem­pered glass is as thick as pos­si­ble — 8 mm (10 mm mod­els are very rare on sale, as they weigh a lot and are expen­sive). This mod­el has an impres­sive mar­gin of safe­ty for such prod­ucts, plus it looks sol­id. It is attached as fol­lows: to the oppo­site wall — with a bar with a very high “run-up” of dimen­sions from 60 to 118 cm, and from the end — to an alu­minum pro­file. A larg­er rod width is not required, even if you are plan­ning a large show­er.

It is con­ve­nient to wipe such a par­ti­tion and you can not be afraid to dam­age the glass with a care­less move­ment. The prod­uct is unpre­ten­tious to care due to the Easy Clean tech­nol­o­gy: when glass is processed at the fac­to­ry, a poly­mer lay­er invis­i­ble to the eye is applied to it.

The par­ti­tion of the Walk In sys­tem is the most trendy design in terms of design. Such glass is installed in a pro­file that is mount­ed on one wall. There is no door, which means that you do not need to touch the han­dle, risk­ing splash­ing the glass. Best of all, this par­ti­tion form fac­tor looks with show­er drains and trays, when the drain is equipped flush with the floor, and the wash is on the floor. A good solu­tion would be to com­bine this par­ti­tion with a frame­less show­er tray (sold sep­a­rate­ly).

The fence has a stan­dard 1‑year war­ran­ty, but you can pur­chase an extend­ed war­ran­ty of up to five years. RGW ser­vice cen­ters oper­ate through­out Rus­sia. At the same time, the declared ser­vice life of the par­ti­tion is 15 years. Com­pared to com­peti­tors, this is a very long time.

Main characteristics

Dimen­sions (width x height, cm)	90 (100,120) x 200
Pro­file col­or	black
Glass thick­ness	8 mm
Mount­ing	floor, on a pal­let
Pro­duc­ing coun­try	Rus­sia

Pros and cons

8mm thick tem­pered glass with anti-tar­tar coat­ing, long ser­vice life, par­ti­tion looks sol­id and expen­sive

Com­plete with black pro­files only, no pro­files less than 90 cm wide

Edi­tor’s Choice

RGW WA-11B

Show­er screen for the most demand­ing

Made accord­ing to Ger­man tech­nol­o­gy from durable tem­pered glass with an Easy Clean coat­ing for easy main­te­nance, a large size range and an increased ser­vice life of 15 years

Find out the pri­ce­Pro­mo­tions

Rating of the top 3 best glass shower screens

In this sec­tion, glass par­ti­tions, in 2022, they remain at the peak of all bath­room design trends. The glass in the best par­ti­tions is tem­pered. There­fore, do not be afraid: from a care­less move­ment, it will not break.

1. Ambassador Walk-in 15031102

Thick tem­pered glass (8 mm) with a large man­u­fac­tur­er’s war­ran­ty — 10 years, but the war­ran­ty peri­od for fit­tings is only two years. The glass is high — two meters. Per­haps this will look too bulky in com­pact bath­rooms, but this size is opti­mal for tall peo­ple. It is impor­tant that the rod of this glass, which fas­tens it to the wall, is fixed, 90 cm in size. That is, if you need wider or nar­row­er, you will have to buy a part in size.

Glass is made using Crys­talPure tech­nol­o­gy: thanks to a spe­cial pro­cess­ing in pro­duc­tion, it turns out to be trans­par­ent, while many show­er screens cast a green­ish tint — this is a con­se­quence of the pecu­liar­i­ties of tem­pered glass pro­duc­tion.

Also, glass with Easy­Clean coat­ing is slip­pery, and drops of water drain off it bet­ter, which means they leave less streaks. Instal­la­tion of a par­ti­tion on the floor (for exam­ple, to a show­er drain) or on a pal­let. In the sec­ond case, it is nec­es­sary to indent 1 cm from the sides. A gap is formed — this is a poten­tial­ly dif­fi­cult place to clean, water will col­lect there, yel­low stains will appear over time.

Main characteristics

Dimen­sions (width x height, cm)	90 (100, 110, 120) x 200
Pro­file col­or	chrome or black
Glass thick­ness	8 mm
Mount­ing	floor, on a pal­let
Pro­duc­ing coun­try	Ger­many

Pros and cons

Clear glass with­out col­or cast with Easy­Clean coat­ing (drops quick­ly flow from such a coat­ing), 8 mm thick glass

When installing on a pal­let, it is nec­es­sary to indent 1 cm — water will col­lect in this recess and stains will appear, the rod does not short­en or length­en

show­er enclo­sures

Ide­al solu­tion for small bath­rooms

2. Walk In Prisma Snail

The main advan­tage of the mod­el is that all glass is enclosed in an alu­minum frame. This gives the struc­ture addi­tion­al strength. The pro­files of the show­er screen are made of anodized alu­mini­um. This met­al is not afraid of rust and it is con­ve­nient to wipe it. But if the water in your house is hard and you’re a per­fec­tion­ist at heart, be pre­pared to con­stant­ly wipe them down. The fact is that hard water, after dry­ing, leaves notice­able stains on black fit­tings.

The glass is tem­pered, 6 mm thick. A rod is includ­ed with the par­ti­tion: the glass is attached to the glass to the oppo­site wall with it. The length is 120 cm, but it can be cut (you will need a grinder and a neat work of the mas­ter) up to 80 cm. Accord­ing­ly, the cur­tain will not work for trays or show­ers less than 80 cm. It is mount­ed on the floor (to the show­er drain), but the man­u­fac­tur­er also indi­cates that instal­la­tion on a show­er tray is pos­si­ble. How­ev­er, it should be with­out sides, flat. Such mod­els of pal­lets, as a rule, are of medi­um and high price cat­e­go­ry.

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Pros and cons

3. WELTWASSER WW400 70 (80, 90, 100, 110)G+30G

This is a whole line of show­er screens that dif­fer from each oth­er in width. If you order goods remote­ly, pay atten­tion to the index with the let­ter G in the mod­el num­ber. For exam­ple, 70G is 68 cm wide, and 110G is 108 cm wide. In gen­er­al, the rule applies: minus 2 cm from the fig­ure indi­cat­ed in the mod­el title.

This cur­tain is inter­est­ing in that it con­sists of two parts — the main glass and a short (30 cm) side. This is not only a design move, but also splash pro­tec­tion. The side glass opens and clos­es rel­a­tive to the base glass — like a book, but only out­ward, not inward.

In the reviews, buy­ers note that the chrome pro­files and the bar are easy to clean. The bar that attach­es the glass to the wall is fold­able, it can be adjust­ed in the range from 70 to 120 cm. This is very con­ve­nient, as it will fit both a wide show­er tray and a nar­row one.

Also, the cur­tain can be placed sim­ply on the floor. The height of the par­ti­tion is 185 cm, which caus­es crit­i­cism. If a tall per­son pours on him­self from above from the show­er and stands close to the cur­tain, the water will fall on the floor.

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Rating of the top 3 best shower screens with a tray included

The show­er tray is the plat­form on which the wash­able one stands. Togeth­er with the par­ti­tion, they form a fin­ished show­er enclo­sure. It remains only to add a mix­er to your taste and wal­let.

1.AM.PM X‑Joy W88G-205–090BT

This show­er enclo­sure has a quar­ter cir­cle acrylic tray. Recall that with this it turns out to save space in com­pact bath­rooms. The bot­tom is in “pim­ples” — this relief is need­ed so as not to slip. The pal­let is of aver­age height — 15 cm. You can only draw water into this one up to the ankle.

Slid­ing glass­es have com­fort­able grasp­ing han­dles, the doors move silent­ly. It is impos­si­ble not to praise indus­tri­al designs for the smooth lines with which the pro­files envel­op the glass edges. It turned out an order of mag­ni­tude more aes­thet­ic than com­peti­tors.

How­ev­er, tak­ing into account the price seg­ment of the com­pa­ny, I would like to see thick­er glass. Here, as in bud­get mod­els, 4 mm. Also, the height of this fence is not suit­able for every­one — 185 cm. If a two-meter broad-shoul­dered man is wash­ing his head, spray will fly to the floor.

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Show­er cab­ins

Choos­ing an alter­na­tive to a clas­sic bath

2. Niagara NG-005–14

A bud­get solu­tion with stan­dard pal­let dimen­sions of 80 by 80 cm. A plas­tic pal­let in the shape of a quar­ter of a cir­cle: semi­cir­cu­lar on the out­side, and placed against the wall with a square part. This form fac­tor saves bath­room space.

Users note that the pal­let makes a crunch when a strong per­son climbs into it. Obvi­ous­ly, this is evi­dence of the bud­get plas­tic from which the stand­ing plat­form is made. The depth of the tray is 26 cm, there is a ledge on which you can take a show­er while sit­ting.

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The glass in the par­ti­tion is thin — 4 mm, but mat­te and cor­ru­gat­ed. On this, dried drops of water are not vis­i­ble, and the per­son inside is not vis­i­ble. The kit also comes with a siphon with a drain. How­ev­er, users are dis­sat­is­fied with its qual­i­ty and pre­fer to buy anoth­er one.

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Pros and cons

3. Parly ZEQ811

Show­er enclo­sure with a small square tray 80 by 80 cm. It is shal­low — 10 cm and made of ABS plas­tic. The embossed bot­tom is an anti-slip coat­ing.

The show­er enclo­sure has two doors that slide in dif­fer­ent direc­tions. Buy­ers note that the mech­a­nism works as it should, with­out jam­ming. A sil­i­cone seal and a mag­net are installed between the doors so that splash­es of water do not drip onto the floor.

Par­ti­tion glass frost­ed — 4 mm. Of course, this los­es in terms of mod­ern design and aes­thet­ics. But on it the stains from the water are almost invis­i­ble. Siphon includ­ed.

The dis­ad­van­tages include the white col­or of the plas­tic pro­files around the glass. They are made of plas­tic, after a few years they take on a yel­low tint. You also have to be care­ful with the han­dles. Their reg­u­lar screw fas­ten­ings are con­stant­ly weak­en­ing, and, as a result, the han­dles begin to unscrew. Of course, they can be quick­ly twist­ed in a cou­ple of sec­onds, but this does not improve the expe­ri­ence from use.

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Pros and cons

Rating of the top 3 best corner shower screens

Cor­ner show­er screens are a clas­sic form fac­tor. Glass from the ends is fixed in pro­files, which in turn are attached to two walls.

1. RAVAK Blix Slim BLSCP4-90

The Blix Slim series includes sophis­ti­cat­ed san­i­tary ware prod­ucts. The fence real­ly looks lighter com­pared to oth­er mod­els of the com­pa­ny. Good glass thick­ness — 6 mm. They are cov­ered with a water-repel­lent Anti­Calc lay­er, from which drops flow faster. The fit­tings of this par­ti­tion are avail­able in two col­ors: glossy chrome or trendy graphite black.

A pow­er­ful advan­tage is the mech­a­nism for remov­ing glass doors. The sash­es can be tilt­ed or com­plete­ly removed: this is very con­ve­nient for wip­ing hard-to-reach places. The man­u­fac­tur­er gives a five-year war­ran­ty for the prod­uct, in gen­er­al, the aver­age war­ran­ty peri­od for the mar­ket is two to three years, in the pre­mi­um seg­ment there are even longer peri­ods. So let’s also write this into the con­di­tion­al plus­es of the mod­el. The weak point of this fence is glossy chrome pro­files. This shows dust and stains. And on black graphite — limescale.

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2. Berges Dark 061020

The height of the par­ti­tion is under two meters, the width of each glass is 90 cm. This is enough for a large adult. Tem­pered glass — the thick­est — 8 mm. Cov­ered with a lay­er on which water droplets dry to a min­i­mum. A guar­an­tee for all mech­a­nisms and a pro­tec­tion 10 years.

When installing, be care­ful with the sil­i­cone seal. The pro­files are very nar­row: you need to care­ful­ly insert the glass into them so as not to jam the seal. Pay atten­tion to the let­ters L or R in the mod­el name. The Eng­lish words left and right are encrypt­ed in them — “left” and “right”, they indi­cate the direc­tion of open­ing the doors. Yes, at this fence the glass opens, and does not move away. Beau­ti­ful, well, you need room to maneu­ver. And if the bath­room is small, dou­ble check the dimen­sions.

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3. Grossman Classic GR-0090

This show­er enclo­sure can be placed on the floor if you plan to equip a show­er drain or on a show­er tray for clas­sic solu­tions. How­ev­er, giv­en its curved shape, only pal­lets of the appro­pri­ate shape will do. They can be found from the same man­u­fac­tur­er or look for ana­logues.

The nuance is also that the fence is 90 cm wide and is pro­duced only in this size. Such dimen­sions are enough with a mar­gin for an adult (aver­age rec­om­men­da­tions from 80 cm). But you are lim­it­ed in choos­ing the shape of the pal­let, which means that you think whether such a fence fits into your design idea.

The guard glass for such a form fac­tor is thick — 6 mm — this is a plus. In the reviews, buy­ers note that the slid­ing rollers that “roll” the doors go with­out jam­ming. The pro­file around the glass is made of alu­mini­um, cov­ered with high-gloss chrome. It is eas­i­ly soiled, but it is con­ve­nient to wipe it.

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How to choose a shower screen

Advice on choos­ing a show­er screen is giv­en by Artur Taranyan, a san­i­tary ware installer with 15 years of expe­ri­ence.

Partition material

In 2022, show­er enclo­sures are made of three mate­ri­als: glass, poly­styrene, poly­car­bon­ate.

Glass

The most pop­u­lar and ver­sa­tile mate­r­i­al. Prices are aver­age, depend­ing on the glass thick­ness, brand posi­tion­ing, fit­tings and addi­tion­al options.

Polystyrene

In every­day life, you can call it plas­tic. These are bud­get mod­els, and there are few­er of them in stores year after year. Their main advan­tage is prac­ti­cal­i­ty. Mat­te plas­tic does not show stains from dried drops. Poly­styrene is hard­er to scratch. Plas­tic struc­tures are light­weight, they often take inex­pen­sive fit­tings, which are notice­ably infe­ri­or in qual­i­ty and fail faster.

Polycarbonate

Made to order by dif­fer­ent com­pa­nies. The most bud­get option. It is not cus­tom­ary to install such in apart­ments. Used in dachas, bar­racks, hos­tels, hos­tels, baths and swim­ming pools.

Installation

You can mount the show­er screen on the floor (to the show­er drain) or on the show­er tray — each mod­el has the instal­la­tion con­di­tions pre­scribed by the man­u­fac­tur­er. When choos­ing a pal­let, pro­ceed from the dimen­sions and dimen­sions of the cur­tain. Sim­ply put, if you chose a semi­cir­cu­lar show­er enclo­sure, then a square or rec­tan­gu­lar show­er tray will not work — you need a quar­ter of a cir­cle.

Not all blinds are designed for floor instal­la­tion. They may have a thin seal on the bot­tom that will allow water to pass through. It is bet­ter if the glass is fixed at the bot­tom with an alu­minum pro­file with a seal. Such mois­ture will not let through, and you can equip a show­er lad­der in the bath­room (floor drain).

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Pay attention to accessories

First of all, this applies to slid­ing fences and hinges. It is clear that there are new prod­ucts in the store and how the com­po­nents will behave, time will tell. Try to the best of your abil­i­ty to imag­ine your­self as an ana­lyst, touch the fit­tings, see how the mech­a­nism moves. If there is any doubt that every­thing is reli­able, it is bet­ter to refuse the pur­chase.

Clear or frosted glass

Mat­te is much more prac­ti­cal, but there are few such par­ti­tions on sale. On cheap mod­els, traces of dried water drops are more notice­able. It is good if the glass is with a spe­cial lay­er from which drops of water quick­ly slide off. But these mod­els are more expen­sive.

Expert opinion on shower screens

Artur Taranyanplumb­ing installer:

“Demand for show­er screens has grown sig­nif­i­cant­ly in recent years. Peo­ple are ditch­ing the clas­sic bath­tub, jacuzzi, etc. Show­er par­ti­tions are main­ly installed by young peo­ple — most often with­out small chil­dren. Or when they order repairs in the apart­ment of an elder­ly per­son, because with a low show­er tray or show­er drain you won’t have to climb into the bath­room.

When buy­ing such a par­ti­tion, remem­ber that you will have to spend a lit­tle more time clean­ing the bath­room, as you have to wipe the large glass. Pay atten­tion to how the sys­tem of fas­ten­ers, rods and oth­er things is made along the edges of the glass. Some­times the parts are placed in such a way that it is very dif­fi­cult to wipe the glass next to them, and water and dust accu­mu­late in hard-to-reach places.”