Material
The most important things in the shower room are two, glass and profiles, as well as some small parts, such as rails, hardware, and water retaining bars.
①Glass
The common thickness of glass is 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm. Households generally use 6mm and 8mm. 10mm and 12mm are much more expensive, because the thicker the glass, the heavier the strength of other parts will be strengthened, and the price will be low. It's on the ground, let's look at it according to your own budget.
Good tempered glass should at least look transparent, free of impurities, bubbles, and ripples inside, and have a flat surface. If you tap it a few times, the sound should be relatively crisp.
The brand's glass has an explosion-proof film on the outside, which is affixed at the factory. If the glass really blows up, the pieces will stick to the film and will not splash everywhere.
There is absolutely no saying that “big brands will not stick films if they have confidence in their own glass”. The current glass process has not reached 100% non-explosion. Even the best tempered glass has a self-explosion rate of 2‰~3‰. No one dares to risk this. risk.
Why only stick the film on the outside? If the film is attached on the inside, there must be a lot of water in the shower, and scratches may be scratched on the film when cleaning up water stains.
②Profile
The frame is like the bones of the shower room. It must be strong enough, otherwise no matter how good the glass is, it won't be able to hold it down.
There are mainly two types of profiles: aluminum alloy and stainless steel. Stainless steel has better strength and durability, and the price is usually a bit more expensive.
Aluminum alloy profile stainless steel profile
The thickness of the shower room profile used in the family should be at least 1.2mm. A brand must be divided into high, medium and low grades, and there may be 1.2mm to 2.0mm and 3.0mm. The thicker and stronger, the higher the price.
The aluminum alloy is polished, there are bright and matt. Normally, the surface should be smooth without trachoma, and the hand feel is smooth. Shower room stores generally have samples cut into sections, and the cross section and inner side can be seen. To be smooth and flat.
The electroplated surface of stainless steel is very bright, like a mirror, good quality will not be deformed, and poor quality will look like a haha mirror.
Just touch a handprint, it is easy to leave fingerprints, you have to be diligent and often wipe it, in fact, the shower room clerk is also very hard every day...
Shiny stainless steel
③Orbit
The shower room does not use rails, it relates to whether it is a sliding door or not.
Generally speaking, arc-shaped doors are mostly sliding doors, diamond-shaped and square-shaped doors are mostly swing doors. The straight-line type depends on the situation: sliding doors are more space-saving and suitable for small bathrooms; swing doors must have enough space to open the door so that they cannot be hit. thing.
Most of the tracks of pure aluminum alloy are curved to a certain degree, because the arch is more resistant to pressure. You can squeeze or press the sample displayed in the store. If there is a feeling of depression, it proves that the strength is not enough, or the thickness is not enough, or the material itself is relatively poor.
Aluminum alloy track section
Cladding stainless steel can strengthen the overall strength of the track. Although the inner aluminum alloy track still has a curvature, the outer layer of stainless steel can be made straight and straight, which looks very neat and suits the simple style.
Stainless steel track
The easiest way to judge whether the track is good or not is to get started directly and push and pull repeatedly to try the feel. It is better if it is not obstructive or astringent, there is no noise, and it is smooth and quiet.
④Hardware
Including wall clips (used to fix the glass on the wall), hinges (used to connect two pieces of glass), etc. The hardware connectors of the shower room with hinged doors are especially important, because the glass has no track support. If the quality of the hardware is not good enough, the glass will sag after a long period of time.
Regardless of the fact that some shower rooms do not have profile frames, they seem to use less materials and should be cheaper. In fact, the fewer the frames, the higher the requirements for the connecting parts and the process, because the fixed glass depends on the side parts. For example, this one in the picture below, stainless steel paint accessories, frameless, minimalist, the quotation is as beautiful as the appearance, 13,000 yuan per square meter.
⑤Water retaining strip
Because the weight of the glass is mainly hung on the frame or rail, the water retaining strip is not a load-bearing member and does not need to be of high strength. PVC or artificial stone can be used. The price is calculated according to the length, ranging from 50 to 200 yuan per meter. Included in the merchant’s total offer.
Both PVC and artificial stone are easy to process, and they can be made into square or arc-shaped water retaining strips according to the shape of the shower room, and various patterns of imitation stone can also be made.
Artificial stone water retaining strip
⑥ Base
I really feel that the base of the shower room is a very useless design. There are stone, acrylic or resin. The latter two are easier to shape. For example, it is made into an arc shape, but the strength is not enough and it is easy to collapse.
Shower room with pedestal
Draining water through the base is much slower than water directly flowing into the floor drain. If the drain of the base and the bathroom floor drain do not correspond up and down, the water pipe must be connected diagonally, and the drainage will be even more difficult. Moreover, there is a height difference between the base and the ground, and it is necessary to take a step forward, which is a stark violation of the barrier-free design concept.
⑦Integral shower room
There is also a fully enclosed shower room, which looks great like a space capsule, with showers, seats, racks, and ventilation fans.
They are basically standardized products, which cannot be customized, are difficult to clean, and are much more expensive than ordinary shower rooms.
Supplement
1. Regarding cleaning. You can wipe the inside of the glass every time you take a shower, such as buying a glass scraper, so that too much dirt will not accumulate over time. Because there is an explosion-proof film on the outside of the glass, it is best to wipe it with a soft towel instead of hard objects.
2. The shelf is very convenient to use. You can install one on the wall in the shower room (if the space is large enough). It is best to have a hanging rod below and a towel.
A good shower room needs the characteristics of simplicity, comfort, sturdiness, and cleanliness to adapt to modern life under the same concept.
