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A thresholdless shower, also known as a curbless shower, is simply a smooth entryway into your shower enclosure.  With no threshold separating the shower from the rest of the bathroom, your shower is more easily accessible. Done properly, the threshold can be eliminated while keeping the shower as a highly functional and stylish central element of your bathroom design.

Thresholdless showers are increasing in popularity, and with good reason.  People are installing thresholdless showers for several reasons.

Accessibility:

For aging-in-place you are planning a bathroom remodel with your future in mind. Minimizing obstacles in your bathroom is fundamental to a bath design with elderly or mobility impaired users in mind. Likewise, thresholdless showers are also a major element of Universal Bath Design, making the bathroom accessible for all while retaining style and functionality. This means the bath design is geared toward all age and ability levels from young children to elderly family members, and for those with mobility issues.

Style:

Aesthetically, no shower threshold means cleaner lines for a more minimalistic style.  A more open shower also allows you to show off your tile designs!

Maintenance:

Practically, there are fewer awkward areas to clean when you do not have a threshold to work around.

A thresholdless shower is a custom feature, but one that you will not regret.  It will enhance your lifestyle in your home and be an eye-catching feature if you choose to sell your home.  Installing a thresholdless shower requires the floor to be dropped to allow for the shower floor to slope for drainage. This shower style can be installed with or without a door, and this will largely determine where you put the shower head. A rain head keeps water concentrated downwards in one spot. In addition, a handheld shower head with a lengthy hose is perfect for wheelchair users, bathing children, and for cleaning down the shower area, especially a glass partition. 

A thresholdless shower is ideal in a more open shower design. You can proudly display tiles and luxury fixtures in a barrier-free shower with either a glass enclosure or a doorless shower. 

These showers aren’t just options for larger spaces either but work well in bath designs of any shape or size.  Since the curbless shower is a more integrated part of the room, they effectively make the bathroom design appear larger.

A barrier-free shower can present a few problems, but all can be preempted at the planning stage by your bathroom designer. If you feel that the open area minimizes privacy, then a curtain or frosted glass partition would help. A curved glass block wall would also work as well and help in directing water towards the drain. Heated flooring is a smart addition to any bathroom, but especially where your curbless shower is fully open as heat might escape without a barrier and leave you feeling chilly.

There really is no reason not to embrace the stylish, functional, and on trend curbless shower. Check out more bathroom design ideas in our gallery.  Talk to us today to see the array of shower choices you can include in your 2020 bath remodel.