Hello there, hope someone can advise. I'm having a new bathroom built and have ordered a lovely new bathroom suite and seperate shower. On Honey I ruined the house, they used full length glass splashbacks for the shower, although I was thinking of installing them by the bath. My questions are: are they easy to install, easy to clean, will they damage easily and where can you get them from and probably more importantly is this a better look than tiles? Thanks for any advise or suggestions.
I have not seen them used in the bathroom, but I've seen glass splashbacks for the kitchen, probably the same principle. I believe John Lewis has the kitchen ones.
I would have thought they should be easier to clean than tiles - no grout to get dirty, nice flat surface. Depending on the colour and glossiness of the glass, it could show all the watermarks more than tiles though - like a glass shower door does. Whether it's a better look is a matter of taste, and how it's done. If you like it, have it.
I'd go straight to your local glazier or glass merchant for advice, I'm guessing that seeing as how it would be low down and kickable and knockable etc there'd be very specific rules as to whether it would need to be toughened/laminated etc.
They'll also be able to advise you about colours (tinted glass and coloured laminate interlayers) and fixing and waterproofing of such things.
I've not heard of them before but I'd go straight to a professional for advice if I were you. If the glaziers don't know the answer maybe you could try Building Control at your local council?
There is another alternative though - but i can't remember what its called . In my shower, the 'splashback' is made up of a composite board (ply?) which is tongue & grooved so good tight joints. It's faced with a formica-type facing (but its not formica), comes in all sorts of colours with a marble effect finish (although i'm sure there are others). Comes in 8' x 4' sheets i think - but it ain't cheap - when i talked about this with a builder before i'm sure he said it was about £250 a sheet. Sorry i couldn't be more specific - it was already here when i moved in.
. In my shower, the 'splashback' is made up of a composite board (ply?) which is tongue & grooved so good tight joints. It's faced with a formica-type facing (but its not formica), comes in all sorts of colours with a marble effect finish (although i'm sure there are others). Comes in 8' x 4' sheets i think - but it ain't cheap - when i talked about this with a builder before i'm sure he said it was about £250 a sheet. Sorry i couldn't be more specific - it was already here when i moved in.
