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Has anyone got shower door that opens inwards?

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vonnyh · 14/02/2011 15:25

Title says it all really. Due to the layout of our ensuite we can't have a shower door that opens outwards. I really want to have a hinged door, as opposed to a sliding one. I've seen some inward opening ones online and just wondered if anyone has one and what the pros and cons are? DH likes the look of bi-fold but they look a bit fiddley to me!

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Tical · 14/02/2011 15:29

Yep. We have one that sort of folds inwards and across. Got the whole shower unit from Bathstore. No cons as far as I can see (had it about 4 years).

mousymouse · 14/02/2011 15:30

we also have bifold doors that open inwards. they are great, as maryz says all drips stay in the shower.

AMumInScotland · 14/02/2011 15:31

We had a bifold inward opening one on our old, tiny, shower cubicle. If it's just a small square cubicle, you have to think how you could open the door while you're inside it - ours was too small to have a full door that didn't hinge.

greenlotus · 14/02/2011 21:36

We had a great door on our old shower, it was one panel but set up to swing and slide inward. In-swing door, I think they call it.

like this but a cheaper version. the only problem I think was a bit of an inaccessible spot you couldn't clean from inside or out.

CountessVonKnackerstein · 14/02/2011 21:40

Ours is inward opening with an extra fold that tucks it against the back wall.
We got ours from B&Q :)

Ponks · 14/02/2011 23:04

We have a horrible tiny shower cubicle with a bifold inward opening door (relic of the 70's I think; thank god we are getting new bathroom in next few months), the door is buggered and won't stay closed. Keeps folding in on DH as he attempts to shower. So get something decent that won't collapse after a few months.

vonnyh · 15/02/2011 08:19

Thanks for all the replies. The one I have my eye on is a hinged inward opening one, like the one that *greenlotus" linked to. Just got to persuade DH now.

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greenlotus · 15/02/2011 12:41

vonny, great.

Afterward I thought of this: the way the door slides in and along the shower wall is kind of like a string-art so it intrudes on the space less than you might think.

oh look cheaper

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