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[godi]

We are installing a 5 foot walk in shower and I don't know if I should install trackless glass doors or shower curtain.  My guestion on the curtain,will it billow or blow into us when we shower? I can not stand that, lol. With the glass door never had these and I am not getting any younger so what scares me here is the cleanup. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for replying.  

[Meezerpleezer]

My brother had a shower stall like the one you describe put in when our elderly father moved into my brother's home.  He decided to use shower curtains since my father isn't very stable and it would be easier for him to get in and out.  I use the shower when I visit and there is a little bit of billowing on the shower curtains but nothing major.  I think that the glass shower door would be a pain to clean especially having to either bend over or kneel to clean the bottom.

An especially nice feature that my brother had installed was a heater/light over the shower stall.  My father likes that because it keeps him warm while he is drying off.

[godi]

Thank you for your response, we have a big decision to make.

[nyc1]

We're pulling out our tub and installing a large shower in it's place.  I'm no youngster, but it's going to be GLASS all the way.  Cleaning is not difficult.  The expense will be huge, but the look will be amazing, which is our goal.  I've taken the cleaning aspect into consideration as well and have experienced trackless showers and for us,  that is the only way to go for what we want.

[godi]

With the glass in your shower nyc1 are you going to squeegee it after each shower ? Are you going trackless, I would definitely get trackless. I just don't want to va a slave to it.

[nyc1]

Absolutely trackless.  We have a small shower now that we squeegee.  It is so quick, and just becomes part of our routine.  It takes SECONDS...   we do it to the glass and the tile.  When I'm in my middle bathroom with a curtain,  I still squeegee the tile on the wall.   What is your biggest concern?

[qualitygal]

A shower curtain would allow no one crashing through glass if they had a balance problem. The glass might look better, but I had glass on a track once and to me, i just didn't feel as sanitary. Personal preference. You can always get a new shower curtain. If an older person would use it, I still say curtain. An older person might rely on leaning or holding onto the glass and end up getting hurt. An age consideration thing.

[nyc1]

The glass is extremely thick and bolted to the wall. I would see that as more supportive than not since there is structure, whereas a shower curtain would let someone just fall through and onto the floor.

[Slainte]

We just put in a glass pivot shower door that we love. So easy to clean.

Have you considered putting a grab bar either inside the shower near the entrance or right outside? Originally we put a slim grab bar next to the shower, just outsid the door, for my elderly mother, but I have used it for stability getting in and out of the shower and found it very helpful. They have some very decorative ones now.

[shaggygirl]

You can buy shower curtain rods that curve slightly outwards so even if the curtain blew in a little it wouldn't interfere with your showering. They aren't the tension kind though, the plates (or whatever you call them) that they sit have to be installed into the tile with screws, at least the one I have needs to be. Which is why mine is still sitting down in the basement waiting to be put in, it's been waiting for 2 years now, LOL. One of these days!