Pros of going Curbless
Functionality
A curbless shower offers improved accessibility to everyone from the very young to the very old.
A main floor bathroom with a curbless shower offers a lot of advantages to homeowners who have trouble making the step into the tub or shower as they slow down with age. My house has an office space on the main floor, an attached bathroom, and a curbless shower. So if we stay in this house for decades, we will have the option of converting this office space into a bedroom and using this bathroom as our main hub for bathing. We plan to stay put for a while, so this makes a lot of sense for us.
Efficient Clean
This is a big advantage for me. Who likes cleaning the bathroom? A curbless shower creates a much more open, maneuverable space, making those areas easier to reach and clean.
Luxurious, Spa-like Showers
Curbless showers give you lots of flexibility when it comes to design. Additions like benches, in-set shelves, niches, and even heated floors are all possible in your curbless shower
No Need for a Sliding Shower Door
Sliding shower doors can be a hazard to children and aging adults. Have your kids pinched their fingers in a sliding door? Or had their fingers stuck in the rails? It hurts. Not to mention the buildup that accumulates in the rails of the shower door. While curbless showers still have doors, they are generally like traditional doors. The doors are smooth so you don’t have to worry about fingers getting pinched.
Display Your Tile
Put your style on display with various colors, shapes, and textures of shower tile. Since the curbless shower is surrounded by glass, you can see your tile as soon as you walk into the bathroom. This is perfect for showing off your style. Create a focal point with some mother-of-pearl tiles. Then surround it with a complementary color to make the two tiles pop.
Summary: are Curbless Showers Worth It?
Curbless showers add visual appeal and maximize space. Getting rid of the shower barrier allows the bathroom floor to flow from wall-to-wall creating a seamless look and significantly larger appearance. Curbless showers are ideal for smaller spaces because of the open feeling they give the room. Bathtubs can take up a lot of floor space, which can be up to half of the bathroom floor in some cases. A glass tile shower in the bathroom can open up the room and makes it feel larger. This is a good feeling to boost your mood in the morning, or when you need to relax at the end of a long day.