Shower partitions of tempered glass

To date, equipping the bathroom with a shower can be considered one of the most popular trends. In the spacious bathrooms they are installed as an option, and for a small bathroom it is a way to slightly increase the useful area of ​​this room. It is clear that the cabin should have some kind of fencing so that during the shower the water does not splash all over the bathroom. For this purpose, in the booths of high and medium price category, shower partitions are made of glass.

Partitions for shower cabins from glass

Ordinary glass is a fragile enough material, it is not suitable, and it is simply dangerous, for its use as a shower partition. Shower partitions are made of special tempered glass. As a result of a specific processing technology, glass (usually 8-12 mm thick) acquires a special strength comparable to that of wood or metal. Another very important property that glass acquires as a result of hardening is its resistance to temperature changes. Lovers of wellness water procedures can without any fear take a contrast shower - partitions for a shower cabin, made of tempered glass withstand temperature changes from -70 ° to + 250 °.

Since the glass still remains glass and, if it is struck violently, it can break (anything happens), then the glass quenching technology, in this case also serves for the safe use of this material - in the case of a broken glass partition, it breaks up into small fragments without sharp edges , which can not cause dangerous injuries.

It should be noted that other products for the bathroom can be made of tempered glass. For example, many take a shower, standing directly in the bathroom. In this case, you can buy a special shower partition of glass for the bathroom in the form of a sliding screen.