# Curtain or glass door for shower & tub? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 22, 2019, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curtain-or-glass-door-for-shower-tub/843810 "2019-11-22T13:12:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curtain-or-glass-door-for-shower-tub/843810/41 "2019-11-26T14:01:26Z")
I’m also wondering if the curtain is hung too high. It needs to overlap the side of the tub enough to “stick”, so it down’t blow around your legs. And it needs to overlap the side of the tub enough to contain water, of course. If the rod is hung very high, consider: Moving the rod lower Getting a longer shower curtain Adding a couple of extra rows of shower-curtain-hangers between the rod and the curtain, to lower it. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curtain-or-glass-door-for-shower-tub/843810/42 "2019-11-26T15:00:26Z")
> [@Napier](#): > > …I also wouldn’t rule out both – that is, functionally a glass door, but also put a fabric curtain on the outside strictly for decorative purposes, especially when we are entertaining. Never seen/heard of this. During our remodel, we borrowed a closet from an adjoining bedroom, and made that into a shower with a glass door. The tub has no curtain or door. In our last 3 homes, we’ve redone 5 bathrooms. In all of them, we went from curtains to doors on the tubs (3) and showers (2). Yeah, sliding doors on a tub aren’t optimal if you feel the need to sit on the edge of the tub - which is not anything we really feel a need to do. If that is a big deal for you, I’d imagine you could easily fold up a towel to sit on… And I never perceived the rails as getting any more filthy than the rest of the tub/door. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curtain-or-glass-door-for-shower-tub/843810/43 "2019-11-26T15:05:00Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > And I never perceived the rails as getting any more filthy than the rest of the tub/door. Rails can get grody. That’s why I hung a sliding glass door from above. No rails at the bottom to get grody. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curtain-or-glass-door-for-shower-tub/843810/44 "2019-11-26T18:03:22Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Never seen/heard of this. > > During our remodel, we borrowed a closet from an adjoining bedroom, and made that into a shower with a glass door. The tub has no curtain or door. > > In our last 3 homes, we’ve redone 5 bathrooms. In all of them, we went from curtains to doors on the tubs (3) and showers (2). Yeah, sliding doors on a tub aren’t optimal if you feel the need to sit on the edge of the tub - which is not anything we really feel a need to do. If that is a big deal for you, I’d imagine you could easily fold up a towel to sit on… > > And I never perceived the rails as getting any more filthy than the rest of the tub/door. If you ever use the tub as a tub, the rails are a PITA. One of the best upgrades I made to my master bathroom was removing the sliding glass door on the tub, scraping down the silicone that had held it in place, and hanging a shower curtain. ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curtain-or-glass-door-for-shower-tub/843810/45 "2019-11-28T19:22:27Z")
My shower curtains always come with magnets molded into the bottom, to stick to the fiberglass tub. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curtain-or-glass-door-for-shower-tub/843810/46 "2019-11-29T00:07:53Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > My gf’s bathroom was remodeled a few years ago and the clear glass door is beautiful. _But_ she has to squeegee it every time she showers. My shower curtain is easier, I replace it once a year or so. This is what I do. Not a big deal at all. My shower stall has two glass sides, one of which includes the door. The other two sides are tile (the shower stall is in a corner of the bathroom). I keep a squeegee in the shower. Takes maybe 60 seconds to squeegee it after a shower. It’s always clean, always clear. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curtain-or-glass-door-for-shower-tub/843810/47 "2019-11-29T00:17:46Z")
> [@Napier](#): > > My shower curtains always come with magnets molded into the bottom, to stick to the fiberglass tub. That’s some trick… We upgraded our old fiberglass tub to a tiled. walk-in shower, with sliding glass door. We bought textured glass (it looks like raindrops on it), which doesn’t show water spots. The lower track is just an “L” to keep water in, and is easy to clean. The whole look is much, much, much nicer. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curtain-or-glass-door-for-shower-tub/843810/48 "2019-11-29T00:17:50Z")
I prefer a shower curtain, as I find shower doors annoying to repair once they need it. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curtain-or-glass-door-for-shower-tub/843810/49 "2019-11-29T02:02:06Z")
We have both. The glass door goes from floor to ceiling. We squeegee it. No shower pan. Heated concrete floor:D. The shower curtain is colorful and doesn’t attack. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curtain-or-glass-door-for-shower-tub/843810.md?page=2)