We’re working on another great tiled shower project in Mechanicsville. This one will have a custom arched top niche with glass shelving, several different sizes and styles of tile in a unique pattern and a nice thick frameless glass door and two handled shower spa system. You’ll have to wait to see how ours turns out but below is a bunch of great ideas about how to use frameless shower doors in your bathroom project.
I’ve worked on a lot of bathrooms. Some very small and some very large. Our latest bathroom remodel here in Henrico was very small and had it’s own unique problems that needed addressed. Measuring only 7’4″ wide x 3’6″ deep just getting a full shower, vanity and toilet in the room along with storage cabinets and heat would be a challenge. Even fitting a towel bar became a tight squeeze. The room was so small I needed to use the panoramic funtion on my camera just to get the full height of the shower in the picture so please excuse the poor photography.
With the toilet offset too far to the outside wall there was no room for a vanity.
The homeowner wanted to be rid of the pedestal sink and awkwardly installed fiberglass shower stall from a previous remodel. The shower wasn’t going to be a problem but installing a vanity would leave no room for sitting on the toilet. Using 3-D drafting software we were able to move the toilet around and determine exactly what size vanity we could fit in the space.
12" deep Euro style vanity gains storage while allowing leg room.
Moving the toilet towards the inside wall and installing a 12″ deep Euro style vanity with overhanging sink would allow us to leave some legroom in front of the toilet. Though small the vanity still allows for some under sink storage and with the matching medicine cabinet and wall cabinet we were able to gain a bit more storage.
New tiled shower with glass accent and niche
The shower area was opened back up to full width of the room and a Carrara Marble style tile was installed over the Schluter System membrane for a totally water tite install. For an accent a glass band was added along with a two shelf niche for in-shower storage. The tile was grouted using an epoxy type grout for years of easy cleaning. The tile was also carried over onto the floor of the room to tie it all together.
There were some challenges and a couple sacrifices along the way do to size and space available but overall this turned out to be a great bathroom remodel. The homeowners were some of the best we’ve ever worked with and we are truly grateful to them for allowing us to help with this project.
Thinking of remodeling your bathroom? Give us a call at 804-266-3776. We’ll be happy to help.
Herb Coulter, The Remodeling Company, LLC
Mold had taken hold in drywall behind the shower stall.
Grab handles and a low curb make for easier entry.
If you struggle with getting in and out of your bathtub and would like to convert it to a shower call The Remodeling Company LLC in Glen Allen, VA at 804-266-3776. We’ll be happy to help you make your home safer so you can stay in it longer.
Acrylic shower stall with sliding doors and grab handles.