| Many homeowners know that when updating the | | | | the standard sliding doors. Frameless doors do not |
| home, the bathroom should not be overlooked. Hinged | | | | have this metal surrounding the panels, therefore when |
| shower doors can be used as a replacement for | | | | the door is closed, the glass meets in the center for a |
| framed or frameless sliding doors as well as old | | | | more secure seal. Materials for most all framed doors |
| shower curtains. This modern appearance can be | | | | and enclosures for replacement or original installation |
| used in appraisals of homes to add as much as $1,100 | | | | are anodized aluminum, which accounts for the |
| to the equity in a home. Maybe this is why hinged door | | | | waterproofing and non-rusting appearance. The |
| sales have increased drastically over the last 2 years. | | | | finishes available will vary based on your location, |
| Hinged shower doors offer the same tracks as the | | | | retailers and budget. Finishes include brushed aluminum, |
| sliding kind, but the hinge in the center of the two | | | | nickel, chrome, gold tone and even wood tone. The |
| panels of glass allow the doors to open into a wider | | | | enclosures are generally the same for all hinged |
| area. This is ideal for those that have mobility or weight | | | | shower doors: a magnetized bar inside the door that |
| issues and are unable to maneuver in the small 24 inch | | | | will meet a small magnet that is placed in the side track |
| area that is left open by sliding doors. When open, | | | | the door meets on the opposite side when closed. This |
| hinged doors take up less than 4 inches in width, still | | | | not only helps to keep the doors in the closed position, |
| leaving as much as 44 inches of space in the tub or | | | | but the enclosure also helps to waterproof the area |
| stall area. Since most tubs and showers are standard | | | | with the seal created. |
| sized at 48 inches in width, it makes sense that you | | | | Glass options for these doors include smoked, pebbled, |
| would want as much of that area open to enter the | | | | frosted, clear and even etched glass designs. These |
| shower as possible. Using hinged shower doors will | | | | can be found at your local home improvement |
| open up wider and allows for those with mobility issues | | | | retailers, and also from many professional installers in |
| to have the help needed, or allows the room for those | | | | your area. Retailers will normally help to refer you to a |
| persons to maneuver more easily. | | | | company if they have any recommendations from |
| Prices for hinged shower doors will vary based on | | | | other customers based on experience. Depending on |
| many different things including materials, finishes, | | | | your requirements, experience and knowledge, you |
| hardware, glass options and enclosures as well as | | | | may require a professional for installation. This not only |
| model. The two models of these doors are the | | | | gives you receipts for future reference, but also helps |
| framed and frameless. The framed kind have the | | | | to prove the cost for appraisal uses. |
| metal surrounding the panels of glass, just the same as | | | | |