Today, an apartment or house without a bathroom is already a rarity. This is not a luxury, but an everyday necessity for maintaining body hygiene. Her landlords pay attention to no less than the rest of the premises, as there is spent a lot of time. I want it to be cozy, comfortable and beautiful. The shower, decorated with materials made according to the new technology, with a set of stylish accessories, has a favorable effect in the hours of receiving water procedures. Among the necessary design elements are curtains.
Plastic curtains - one of the most practical options for bathroom zoning
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Curtains for the bathroom perform an aesthetic and practical role. They divide the room into a water treatment area and a “dry” area, protecting the rest of the bathroom or shower room from splashing water and at the same time are a design element. For a long time, the blinds were made of water-repellent fabric or plastic soft film. In the absence of others, these curtains suited consumers. They are cheap, and it was not expensive to change them often when they fell into disrepair. But soft products have one unpleasant feature; during the water procedure they stick to the body, causing irritation to the bather.
Curtains made of plastic are devoid of many of the drawbacks of soft curtains.
Today in the assortment appeared plastic curtains for the bathroom. Their installation will cost the client more than soft counterparts, but they have a much longer service life. Transparent or translucent plastic is firmly fixed in the frame, and a person who can be washed does not experience the inconvenience that soft curtains create. The novelty looks presentable and has already taken root in the everyday life of people. Its cost is not much higher than soft products, and a longer service life compensates for initial costs.
Plastic products are inexpensive and look quite attractive.
There are many options for plastic screens that differ in size, shape and color design.
Plastic curtains for the bathroom are of different types:
In turn, they differ in width and shape, which can be rectangular, asymmetric, and angular.
For the corner bath fit a curtain from narrow sections
For some models of baths produce special curtains, repeating their curved bends
Fixed curtains are fixed designs. The function of protecting against the ingress of moisture to other objects, it performs well, but the plastic monolithic product requires some caution, since it severely limits the movement of a person within the enclosed space. Careless sudden movement can damage the structure.
When choosing a model, the curtains take into account the size of the bath, the shape and the overall style of the room.
The simplest models fit any rectangular bath.
Sliding option is most preferable for buyers, because the majority of the population in our country lives in small apartments. It is designed as a wardrobe. The leaves, equipped with a roller mechanism, move freely in one plane. This design is very suitable for small bathrooms and combined bathrooms, because it does not conceal a single centimeter of confined space and reliably keeps splashes inside the structure. The most vulnerable point in the sliding version is the roller device, which can break. With careful treatment, the plastic curtain for the bathroom is guaranteed to last up to 5 years.
Sliding plastic curtains are lightweight, which compares favorably with tempered glass constructions.
Sliding screen will reliably protect the room from water spray
Swing curtain is a kind of door. In the open position, it takes up space, can block access to a mirror, sink or shelf for detergents, so installing it in a small bathroom is impractical. It is suitable only for spacious rooms. In small-sized "Khrushchev" and "hotels" it is not in demand, despite the fact that the opening mechanism of this option is the easiest and most reliable.
Swing construction requires free space in front of the curtain
Folding plastic partitions are also very convenient for small bathrooms and sanitary facilities. This type is also called "accordion". The shutter is multi-fold, the number of shutters in it can be different. When folded, it takes up little space and does not interfere with the access to other equipment in the bathroom. It develops easily with one hand movement.
The design of folding plastic curtains is not considered the most reliable and requires careful handling.
The accordion can be put on a bath of various configurations.
The reason for the installation of plastic blinds are their positive characteristics:
Plastic has the ability to keep its shape. Due to the plasticity, it can be given a configuration that repeats the outlines of exclusive baths according to a unique design idea. But keep in mind the fragility of the material. He is afraid of blows. From them plastic can crack and even lose some fragments. But it should be noted that, compared with glass partitions, plastic analogues are safe even when destroyed. It also spoils from detergents. From soap suds formed stains and cloudy spots. In order to avoid premature deterioration after each adoption of the water procedure, the partition should be wiped dry.
For washing plastic, you can use only mild cleaning products that do not contain abrasive components.
Reliable fastenings significantly extend the life of the structure
When choosing a moving structure, it is worthwhile to clarify the possibility of a separate acquisition of components
Based on all the above, it is clear that plastic curtains have their positive and negative sides. Each buyer, having familiarized with them, can make his personal decision.
Transparent plastic scratches pretty quickly and loses its appeal
Matt surfaces keep presentable appearance longer
When choosing a curtain with a matte surface, you need to take into account that such a material has a weak light transmission. May need additional lighting
Anyway, rigid structures still look more aesthetic than fabric and cellophane counterparts, while they are stronger, more durable and reliably protect from moisture everything that is outside the structure. The surface of the shutters is treated with a special antibacterial agent to prevent the formation of mold and the multiplication of microorganisms.
Aluminum frame shutter will last longer
The less moving parts, the cheaper the curtain costs
Sash should move smoothly along the rails without any effort and jerks
Manufacturers offer models with different number of moving sashes, you just need to choose the most convenient option.
Plastic curtain with a volume pattern in the form of drops
All standard sizes of plastic curtains are sold in a package with detailed installation instructions from the manufacturer. If you are a craftsman, you can do the installation yourself, just following the instructions. In the case of uncertainty in their abilities, the work is best left to experts.
It is better not to buy a product with a sharp “chemical” odor peculiar to poor quality plastic
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