Frameless Shower Enclosures: The Ultimate Buyer’s Guide

For many years, frameless shower enclosures have been the gold standard choice for modern bathrooms. With their combination of sleekness and simplicity, frameless enclosures have become an essential furnishing choice for those designer, showroom-style bathrooms you’ve likely seen in stores and on property development programmes over the years.

Although the tasteful minimalism of frameless enclosures is a regular feature of expensive, high-end bathrooms, this doesn’t mean they’re any less obtainable for those operating on a stricter budget. At ShowerstoYou, we have an extensive range of frameless shower enclosures in a variety of styles, sizes, and price ranges.

In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know to help you find the perfect frameless enclosure for you.

What is a frameless shower enclosure?

As the name may suggest, frameless shower enclosures are enclosed shower spaces designed without the visible frames used to hold traditional shower panels in place. Instead, frameless enclosures use more robust glass capable of standing alone without a frame, with the glass panels secured to the wall by brackets or ceiling support bars.

Frameless shower enclosures combine a practical, efficient design with an aesthetic that’s hard to beat. As well as the obvious stylistic benefits, these enclosures are easier to maintain than framed structures which can collect dirt and moisture within the metal frames.

Additionally, frameless doors offer a greater range of motion than their framed equivalents, with the hinges allowing many frameless doors to swing inward and outward.

Frameless enclosures are compatible with an array of enclosure styles such as quadrant, walk-in, and corner entry, with many people opting to buy a frameless door to enhance the style of an existing enclosure.

Merlyn and Roman are two prestigious brands that offer an exceptional range of frameless shower enclosures.

What are the best types of frameless shower enclosures available?

The popularity of frameless shower enclosures means that you can now get many of the traditional shower enclosure styles in a frameless design. We’ll cover these different enclosure types below:

Quadrant shower enclosure

Quadrant shower enclosures are stylish and space-efficient enclosures that look great in a frameless style. These enclosures have a curved front and are usually positioned at the meeting point between two bathroom walls, with each side attached to a different wall.

The compact design of quadrant shower enclosures makes them ideal for those with limited bathroom space. This is especially true when they’re combined with sliding doors which require no additional space allowances for opening and closing the shower enclosure.

A frameless quadrant shower enclosure can be a brilliant way to encapsulate that modern, pristine aesthetic while being economical with your room space.

Quadrant enclosures are also available in an offset style, with one side bigger than the other. This is a great option for those who want to combine the quadrant look with a larger, more spacious design.

Corner entry shower enclosure

Corner-entry shower enclosures are another ideal choice for those who want to combine style and practicality. Like quadrant enclosures, corner-entry shower enclosures are positioned in the corner of your bathroom between two walls.

Whereas a quadrant comes with a curved front, corner-entry enclosures feature a square, box-like design, which offers slightly more shower space. Because of the popularity of this design, these enclosures are available in a wide range of sizes, shapes and door styles, making it much easier to create your ideal shower space.

Having frameless panels on a corner-entry shower is a great way to add an elegant feel to the efficient, box-like design. Like quadrant enclosures, corner-entry enclosures are also available in an offset style for those who desire a more spacious shower.

Walk-in shower enclosure

Walk-in shower enclosures are doorless shower structures made up of glass panels that separate the shower from the rest of the bathroom. These panels are fitted either directly into a wall and the floor or onto a matching shower tray.

Like quadrant enclosures, walk-in shower enclosures tend to be installed in the corner of your bathroom.

The easy installation of walk-in showers makes them an economical choice for people trying to create a larger, more luxurious shower space. Equally, this design can be excellent for adding style to a smaller bathroom, with the simplistic design working just as well in a compact setting.

Walk-in shower enclosures are a cost-effective way to create a lavish, modern shower space, with the use of frameless glass screens perfect for capturing that plush, contemporary aesthetic.

Three-sided shower enclosure

Three-sided shower enclosures are the ultimate choice for people seeking an elegant, comfort-enhancing shower space. Unlike quadrant and walk-in enclosures, this unique design requires only one flat wall for installation, meaning it does not have to be placed in a corner space of your bathroom.

While this flexibility can make it convenient for a smaller space, three-sided shower enclosures work particularly well in larger, modern bathrooms, with their elegant aesthetic working beautifully as a central feature within the room.

Roman and Kudos are two leading brands with an unbeatable selection of frameless three-sided shower enclosures.

Why buy a frameless shower enclosure from ShowerstoYou?

ShowerstoYou have specialised in providing customers with the UK’s finest bathroom equipment and fixtures for over thirty years. With our outstanding range of frameless shower enclosures and frameless doors, you’re sure to find the perfect design to enhance your bathroom.

Our site is filled with items from leading shower brands like Kudos, Lakes, and Kartell to ensure we provide customers with only the finest bathroom products on the market.

ShowerstoYou is the ideal choice to buy your shower enclosure from because:

• We have received an 'Excellent' rating on Trustpilot
• All our products come with a full manufacturer’s warranty so that you can shop with confidence.
• We accept payment via PayPal and credit card to make the checkout process as easy as possible.

Check out our entire range of shower enclosures today and take the first step in creating your dream bathroom space.