Plastic curtains for the bathroom: description, materials, variety

Today, an apartment or a house without a bathroom but they are rare. This is not a luxury but a necessity for everyday body hygiene compliance. Her accomplishment owners pay attention no less than the rest of the room, as there is held a lot of time. I wish that there was a cozy, comfortable and beautiful. Shower, modern materials made by a new technology with a set of stylish accessories, has a beneficial effect in the receive clock water treatments. Among the essential elements of the design can be called curtains.

curtain Meaning

Curtains for the bathroom perform aesthetic and practical role. They share space in the area of ​​water procedures and "dry", protected from water spray, the rest of the bath or shower rooms and are also a design element. For a long time the shutter made of a water repellent fabric or soft plastic film. For lack of other, these curtains organized consumers. They are cheap, and they are not expensive it was often changed when they fell into disrepair. But soft wares have one unpleasant feature, during water treatment, they stick to the body, causing irritation to the bather.

New Bathroom

Today, the range appeared plastic curtains for the bathroom. Their installation will cost the customer more expensive than soft counterparts, but also the life of their much more. Transparent or translucent plastic is firmly anchored in the frame, and the bather is not experiencing the inconveniences that create soft curtains. New look presentable and have taken root in the everyday life of people. Its cost is little more than soft ware, and longer service compensates for the initial costs.

Plastic curtains for the bathroom are of various kinds:

• stationary;
• sliding;
• swing;
• folding.

they vary in width and shape, which can be rectangular, asymmetric and angles in turn.

Features varieties

Stationary curtains - is a fixed structure. the function of protecting against moisture to other items it performs well, but the plastic monolithic product It requires some care, since severely restricts the movement of the person within the fenced space. Careless sudden movement could damage the structure.

Sliding option is most preferable to buyers because the bulk of the population in our country lives in small apartments. It is designed on a case-compartment type. Leaf, equipped with roller mechanism, freely move in the same plane. This design is very suitable for small bathrooms and common bathrooms, because it conceals not a single centimeter close premises and securely holds the spray inside the structure. The most vulnerable point in the expandable embodiment is a roller device that may break. When caring for blind bathroom plastic guaranteed to last for up to 5 years.

Swing curtain - a kind of door. In the open position it takes place, may deny access to the mirror, a sink or a shelf for detergents, thus placing it in a small bathroom inappropriate. It is only suitable for large premises. The small "Khrushchev" and "Dormitory" it is not in demand, despite the fact that the opening mechanism in this option is the most simple and reliable.

Folding plastic septum is also very suitable for small bathrooms and toilets. This species is also called "accordion". Mnogostvorchataya blind, number of flaps it can be different. When folded, it takes up little space and does not interfere with the approach to other equipment bathrooms. One gets it easily with one hand movement.

The reason for setting plastic shutters are their positive characteristics:

• functionality;
• good service life;
• ease of maintenance;
• aesthetic appearance;
• affordable price;
• easy installation;
• availability of protection from microorganisms.

Plastic has the ability to hold the imparted shape. Due to the plasticity it can be configured to repeating the outlines of the exclusive baths according to the unique design idea. But keep in mind the fragility of the material. He is afraid of being hit. They are plastic can crack and even lose a few fragments. But it should be noted that, compared with glass partitions, Plastic analogues are safe even in the destruction. He also spoiled by detergent. Of suds formed dull stains and spots. To avoid premature deterioration of water after every procedure is necessary to wipe the partition dryness.

Based on the foregoing, it is clear that plastic curtains have their positive and negative sides. Each buyer by reading them, can make your own decision.

Anyway, rigid design look all the same aesthetic tissue and cellophane counterparts, and they are strong, durable and reliable protection from moisture all that is out of the structure. The surface of the shutters has been specially treated with an antibacterial agent to prevent mold growth and reproduction of microorganisms.

What can you advise to the buyer?

1. When buying plastic curtains should consider the fact that the design of rigid, designed for standard bathrooms. On the exclusive samples will have to invite master and make the personal order. Non-standard products are more expensive.
   

   The fewer moving parts, the cheaper is the blind

2. Take the model that suits you on the design and size of the premises below.
3. When you select a note on such aspects: whether the leaf are skewed, the absence of surface damage on the serviceability of the moving mechanism and staffing details.
   

   The flaps should move smoothly along the rails without any effort and jerks

4. If your main selection criterion is durability, stop for a model with the smallest number of mobile elements. After all, failure often occurs in them. Fixed partition will last longer.
   

   Manufacturers offer models with different numbers of movable wings, just need to choose the most convenient option

5. It should be borne in mind that over time, a transparent plastic curtain against external influences may become cloudy. When you purchase, you can choose frosted, colored or patterned fabric, it will retain its previous appearance before the end of operation.
   

   Plastic shutter surround a pattern in the form of droplets

All standard sizes of plastic curtains are sold in a package with detailed installation instructions from the manufacturer. If you are a person workman can perform the installation of their own hands, just follow the instructions points. In the case of uncertainty in their abilities, job best left to professionals.

Video on how to self-install the sliding shutter

Photo: Plastic blinds in the interior bathrooms