Semi Frameless Shower Enclosure Description

Semi Frameless Shower Enclosure

Choosing the type and design of the shower room for your bathroom can have a significant impact on the overall appearance of your bathroom space. When you choose the material, style and type of the bathroom shell, you should combine it with the design and function to suit the appearance of your bathroom. Choose our semi frameless shower enclosure, we will give you high-quality products and services!

What is a semi frameless shower enclosure?

The final definition of Semi Frameless Shower Enclosure often depends on who you require. In short, a half-frame shower door is the best of both worlds, including frameless and framed glass edge elements.

We found some reasons why homeowners chose certain variants of Semi Frameless Shower Enclosure. Based on the thickness of the glass, this type of enclosure is usually cheaper than a frameless shower door. In fact, a small amount of metal frame is often required to maintain the structural integrity of the shower. Compared with framed doors, Semi Frameless Shower Enclosure is also more modern and high-end appearance. In some cases, this is the perfect compromise between frameless and framed.

Semi Frameless Shower Enclosure is a kind of hybrid equipment, which is mainly a framed enclosure, and at the same time, some edges of the glass are exposed to the outside, thus achieving some frameless effects. They are the most common shower room you can see everywhere.

The elements of the Semi Frameless Shower Enclosure are combined with the cleaning line of the frameless shower. The fixed panes have some kind of frame in which the door is frameless without any visible contour edges. Most of the hardware used in the semi-frameless shower room is aluminum. They are not swelling, but at the same time they are very durable and long lasting.

Of course there are some exceptions. Some companies are designing and manufacturing half-frame shower enclosures made of brass-plated or stainless steel extrusions. But these are rare.

The glass used for the semi-frameless enclosure is ½" or 3/8".

Semi Frameless Shower Enclosure advantage:

Cost-effective

Durable

Clean appearance

Detail of  semi frameless shower doors

High quality 6463 aluminum top rail

Stainless steel 304 hardware accessories:

- 4 pcs Dia. 40mm roller, with anti-jump nails

- 2 pcs rectangle handle, handle length 20-2/3'' (525mm)

- Aluminum wall profiles with full-length water-proof seals, reduce risk of water leakage

5/16'' (8mm) Safety tempered clear glass (SGCC)                     

Adjustability 2'' to 3'' (50-76mm), easy & quick installation

Pass 100,000-time test, 20-year use

Semi Frameless Shower Enclosure Features

- Economy design for commercial projects

- With or without wall profile is available to make frameless or semi-frameless structure

- Full-length anti-collision strips for quite gliding experience

- Space-saving sliding door panel with invisible rollers

- Specially designed wall profile with slot cut simplified rail installation

Semi Frameless Shower Enclosure Advantages

Aluminum rail and wall profile combines an economy option for commercial projects and inventory for jobs with tight budget. With a wall profile, it becomes a semi-frameless structure. The slot cut in the wall profile helps with installation friendly, no screws to fix. Without a wall profile, it’s a frameless design, which is even cheaper with same function. 

Semi Frameless Shower Enclosure Specifications

FAQ of Semi Frameless Shower Enclosure

Which is better frameless or semi frameless shower door?

Based on experience, most of today's favorite shower door types are definitely frameless. This kind of shower room is built in our workshop with thicker glass than Semi Frameless Shower Enclosure. The thickness range is 3/8" to 1/2". Although the thicker glass used for frameless glass doors is slightly more expensive, you still need to ensure your safety and the rigidity of the shower room

Without the support of the typical metal frame found in semi-frameless and framed shower doors, the glass must be thick enough to be used as a structural support. In addition to heavy glass, our shower door experts in coastal closets and showers also use metal clips, caulking and sometimes headers to build the Semi Frameless Shower Enclosure you want.

Although frameless shower doors are the more expensive option, our homeowners and designers of coastal closets and showers love the beauty of frameless shower door shells.

These shower doors are usually made of clear glass (or tempered glass, depending on your preference), resulting in a shower that is both bright and airy. The frameless shower room is fully customizable, which is an additional privilege. These shower doors also allow you to show off your outstanding tile work instead of covering it. For those who insist on cleaning, these doors do not have the corners and gaps of typical doors, where water will accumulate and dirt. Your frameless enclosure also brings a modern atmosphere into any bathroom.

Do semi frameless shower doors leak?

Aluminum rails and wall profiles combine economic options for commercial projects and inventory for tight budget jobs. With a wall profile, it becomes a semi-frameless structure. Slots cut out on the wall profile help to facilitate installation without the need for fixing screws. There is no wall contour, it is a frameless design, and the price for the same function is even lower. Also prevents the leaking phenomenon from happening

How much is a semi frameless shower door?

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