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Thebombuknow t1_j1u0wx8 wrote

Reply to comment by SweetMilitia in TIFU by exploding Grandma’s glass shower door into a million pieces by ThePartyWagon

Typically if it's a glass shower door, the shower door itself is what seals the shower. A curtain would allow water to spill out of the shower, if I'm not mistaken.

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TheFirebyrd t1_j1u2d3h wrote

Obviously it’s going to depend on the setup, but doors aren’t a seal, they’re just blocking the water from getting out. If there’s still a lip at the bottom even with the door gone to keep stuff on the floor from flowing out of the shower, a curtain can work. My family had to take out the doors and put up a curtain in my mom’s shower to accommodate things like her shower chair and nursing aides after she was severely injured in a car accident. It worked just fine. Given how many different setups are out there, I’m sure there are circumstances it won’t work, but it is workable for at least some shower layouts.

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Thebombuknow t1_j1u3j3f wrote

Yeah, true. Mine doesn't have a lip, the door has a rubber seal, so without it the water would just go everywhere, though based on the replies I'm guessing that's fairly uncommon lol.

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TheFirebyrd t1_j1u5xf7 wrote

The ones I’ve encountered have generally had a frame the door sits in. Even if there isn’t a raised lip on the shower itself, the frame if left could serve the same purpose. There are lots of weird houses out there, though, so I’m sure there are all kinds of exceptions like yours.

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slavnar95 t1_j1u5zto wrote

No. You can simply have the curtain long enough that all the water washes down the curtain into the shower stall.

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collapsingwaves t1_j1u1n3p wrote

Wut?

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Thebombuknow t1_j1u2cj3 wrote

At least on my shower, the glass door has a little rubber part at the bottom, and the shower floor is flat. If that wasn't there to seal it, the water would just pour out into the rest of the bathroom.

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collapsingwaves t1_j1uberc wrote

Not if the curtain is,draped an the floor. Not ideal, but would work

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