If you are looking to replace the glass shower surround in your bathroom, or have a new one installed, you have an important decision to make. You can select a framed glass shower or frameless glass showers. A framed glass shower features a frame, such as metal posts or rubber posts that are placed between each pane of glass to form the foundation or frame of the shower surround. A frameless glass shower is compared of glass shower doors that have small metal brackets that connect one piece of glass to another, to form a frameless shower. If you are unsure which option is ideal for you, learning the benefits of a frameless glass shower may help you decide. 

Frameless Doors Reduce the Risk of Mold and Mildew

One of the major benefits associated with frameless glass showers is that they drastically reduce the risk of mold or mildew forming in the shower. Rubber in particular is notorious for providing a home in which mold and mildew thrive on in moist, damp environments. Mold and mildew do not thrive on glass, so eliminating the rubber helps to eliminate the growth of mold and mildew. This keeps your bathroom clean and sanitary. 

Frameless Doors Have a Cleaner, More Modern Look to Them

Another advantage to frameless glass shower doors is that frameless doors have a more modern, streamlined look to them. Frameless doors are currently more trendy than framed glass shower doors. This is because frameless doors look better aesthetically and they have a modern, minimalist appearance to them that more people prefer. 

Frameless Glass Doors Are Easier to Clean

The third and final benefit associated with frameless glass showers it that frameless glass doors are easier to clean. When you clean frameless glass doors you are primarily cleaning just glass. There are only a few small metal brackets that you need to worry about cleaning. In contrast, when you have a framed glass shower, you have to clean both the frame and the glass shower doors. This increases the type of products that you need to use to clean the shower and the amount of time that it takes you to clean the shower. If you are looking to cut back on the time you spend cleaning and maintaining a shower, frameless glass doors may be a better fit for you. 

Both framed and frameless glass showers have advantages and disadvantages. Learning about these advantages and disadvantages will help you decide whether a frameless or framed glass shower is the best fit for your bathroom.