The boring answer is that its for reaching the shower controls for adjusting the temperature and pressure without the need to stand under the shower. Mostly for people with disabilites or people who needs aides.
I don’t doubt this may be the purpose but the execution looks bad. It may be an illusion but it seems a little far away from the water controls, you’d have to go past elbow deep. The toilet is definitely in the way. You can’t get to it with a wheelchair or while standing, you have to be sitting on the toilet.
I found this which confirms it’s for adjusting the controls before getting in. I think this one in particular didn’t have people with disabilities in mind and is a poor execution all around.
That’s even more confusing, why not forego the shower glass entirely and just have a shower curtain instead?
Yes I know it’s likely retrofitted, but I won’t pass a chance to say that shower curtains are superior. Shower glass looks glossy in brochures, but everyone IRL has a sad squeegee hanging from it.
I have the sad squeegee, but I really think that the rest of my shower is cleaner longer because I now routinely squeegee the water away so mold doesn’t grow. Not something I could do with a shower curtain.
The boring answer is that its for reaching the shower controls for adjusting the temperature and pressure without the need to stand under the shower. Mostly for people with disabilites or people who needs aides.
Wouldn’t this also let water out and on to the floor? Surely a sliding or hinged opening couldn’t have been that hard to implement
It just occurred to me that it’s not a sliding door, so this is plausible.
I don’t doubt this may be the purpose but the execution looks bad. It may be an illusion but it seems a little far away from the water controls, you’d have to go past elbow deep. The toilet is definitely in the way. You can’t get to it with a wheelchair or while standing, you have to be sitting on the toilet.
I found this which confirms it’s for adjusting the controls before getting in. I think this one in particular didn’t have people with disabilities in mind and is a poor execution all around.
That’s even more confusing, why not forego the shower glass entirely and just have a shower curtain instead?
Yes I know it’s likely retrofitted, but I won’t pass a chance to say that shower curtains are superior. Shower glass looks glossy in brochures, but everyone IRL has a sad squeegee hanging from it.
I have the sad squeegee, but I really think that the rest of my shower is cleaner longer because I now routinely squeegee the water away so mold doesn’t grow. Not something I could do with a shower curtain.