Types of Glass Shower Doors
Although there are three general types of glass shower doors — framed, frameless and semiframeless — the characteristics that separate framed from frameless have become blurry. In many cases, it comes down to how the manufacturer chooses to describe its products.
Framed shower doors consist of glass panels held in place by an aluminum frame. There is usually a frame around each glass panel and around the entire door assembly. This type is often used as a door for a bathtub-shower combination, although models for walk-in showers are also available. The frame stabilizes and strengthens the door.
As the name suggests, frameless shower doors do not have a frame. They are attached to the wall with hinges, although stationary panels that are part of the door may be set into thin U-channels that are attached to the shower wall and threshold. Some companies will label this type of product as frameless, but others use the term "semiframeless." Some dispense with the semiframeless name altogether and make either framed or frameless doors.
In general, semiframeless doors have less of a frame than would be found on a framed door. For the most part, both frameless and semiframeless doors do not have a frame around the operable part of the door.
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