Does anybody know of a shower curtain or screen that will roll back
into a cartridge or similiar when not in use.  We are building a brand
new bathroom so doing structural work is not an issue, but I just
wondered if there was some way of hiding it when not in use.

Quiggles

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> Does anybody know of a shower curtain or screen that will roll back
> into a cartridge or similiar when not in use.  We are building a brand
> new bathroom so doing structural work is not an issue, but I just
> wondered if there was some way of hiding it when not in use.
>
> Quiggles
>

You could probably use a conventional window blind mechanism mounted 
vertically. But I think mould could be a serious problem if it's rolled up 
while damp.

--
LSR

garyquigley@gmail.com wrote:

> Does anybody know of a shower curtain or screen that will roll back
> into a cartridge or similiar when not in use.  We are building a brand
> new bathroom so doing structural work is not an issue, but I just
> wondered if there was some way of hiding it when not in use.


Eew - why not a proper solid shower cubicle door?

You can make roller blinds from DIY kits, so I suppose there's no reason 
you couldn't use shower curtain material as the fabric for a blind, and 
use that; and hide it in some boxing or something made from uPVC... but 
why??!!

David

garyquigley@gmail.com wrote:

> Does anybody know of a shower curtain or screen that will roll back
> into a cartridge or similiar when not in use.  We are building a brand
> new bathroom so doing structural work is not an issue, but I just
> wondered if there was some way of hiding it when not in use.
>
> Quiggles


forget it, you'd quickly have a big mould and slime problem.

NT

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garyquigley@gmail.com says...

> Does anybody know of a shower curtain or screen that will roll back
> into a cartridge or similiar when not in use.  We are building a brand
> new bathroom so doing structural work is not an issue, but I just
> wondered if there was some way of hiding it when not in use.
> 

You could make a rigid cubicle that folds out from the wall and is 
pretty much concealed when not in use, but it would probably take a bit 
of ingenuity to sort out the details.
Or how about a circular curtain that pulls up to the ceiling when not in 
use?

Rob Morley wrote:


> Or how about a circular curtain that pulls up to the ceiling when not in
> use?


There just might be a way to make one of those work. If you can fix a
low voltage heater in the central tube, hot enough that it boils it dry
when rolled up, it could work and not go all mouldy. What sort of
fabric would tolerate repeated soaking and boiling Ive no idea.
Probably none.

NT

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meow2222@care2.com says...

> Rob Morley wrote:
> 
> > Or how about a circular curtain that pulls up to the ceiling when not in
> > use?
> 
> There just might be a way to make one of those work. If you can fix a
> low voltage heater in the central tube, hot enough that it boils it dry
> when rolled up, it could work and not go all mouldy.


Central tube?

"Eew - why not a proper solid shower cubicle door? "

Because my wife is fussy and doesn't want a door or curtain to be seen
when not in use.....   and frankly they do tend to get in the way, and
is just another thing for the kids to break!

In article ,
	garyquigley@gmail.com writes:

> "Eew - why not a proper solid shower cubicle door? "
> 
> Because my wife is fussy and doesn't want a door or curtain to be seen
> when not in use.....   and frankly they do tend to get in the way, and
> is just another thing for the kids to break!


What about a wet room, or at least a wet area around the shower
if it's a large room?

-- 
Andrew Gabriel

In theory a good idea but the shower will be in the wall at the end of
the bath - I don't like the idea of stepping out of the bath/shower
onto a wet floor!

Rob Morley wrote:

> In article <1127243521.405343.269730@g14g2000cwa.

> > > Or how about a circular curtain that pulls up to the ceiling when not in
> > > use?

> > There just might be a way to make one of those work. If you can fix a
> > low voltage heater in the central tube, hot enough that it boils it dry
> > when rolled up, it could work and not go all mouldy.
>
> Central tube?


roller blinds roll around a central tube. Youve got to somehow dry that
blind off, else it goes mouldy, grows nasty bacteria etc.


NT

In article , 
meow2222@care2.com says...

> Rob Morley wrote:
> > In article <1127243521.405343.269730@g14g2000cwa.
> 
> > > > Or how about a circular curtain that pulls up to the ceiling when not in
> > > > use?
> 
> > > There just might be a way to make one of those work. If you can fix a
> > > low voltage heater in the central tube, hot enough that it boils it dry
> > > when rolled up, it could work and not go all mouldy.
> >
> > Central tube?
> 
> roller blinds roll around a central tube. Youve got to somehow dry that
> blind off, else it goes mouldy, grows nasty bacteria etc.
> 
> 

I didn't say anything about a roller blind - what I had in mind is more 
like a Roman blind with curved battens (possibly hoops depending on the 
space that it's going to be fitted in).