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Although a frameless shower door is ideal for a bathroom with a modern design style, many people worry that they’re unsafe. At Ryan’s All-Glass, in Cincinnati, OH, they’re always happy to address customers concerns, explaining why these shower enclosures are actually very safe.

Shower-DoorFrameless shower doors are made with tempered glass, which is thicker and stronger than conventional annealed glass. It’s not likely to shatter, but, if it does, it only shatters into oval fragments. When other types of glass shatter, the fragments are sharp and jagged. If a tempered glass shower door breaks, anyone standing near it is less likely to be injured than they would be with annealed.

When tempered glass is manufactured, it’s put through a rapid heating and cooling process which serves to boost its strength. While this does make it safer than annealed, due to the consistent tension throughout tempered glass, breaking any part of it could cause the entire sheet to break. As such, it’s important to exercise basic caution when opening and closing a frameless shower door. Make sure to never strike one with a heavy object, and, if you have children, establish ground rules for how they can behave around the shower enclosure.

Because it is heat-resistant, tempered glass is also used in other products where glass may be exposed to high temperatures, like coffee makers and computers. As such, it’s an ideal choice for showers, where water temperatures can sometimes get dangerously high if a person isn’t careful.

Frameless shower doors made with tempered glass aren’t just safe, but they also add subtle beauty to a modern bathroom. To learn more about installing one in your home, get in touch with the professionals at Ryan’s All-Glass, offering glass services to customers throughout the Greater Cincinnati area. Contact them online for more information, or call (513) 771-4440.

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