Get the upgraded glass, and use spray-on Clean Shower after each shower. It helps with the sheeting action if you have hard water. I've been using Clean Shower for many years, and use an industrial grade spray bottle from Home Depot or Lowes and refill it with a big bottle of Clean Shower that I get at Target. Note that this doesn't really clean the shower, but it will prevent the hard water spots on glass and walls.

IMO the rain glass installed with the smooth side to the inside of the shower can work but honestly even my grandkids squeegee the glass walls of the shower every time they use it . Once a week I clean it properly not such a big deal. Good job for hubby .

^^^ditto

" It's a small bathroom"...... and what exactly is the shower?

What is the length and width? How big is hubby?

If this is narrow, at 30 to 36" ? Glass is sometimes the elbow squeeze of "unforgiving" with glass.

A shower curtain has a liner, and you need to trade that out or deal with the scum.

How hard is it to clean a shower thoroughly once a week?

Not hard to spray a daily preventative either.

Who and how often, does ANYONE see the bathroom in the basement: ) ?

Shower curtain. Shower curtain every time. Benefits:

- Yes, those glass-door showers in magazines are lovely, but add in a couple shampoo bottles, a drying washcloth and soap scum, and they're ... well, your real shower. A shower curtain can hide the mess that exists in a working space.

- Don't go with a Walmart or Target curtain; instead, get a floor-to-ceiling curtain -- it'll look fantastic in your space. You'll need an extra-long liner too, but they sell those on Amazon. Really nice shower curtains will be more expensive than their Walmart or Target equivalents, but they'll be significantly less expensive than a glass door.

- Add a curtain pull rod to you don't have to grab the actual cloth -- it'll make your shower curtain last longer.

- If you use a shower curtain, you don't need to splurge on expensive tile, and you can minimize grout -- you'll be keeping the shower covered up anyway.

- A shower curtain doesn't need to be cleaned all that often, and you can toss the liner into the washing machine with your towels. Is everyone in your family really going to wipe down the shower after every use? I'm not, and those glass doors are a real pain to keep clean.

- A shower curtain provides more privacy /makes you feel like you're not "on display" during your shower.

- A shower curtain provides softness, color and pattern to bathrooms that can be rather drab. If you grow tired of the color /pattern, it's easy to change out a shower curtain.

- If you have special needs connected to showering, a curtain can be pushed alllll the way to the edge, allowing you a large space to enter the area.

I agree with Theresa in every situation but your situation. I have a small shower stall with a curtain to hide the ugly tile from view. It is a pain to make sure the curtain is closed correctly so no water gets on the floor. Closing a curtain over a step in curb is very different than doing so in a shower tub situation. And, in a small stall you have to make sure all of the gaps with the curtain and wall are closed because water hits all of the shower walls in such a small space. Ours is in a powder room and we use the shower a few times a year - it would not be good for daily use.

BUT, your husband should decide what he is more likely to do - carefully close the curtain and make sure it stay closed if his arms bump it while lathering, or spray a glass door with some kind of spray others are talking about. I only once had a glass shower door and hated cleaning it. Tossing a curtain in the wash is much easier.

Glass. Yes more work. But looks way better.

We converted a standard tub to shower and no elbow bumping on the glass and we are two big guys. We have a swing shower door in the center with two 48" tall pony walls on each side with glass on top. Less glass to clean.

Not a problem to clean it, we use microfiber to wipe it down after shower but if we don't keep up, I use Dawn for the soap scum and distilled white vinegar for the water spots. Flawless.

It looks fantastic, high end, but ours is the main bath and only bath so people do see it. Not sure if any guests will really even see your basement bathroom

Glass, if budget allows, it's always a possibility for water to leak out, why risk it.

Makes a small space feel larger and neater too. I don't like the feel of a curtain in the shower, and the mildew. you need to clean a curtain too. get a squigie.