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Bathtub dilemma

7 months ago


My husband remodeled our bathroom and we unexpectedly need to sell our house. we have not decided how to enclose the shower. this bathroom is upstairs and used by kids and most likely would be by future owners. the way he did the arch makes it impossible to hang a curtain rod inside as you would see it in the middle. a half glass fixed panel doesnt work for parents who need to bathe their young children. we did not want to spend a lot since we are selling. would you recommend sliding glass doors or hanging a curtain rod on brackets outside of the shower, covering the arch completely? or do you hvae another suggestion as I don’t really like either of those! bonus points if you can mock it up for me!

Comments (23)

  • PRO
    7 months ago

    I would leave it and let the next guys figure out how they will use the shower maybe no babies .

  • 7 months ago

    Could you do a rod across below/at where the arch starts?

  • 7 months ago

    @ker9 my husband also said that but i think visually cutting the arch off wouldn’t look right?

  • 7 months ago

    Unless you will be using the shower before you sell, leave it as is. The new owners will decide what they want.

  • 7 months ago

    Do you think its a turn off for the bathroom to be be unfinished?

  • 7 months ago

    It's not unfinished. It's ready to have new owners decide whether they want a curtain or glass.

  • 7 months ago

    I would just get a cheapie spring-tension shower rod and curtain and hang it just under the arch. Pull it all the way open and off to the side during showings. No potential buyer will care. If they want to change it they can once it is theirs.

  • PRO
    7 months ago

    Don't do anything, let the buyer decide. It won't affect the offers you get.

  • 7 months ago

    Hang a shower curtain from a ceiling track

  • 7 months ago

    ^ I would probably leave it but listen out if your realtor hears feedback - if you need to address it, then I’d do custom shower curtain (lots of options on Etsy) floor to ceiling from a ceiling track as @gurukaram suggested

  • 7 months ago

    Shower curtain behind the arch.



  • 7 months ago

    Thanks to all. i cant do a curtain behind arch because of the way the arch is in the middle and dont think ceiling track will work because ceiling is tiled. may just do a temporary rod that is taken down for pics and showings and let buyers decide

  • 7 months ago

    Agree with the others who say just leave it. If you put in glass, the new owners will want a curtain and vice-versa. :-)

  • 7 months ago

    Agree with @ratherbesewing curtain rid behind the arch. tons of old craftsman's in my neighborhood are set up this. i caing imagine what could be behind the arch in the shower that would prevent hanging one there.



  • 7 months ago
    last modified: 7 months ago

    Hard to see in the photo, but the arch has no "lip" in the middle, it is flush with ceiling tile inside the shower, which is why OP keeps saying you will see the curtain rod.

    I don't think seeing the rod is an issue, since you see the curtain rod on most bathtubs anyway.

    As a buyer, the arch would annoy me, as I like to use curved rods on tubs! See, you can't please every buyer!

  • 7 months ago

    Is the very top of the arch on the same plane as the ceiling? That would make "behind" the top of the arch non-existent.

  • PRO
    7 months ago

    Either place the curtain rod below the arch or leave as is for the new homeowners to do what they want.

  • 7 months ago
    last modified: 7 months ago

    the ceiling of the room is tiled?

  • 7 months ago

    yes, ceiling is tiled , and there is no lip behind the arch to hide rod. dont ask me why my husband did it this way ;)

  • 7 months ago

    It looks beautiful. Don't detract from it. Let the buyers decide for themselves.

  • 7 months ago

    It does look lovely, and the next owner can do what they want!

  • PRO
    7 months ago

    If only for showing the house, use a tension rod. The buyers can then decide on what type of rod they prefer.


  • 7 months ago

    Imho if you do it now, you might just add another expense to yourself and the future buyers in case they need to redo it. I see a lot of suggestions for shower curtains, and personally? I hate those and I'd do half glass for my own use if I really had to. For all you know, the buyers might feel the same and your solution might actually lower the value in their eyes. Not to mention, anything installed permanently will likely damage the lovely tile.


    So joining the popular vote here, leave it!