shower doors

[willl]

When selecting bathtub bypass doors and shower doors what is the best quality metallic finish. Is it Nickel? I have gotten some polished brass ones that don't last long at all. I plan on going through my local ******* that carry the showerite brand. Anybody ever heard of showerite? I was also going to get it in the hammered finish if that is a good glass finish for showers. Thanks

[jimbo]

Hammered is a good glass for showers. The metals are mostly anodized aluminum, and unless the finish is PVD ( don't know if they can do that on aluminum) anything like polished brass will not last.

[willl]

Thanks,

The manufacturers usually have the same choices to make for finishes. Which one are you saying is the best quality. I believe brushed nickel is the best but am not sure.

Does this go the same with faucets too. I have some polished brass faucets around the house that seem to have help up pretty well but I will wind up getting everything in a brushed nickel type finish if they last longer. Thanks

[jadnashua]

Most of the manufacturers have a lifetime finish on some of their fixtures. If you get one with that, and it starts to look lousy and you haven't used an abrasive cleaner on it, they'll give you a new one. The actual finish color you choose has little to do with how long it lasts, it's how it is applied.

[willl]

I guess the faucets had a pvd finish while the shower doors I used didn't.

If it isn't more durable then why is brushed nickel the most expensive. Thanks

[jimbo]

Any finish but chrome, on faucets, or polished aluminum on things like shower doors, or white on sinks and toilets, cost more because they are in fashion demand, they are produced in smaller quantities than the "basic" and a distant 3rd, they may cost more to do.

Brushed nickel has become so "in" that the prices of that have come down a lot recently, especially in the faucet and hardware arena.