If your shower has a tub, it’s recommended that the shower curtain and liner, if you’re using one, hang below the lip of the tub at least 6 inches. That’s to prevent unnecessary splashes of water outside the tub, which can lead to mold or mildew in your shower curtain, or even stains on your bathroom floor, depending on where you set it. A good rule of thumb is to make sure that the bottom of the liner or curtain hangs at least 6 inches below the top of the tub’s outer edge.
Why Shower Curtains Should Hang 6 Inches Underneath the Tub
You should have at least a 6-inch buffer between your shower curtain and tub to prevent accidental splashes that could cause slips or falls. A drop-down bar, like a shower rod or curtain liner, is one way you can ensure water stays in its proper duschdraperi stång inside your shower. Use a bath mat on top of your rug, especially when walking out onto tile floors after stepping out of a humid bathroom where water has been sitting on linoleum for hours.
3 Tips to Achieve Properly Sized Shower Curtains
A properly sized shower curtain will protect your bathroom from water damage and mold. To prevent water damage, you want to make sure your shower curtain doesn’t come in contact with your bathtub at all; if it does, use a drapery rod that hangs below your tub’s lip so there’s a 6-inch gap between them. (Many people install hooks on their bathtub walls to hold their shower curtains.) While you may not be able to afford new fixtures right away, you can always purchase a large bath mat and put it on top of your bathtub. If done correctly, no water should ever touch your tub or surrounding flooring.
5 Common Mistakes in Shower Curtains
If you don’t know how to hang a shower curtain, it can lead to water damage and mold. The most common mistakes are not fastening it high enough so that water splashes out and it touches or hangs near shower walls. This lets water seep through. Avoid placing curtains right under pipes or fixtures where condensation might drip directly on them (which is also likely a no-no in your lease). Overly long duschdraperistång should be shortened; they should never touch tubs and shouldn’t touch sink drains either as they get dirty easily and are hard to clean, both of which can lower their life expectancy. Finally, wet hands touching vinyl shower curtains that have mildew may transfer bacteria to them, causing discoloration over time.
Bad Positioning
A shower set that is not hanging below 6 inches above the bathtub may cause water splashes outside of the bathtub. A properly hung shower curtain will allow water flow to easily go down the drain. If your shower curtains don’t reach 6 inches below the lip of your bathtub, you may want to re-position it so splashing won’t be an issue.
