The boring answer is that its for reaching the shower controls for adjusting the temperature and pressure without the need to stand under the shower. Mostly for people with disabilites or people who needs aides.
I don’t doubt this may be the purpose but the execution looks bad. It may be an illusion but it seems a little far away from the water controls, you’d have to go past elbow deep. The toilet is definitely in the way. You can’t get to it with a wheelchair or while standing, you have to be sitting on the toilet.
I found this which confirms it’s for adjusting the controls before getting in. I think this one in particular didn’t have people with disabilities in mind and is a poor execution all around.
It won’t let out a ton since the water is spraying in an arc that misses it. There will be some water that splashes out after hitting you or the shower walls, but it’s not going to soak the floors or anything.
That’s a different issue since water pools around the caulk lines.
I’ve stayed in hotels that didn’t even have glass for the first foot or so of the shower and it was a non-issue, although I definitely expected it to be.
I don’t see how this changes anything. My guess is someone in a wheel chair would use the hand held showerhead more often, which means while maneuvering the shower, it would be possible to accidently spray right out that hole and soak the bathroom.
People who are in wheelchairs still shower the same amount. Depending on the nature of their impairment they may be able to stand long enough to shower, or they may climb into the tub and have a shower bench, or they may have an assistant who helps them shower. It’s pretty ableist to assume that someone with a mobility impairment isn’t able to maintain their hygiene.
That’s even more confusing, why not forego the shower glass entirely and just have a shower curtain instead?
Yes I know it’s likely retrofitted, but I won’t pass a chance to say that shower curtains are superior. Shower glass looks glossy in brochures, but everyone IRL has a sad squeegee hanging from it.
The boring answer is that its for reaching the shower controls for adjusting the temperature and pressure without the need to stand under the shower. Mostly for people with disabilites or people who needs aides.
It just occurred to me that it’s not a sliding door, so this is plausible.
shut up prude, we all know it’s a glory hole for elephants
I don’t doubt this may be the purpose but the execution looks bad. It may be an illusion but it seems a little far away from the water controls, you’d have to go past elbow deep. The toilet is definitely in the way. You can’t get to it with a wheelchair or while standing, you have to be sitting on the toilet.
I found this which confirms it’s for adjusting the controls before getting in. I think this one in particular didn’t have people with disabilities in mind and is a poor execution all around.
Wouldn’t this also let water out and on to the floor? Surely a sliding or hinged opening couldn’t have been that hard to implement
It’s also in a very terrible spot for that purpose. It would be very awkward to reach the controls from that angle and where the toilet is at.
Well obviously you are supposed to straddle the toilet and face the wall to get a better reach
Or even just a piece of shower curtain glued along the top of the hole.
It won’t let out a ton since the water is spraying in an arc that misses it. There will be some water that splashes out after hitting you or the shower walls, but it’s not going to soak the floors or anything.
I doubt it won’t make much of a mess. My shower had a few leaky spots of caulking and that was enough to ruin the floors.
That’s a different issue since water pools around the caulk lines.
I’ve stayed in hotels that didn’t even have glass for the first foot or so of the shower and it was a non-issue, although I definitely expected it to be.
Assuming you are bound to a wheelchair you probably won’t shower normally anyway
I don’t see how this changes anything. My guess is someone in a wheel chair would use the hand held showerhead more often, which means while maneuvering the shower, it would be possible to accidently spray right out that hole and soak the bathroom.
It would reduce the amount of water flying against the glass. But yes the mess will be the same
People who are in wheelchairs still shower the same amount. Depending on the nature of their impairment they may be able to stand long enough to shower, or they may climb into the tub and have a shower bench, or they may have an assistant who helps them shower. It’s pretty ableist to assume that someone with a mobility impairment isn’t able to maintain their hygiene.
They didn’t say they shower less, they said they may not shower normally.
Showering with assistance, using a shower bench: these are not the ways people shower normally. That does not imply that these methods are unhygienic.
That’s even more confusing, why not forego the shower glass entirely and just have a shower curtain instead?
Yes I know it’s likely retrofitted, but I won’t pass a chance to say that shower curtains are superior. Shower glass looks glossy in brochures, but everyone IRL has a sad squeegee hanging from it.
Shower curtains cling to your body while you shower and get moldy
this is totally incorrect. its actual purpose is for the bathing wife to be able to give hand to her husband while he’s dumping a load
Or the other way. She can pleasure the husband while he’s showering and she is on the John