[quote=sdrealtor]Shower curtains are perfectly fine (and IMO better) for tub enclosures. The title of the thread is “shower doors”. For a stall shower they dont cut it as well because you dont have a deep wall on the tub to keep water in. Over time you will likely develop mold and water damage aroud the exterior of the stall. Apples and oranges.[/quote]
This is a good point. One way to help protect the area around the shower, since you’re redoing the tile work, is to bring the tiles out a bit from the shower. We did this and also tiled the bottom ~3 feet of the wall coming out from the shower (water side) behind the toilet which is next to the shower.
This was suggested by a mold remediation guy from Emergency Services Restoration who was wonderfully honest and helpful. I’m giving out his info here because we called them out to check some water damage in a torn-out shower, and he was so honest, he told us we didn’t need their services. Then, he suggested ideas to avoid water damage, the tile thing being one of them — all for free. In case anyone needs mold remediation now or in the future:
