What is the difference?
A walk-in shower has no shower tray and usually no door. The tiled floor runs on into the shower and slopes slightly to a drain channel or a floor drain. There is often one fixed glass panel to keep the water in.
A shower cubicle is closed on all sides, with glass and one or two doors. It often has a shower tray, but a tiled floor is possible too.
How much space do you have?
A walk-in shower is open. To keep the water in, it is therefore often a little longer than a closed cubicle, or the shower head goes at the far end from the opening. In a small bathroom a cubicle with a door can actually save space, because the rest of the floor stays dry.
In a spacious bathroom a walk-in shower can even do without glass, for example behind a low wall or in a corner far enough from the rest.
Floor and drain
For a walk-in shower the floor has to slope towards the drain. On a concrete floor that usually works well. On a wooden floor, or if the drain cannot go lower, more preparation is needed. Every shower gets a waterproof layer under the tiles in the wet zone, with sealing tape in the corners.
A shower tray is a little simpler: it has its own drain and the floor around it does not need to slope.
Cleaning and comfort
A walk-in shower has no threshold, no door and fewer corners. That makes cleaning easier and stepping in comfortable, also as you get older. A closed cubicle keeps the warmth and steam in better, but the doors and profiles need more maintenance.
Try it yourself
In the bathroom planner you place a walk-in shower (with or without a glass panel) or a shower cubicle in your own floor plan. You see in 3D what is left for the vanity, the toilet and the walkway. Send the design with your request, and we discuss it during the visit.