Can I Buy the Four-Fold Shower Screen Without Buying a Tub?

Yes, in many cases you can. The four-fold tempered glass shower screen is one of the Ella accessories that can be ordered on its own through your Ella dealer or the team at (800) 480-6850, and Can I Buy an Ella Accessory on Its Own Without Buying a Tub? lists it alongside the Fast-Fill faucet sets and the seat accessories. The one condition is stock. The screen is stocked in limited quantities, and when supply is very tight, screens may be offered only with the purchase of an Ella walk-in tub until stock recovers, so the first step is always to ask whether a stand-alone order can be placed right now.

Why the Answer Depends on Stock

Ella walk-in tubs are assembled and tested to order, but the four-fold screen is a stocked accessory. It arrives in shipments, is held in limited quantities, and goes on backorder from time to time. That is why the same question can get a different answer in different months.

• Screens on hand. A stand-alone screen order is accepted and the screen ships to you.
• Screens on backorder. Your screen is logged as a pre-order. Pre-orders are prioritized when the next shipment lands, and the screen ships to you then. If a shipment of screens runs late, the team lets you know and your pre-order stays on file.
• Stock very limited. Screens may be reserved for walk-in tub orders, and stand-alone screen orders may not be accepted until stock recovers. The team will tell you whether a stand-alone order can be placed or whether it needs to wait for the next arrival.

Ella does not publish restock dates, and this page does not state one. When Will an Out-of-Stock Tub, Size or Part Be Back in Stock? explains how backorders and pre-orders are handled across the line, and your Ella dealer or the team at (800) 480-6850 confirms current stock and timing for your specific order.

Make Sure the Four-Fold Screen Is the Right Screen

Before you buy or pre-order a screen on its own, confirm it fits the tub it is going on. Ella's screens are not one size for every model.

• Four-fold screen. A tempered glass panel set that folds back against the wall and keeps spray inside the tub when the hand shower is in use. It is offered for the Capri model, and on the Big4Two it can be combined with a three-fold screen to cover the longer tub.
• Bi-fold screen. The screen for lay-down tubs, which are the Ella tubs without a seat. It is stocked as a left-hand or a right-hand screen to match the drain side of the tub, so a four-fold screen is not the part for a LayDown.
• Mounting side and folded depth. Confirm which side of the tub the screen mounts on and how much room it takes when folded back against the wall, especially if the tub is already installed.

Showers, Shower Screens, and Accessories for Your Ella Walk-in Tub sets out which screen goes with which tub style, along with the slide bar, rain shower and other shower accessories. The two videos on this page show the four-fold screen as a product in its own right. The first demonstrates how the four-panel glass door becomes a three-panel door by laying it on a soft surface, removing one inside panel, releasing the plastic retainer inserts, reconnecting the hinge and snapping the screw caps back on, and notes that the three-panel door can be used on its own or paired with a four-panel door on the Big4Two. The second shows that pairing on the Big4Two, with the two screens creating a bright, airy alternative to a shower curtain.

How a Stand-Alone Screen Order Works

1. Ask first. Contact your Ella dealer or the team at (800) 480-6850 and say you want a four-fold screen without a tub. You will be told whether screens are on hand, on backorder, or reserved for tub orders at the moment.
2. Confirm fit. Give the model the screen is for, the side it will mount on, and whether the tub is already installed.
3. Place the order or the pre-order. If the screen is on hand, the order is confirmed and the screen ships. If it is on backorder, it is placed as a pre-order and prioritized when stock lands.
4. Inspect on delivery. Check the glass and all of the hardware when the screen arrives, so any damaged hardware can be reported promptly.

Dealers who want to keep screens on hand for their own installations can ask the team about committing to a set quantity from an incoming shipment.

If You Are Buying a Tub as Well

A backordered screen never holds up a tub. When the screen is out of stock at the moment you order, the tub, the faucet and any in-stock accessories are confirmed and shipped, and the screen is listed as a pre-order and sent separately when it arrives. Four-Fold Shower Screen on Backorder: How the Rest of Your Order Ships and How the Screen Follows walks through that split. Confirm the invoice for the in-stock items so nothing waits on the screen unnecessarily. A screen bought on its own follows the same stock rules. There is no tub to wait on, so timing comes down to whether screens are on hand or when the next shipment lands, and the team confirms that for your order.

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