Installing Shower Stall Door

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Installing shower stall door.

Shower door overview illustration by gregory nemec. How to install a frameless shower door. Make sure all necessary pieces are accounted for in your manufacturer s shower door kit. The installation process will vary depending on whether you re installing a swinging or sliding glass door but either way you ll need to start by assembling a frame for the door.

In our project we had to round off the edges of the aluminum molding so they would fit perfectly into the radius of our fiberglass shower. Installing a shower door over a fiberglass shower is the easiest type of shower door to install because there is no need for additional anchors or masonry bits like there is for concrete or tile installation. Installing a glass shower door is an easy enough project that most homeowners can tackle themselves. Some pieces may need to be customized.

It was actually kind of a random thing. Threshold up to 5 feet and halfway in between. How to install a shower or tub door if you re tired of dealing with a leaky mildew stained shower curtain on an existing shower installing a shower door might be a perfect solution. How to install a basic sliding tub shower door.

The installation which is essentially the same for a stall shower or tub shower is a no brainer. Before installing a shower door our team of installers will talk about what you re looking for in a shower. How to install a basic sliding tub shower door. Planning ahead measure the width of the shower opening in at least three places.

For example while a simple shower curtain is sufficient for keeping water off the bathroom floor a custom shower door provides added functionality and elegance. This will be secured by a metal threshold that fits onto the front lip of the tub two side columns that will be secured into the tile walls and a single cross member to connect the columns on top. Any wall that s more than inch out of vertical over 5 feet will need a matching filler strip so that the door can be made plumb. In this video i show installing a frameless shower door enclosure.

Installing a shower door is usually a very straightforward project. Most pivot doors are designed to be reversible and can be installed with the pivots on the right or left side of the enclosure.