Installing Shower Door On Ceramic Tile

Position the inside door panel against the vertical wall frame nearest the showerhead.

Installing shower door on ceramic tile.

You want to make sure that everything is sturdy enough to handle the weight of the door because it is breakable. Place the glass clamp sweep into place on the door s bottom edge and secure it at the door clamp. We show you here how to carefully install the fragile glass on tile without a hu. However the actual installation of your new shower door can be completed by our professional installers in 2 3 hours.

Pull on them a bit to apply the same amount of pressure that the door will when it is installed. Place end caps on the tops of the wall channels. Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts. Secure the jamb with the screws supplied by the manufacturer or the anchor.

If it falls off you have an expensive mess o your hands. The shower door must be custom ordered to size and installed by the carpenter. Our shower doors are customized for your space so having a new one ordered fabricated and delivered could take up to 3 weeks. Tile the alcove sill and then the sides and top.

Install the inside door by slipping the top of the door panel into the upper inside channel then swinging the bottom of the door panel into the lower inside track. Carpenters construct the structural frame for the alcove walling it in with cement board panels such as wonderboard or durock. Place one wall jamb into or over the bottom track depending on the design. Then align the holes in the wall jamb with the holes or screw anchors in the wall.

Slightly slope the sill tiles toward the shower for drainage by piling on a little extra thin set on the back side. Stick a pencil through the jamb s screw holes to mark the wall. On the side of the shower opening that will support the door hold a jamb piece against the wall so that its lower end fits into the base track. In our project one wall is 31 inches and the other is 36 inches.

Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length. Work on one wall jamb at a time and follow these steps. Before you put the door on simply screw the hinges themselves into the anchors. Without moving the track use a 4 foot level to adjust the jamb until it s plumb.

Put the finishing touch on your shower door installation. Installing a glass shower door is a process that requires a lot of patience.