How To Put A Shower Door Up

Install the outer door and make sure both glide freely.

How to put a shower door up.

How to install a shower or tub door measuring and cutting the tracks. However the actual installation of your new shower door can be completed by our professional installers in 2 3 hours. You install the bottom track on the top edge of the shower base or tub. Drop rubber spacers in the channel on the left side of the threshold to hold the stationary panel of the door.

Measure the space where you re installing the door. 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. Place the glass. The top and bottom tracks supplied by the manufacturer must be cut slightly shorter.

Fill in all the measurements and take it with you to the showroom. A shower door that keeps falling off the tracks will not only damage the track and door mechanism but it can present a real danger of broken glass in the shower or tub. Place the glass clamp sweep into place on the door s bottom edge and secure it at the door clamp. Rollers for the inside door face inside the shower enclosure.

Rollers on the outside door face outward. Run a bead of silicone on the underside of the threshold. Set the base track. Using your tape measure measure horizontally and vertically between the surfaces where the door hardware will be mounted across the tub or the opening for the shower and up the wall.

Towel off the wet frame before adding more sealant and allow the sealant to cure completely prior to your next test. Our shower doors are customized for your space so having a new one ordered fabricated and delivered could take up to 3 weeks. Position the inside door panel against the vertical wall frame nearest the showerhead. Installing a glass shower door step 1.

Locating the bottom track. Measure the length of the shower threshold then use a hacksaw to cut the aluminum base. Cut the base track to length. Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length.

How to install a shower door shower door overview. Click enlarge this image to. Locating the wall. Attach the door handles and any towel bars.

If water is escaping between the door and base track consider attaching a separate drip tray to catch and redirect what.