How To Hang A Sliding Shower Door

Follow these eight steps to properly install a sliding glass shower door.

How to hang a sliding shower door. Prepare the doors by installing roller and if applicable handle towel bar hardware. Install towel racks or door pulls with the hardware provided. 1 measure the top and bottom track areas. Step 6 seal.

They ride along a slanted adjustment slot that will raise and or lower the wheel. For enclosures that are greater than 60 inches 150 cm across a pair of sliding doors will economize space by offering a more practical pattern of. Install the outer door and make sure both glide freely. 2 cut the tracks to length.

Similarly a frameless shower enclosure with two walls requires more labor than a single door on a pivot. 5 install the tracks with the hardware provided. Angle the door so that the bottom is away from the door frame and hook the wheels into the track. Repeat the installation on the other jamb.

Sliding doors hang from the top track so install it over the wall jambs as directed by the manufacturer. Hang the inside door first sliding it all the way forward toward the wall with the showerhead. The design of your tub or shower may mean increased costs as well. For example it s more complicated to install shower doors on top of a bathtub than to put simple sliding doors on a shower stall.

3 drill holes for the tracks and jambs. 4 lay a bead of silicone on the bottom of the track. The rollers are attached to the upper shower door with a screw. A new shower door can drastically enhance both the form function of your bathroom.

Replace or adjust the rollers in the same way. Install them over the screws at the top and bottom of the jamb. Rollers on the outside door face outward. Re hang the door by going inside the tub or shower and lifting the door until it touches the top of the metal frame over the track.

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