How To Install A New Shower Door

Give each a gentle tug to test their stability.

How to install a new shower door. Place the glass clamp sweep into place on the door s bottom edge and secure it at the door clamp. Put the finishing touch on your shower door installation. Install the door handles that come with the kit. If your shower system is complex installation could take longer.

Push the shower doors to the side step inside the tub and align the slots on the panel guide with the holes on the bottom track. Our shower doors are customized for your space so having a new one ordered fabricated and delivered could take up to 3 weeks. Align the outside door handle with the holes in the doorframe. Sort through the accessories that came with your shower door installation kit and remove all handles pulls hooks and towel racks.

Buy a shower door kit. These should come with the glass door itself the track pieces rollers and wall screws necessary for mounting the door on the wall. However the actual installation of your new shower door can be completed by our professional installers in 2 3 hours. Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length.

The other necessary tools and equipment are discussed in the next step. Install the door fixtures. Take the measurements with you to your home center and ask for assistance in selecting the correct door kit. Stabilize the assembly by drilling a pilot hole and driving a inch screw through the outside face of the base track wherever it meets a vertical frame member.

Attach these pieces using the included screws and hardware. The final step is to move the doors back and forth to see whether the panel guide is working properly.