Installing Shower Door On Ceramic Tile

Without moving the track use a 4 foot level to adjust the jamb until it s plumb.

Installing shower door on ceramic tile. Position the inside door panel against the vertical wall frame nearest the showerhead. You want to make sure that everything is sturdy enough to handle the weight of the door because it is breakable. Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length. Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts.

We show you here how to carefully install the fragile glass on tile without a hu. If it falls off you have an expensive mess o your hands. Pull on them a bit to apply the same amount of pressure that the door will when it is installed. Set tiles on shower side walls measure the width of the shower walls on either side of the door.

Place end caps on the tops of the wall channels. Place one wall jamb into or over the bottom track depending on the design. Place the glass clamp sweep into place on the door s bottom edge and secure it at the door clamp. 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. Secure the jamb with the screws supplied by the manufacturer or the anchor. The shower door must be custom ordered to size and installed by the carpenter. 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.

Before you put the door on simply screw the hinges themselves into the anchors. Slightly slope the sill tiles toward the shower for drainage by piling on a little extra thin set on the back side. Our shower doors are customized for your space so having a new one ordered fabricated and delivered could take up to 3 weeks. Stick a pencil through the jamb s screw holes to mark the wall.

Tile the alcove sill and then the sides and top. Put the finishing touch on your shower door installation. Work on one wall jamb at a time and follow these steps. However the actual installation of your new shower door can be completed by our professional installers in 2 3 hours.

Tilers then step in and finish the tile work. Installing a glass shower door is a process that requires a lot of patience.