Installing Shower Doors On Tile

Repeat this process for the wall channel on the opposite wall.

Installing shower doors on tile.

Run a bead of silicone on the underside of the threshold piece image 1. Screw the jamb to the wall. Apply a strip of fiberglass mesh tape over each seam and in the corners. Place a carpenter s level against the wall jamb and adjust it until the wall piece is plumb.

Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts. Follow the steps necessary to determine where the holes need to be for your anchors. Clean the tile surface with a household cleaner to remove any film or dirt from the tub ledge and tile surfaces. Step 5 installing.

Attach hanger brackets to the tops of the door panels. Step 1 plan for the holes. Step 4 drill the hole. How to anchor a frameless shower door on glass tile.

Step 3 find your drill bit. Fit a plastic separator clip over each hole then slide the metal hanging brackets over the separators. Set tiles on shower side walls measure the width of the shower walls on either side of the door. Tap a plastic anchor into the pre drilled holes in the tile image 3.

Put it in place and tape it down until the side rails are in place image 2. Make sure that all of your. How to install shower doors on tile step 1. In our project one wall is 31 inches and the other is 36 inches.

Seal the gap between the panels with 100 percent silicone tile caulk. Slide side rails into threshold image 4 and screw to the wall anchors with stainless steel screws image 5. Identify the 2 mounting holes on either side of the upper edge of both panels. Use a hacksaw to.

To install a glass side panel slip the remaining jamb onto one of the panel s edges and the magnetic strike rail onto the other. Drill proper holes into the walls for the side rails. Measure the inside width of the shower at the top surface of the tub ledge from wall to wall. Step 2 measure the hole.

Fit the panel into the base track.