Installing Shower Door On Ceramic Tile

Position the inside door panel against the vertical wall frame nearest the showerhead.

Installing shower door on ceramic tile.

The shower door must be custom ordered to size and installed by the carpenter. Tile the alcove sill and then the sides and top. Our shower doors are customized for your space so having a new one ordered fabricated and delivered could take up to 3 weeks. Match the slope on the bottom tiles at the side by taping the bottom tile even with the row above it and scribing the angle with a full tile photo 9.

Put the finishing touch on your shower door installation. Place end caps on the tops of the wall channels. 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 one wall jamb into or over the bottom track depending on the design.

Carpenters construct the structural frame for the alcove walling it in with cement board panels such as wonderboard or durock. Tilers then step in and finish the tile work. However the actual installation of your new shower door can be completed by our professional installers in 2 3 hours. If it falls off you have an expensive mess o your hands.

Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length. Then align the holes in the wall jamb with the holes or screw anchors in the wall. Slightly slope the sill tiles toward the shower for drainage by piling on a little extra thin set on the back side. We show you here how to carefully install the fragile glass on tile without a hu.

Secure the jamb with the screws supplied by the manufacturer or the anchor. 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. Work on one wall jamb at a time and follow these steps.

Pull on them a bit to apply the same amount of pressure that the door will when it is installed. Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts. You want to make sure that everything is sturdy enough to handle the weight of the door because it is breakable. Installing a glass shower door is a process that requires a lot of patience.

Stick a pencil through the jamb s screw holes to mark the wall. Without moving the track use a 4 foot level to adjust the jamb until it s plumb.