Installing Shower Doors On Tile

How to anchor a frameless shower door on glass tile.

Installing shower doors on tile.

Step 1 plan for the holes. In our project one wall is 31 inches and the other is 36 inches. Set tiles on shower side walls measure the width of the shower walls on either side of the door. Step 3 find your drill bit.

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. Clean the tile surface with a household cleaner to remove any film or dirt from the tub ledge and tile surfaces. Put it in place and tape it down until the side rails are in place image 2. Seal the gap between the panels with 100 percent silicone tile caulk.

Use a hacksaw to. Run a bead of silicone on the underside of the threshold piece image 1. Step 4 drill the hole. Fit the panel into the base track.

Repeat this process for the wall channel on the opposite wall. Apply a strip of fiberglass mesh tape over each seam and in the corners. Drill proper holes into the walls for the side rails. Step 5 installing.

How to install shower doors on tile step 1. Screw the jamb to the wall. Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts. Fit a plastic separator clip over each hole then slide the metal hanging brackets over the separators.

Tap a plastic anchor into the pre drilled holes in the tile image 3. Make sure that all of your. Attach hanger brackets to the tops of the door panels. Follow the steps necessary to determine where the holes need to be for your anchors.

Butt the jamb against the wall. Slide side rails into threshold image 4 and screw to the wall anchors with stainless steel screws image 5. Place a carpenter s level against the wall jamb and adjust it until the wall piece is plumb. Use a pencil to mark the mounting hole locations on the wall.

Measure the inside width of the shower at the top surface of the tub ledge from wall to wall.