Installing Shower Door On Ceramic Tile

Place end caps on the tops of the wall channels.

Installing shower door on ceramic tile.

Installing a glass shower door is a process that requires a lot of patience. Without moving the track use a 4 foot level to adjust the jamb until it s plumb. Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts. However the actual installation of your new shower door can be completed by our professional installers in 2 3 hours.

In our project one wall is 31 inches and the other is 36 inches. Put the finishing touch on your shower door installation. 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. 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.

Work on one wall jamb at a time and follow these steps. Tile the alcove sill and then the sides and top. Tilers then step in and finish the tile work. Carpenters construct the structural frame for the alcove walling it in with cement board panels such as wonderboard or durock.

Pull on them a bit to apply the same amount of pressure that the door will when it is installed. Place the glass clamp sweep into place on the door s bottom edge and secure it at the door clamp. Place one wall jamb into or over the bottom track depending on the design. Secure the jamb with the screws supplied by the manufacturer or the anchor.

Before you put the door on simply screw the hinges themselves into the anchors. 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.

Set tiles on shower side walls measure the width of the shower walls on either side of the door. Stick a pencil through the jamb s screw holes to mark the wall. Slightly slope the sill tiles toward the shower for drainage by piling on a little extra thin set on the back side. You want to make sure that everything is sturdy enough to handle the weight of the door because it is breakable.

Our shower doors are customized for your space so having a new one ordered fabricated and delivered could take up to 3 weeks. The shower door must be custom ordered to size and installed by the carpenter.