Installing Shower Door On Ceramic Tile

Slightly slope the sill tiles toward the shower for drainage by piling on a little extra thin set on the back side.

Installing shower door on ceramic tile.

Carpenters construct the structural frame for the alcove walling it in with cement board panels such as wonderboard or durock. We show you here how to carefully install the fragile glass on tile without a hu. Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts. 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.

Place the glass clamp sweep into place on the door s bottom edge and secure it at the door clamp. 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. Position the inside door panel against the vertical wall frame nearest the showerhead.

Without moving the track use a 4 foot level to adjust the jamb until it s plumb. Before you put the door on simply screw the hinges themselves into the anchors. Place end caps on the tops of the wall channels. Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length.

In our project one wall is 31 inches and the other is 36 inches. Our shower doors are customized for your space so having a new one ordered fabricated and delivered could take up to 3 weeks. Tile the alcove sill and then the sides and top. However the actual installation of your new shower door can be completed by our professional installers in 2 3 hours.

Stick a pencil through the jamb s screw holes to mark the wall. Then align the holes in the wall jamb with the holes or screw anchors in the wall. The shower door must be custom ordered to size and installed by the carpenter. Pull on them a bit to apply the same amount of pressure that the door will when it is installed.

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. If it falls off you have an expensive mess o your hands. Set tiles on shower side walls measure the width of the shower walls on either side of the door.

Tilers then step in and finish the tile work. Work on one wall jamb at a time and follow these steps.