Installing Shower Door On Ceramic Tile

Place end caps on the tops of the wall channels.

Installing shower door on ceramic tile.

Position the inside door panel against the vertical wall frame nearest the showerhead. If it falls off you have an expensive mess o your hands. 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. Installing a glass shower door is a process that requires a lot of patience.

Tile the alcove sill and then the sides and top. Secure the jamb with the screws supplied by the manufacturer or the anchor. We show you here how to carefully install the fragile glass on tile without a hu. Place the glass clamp sweep into place on the door s bottom edge and secure it at the door clamp.

Before you put the door on simply screw the hinges themselves into the anchors. The shower door must be custom ordered to size and installed by the carpenter. Put the finishing touch on your shower door installation. 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. Stick a pencil through the jamb s screw holes to mark the wall. Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length. Slightly slope the sill tiles toward the shower for drainage by piling on a little extra thin set on the back side.

In our project one wall is 31 inches and the other is 36 inches. Then align the holes in the wall jamb with the holes or screw anchors in the wall. Carpenters construct the structural frame for the alcove walling it in with cement board panels such as wonderboard or durock. You want to make sure that everything is sturdy enough to handle the weight of the door because it is breakable.

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. Dry lay the panels and measure them to see where you need to make cuts. Without moving the track use a 4 foot level to adjust the jamb until it s plumb. Tilers then step in and finish the tile work.

Work on one wall jamb at a time and follow these steps. Set tiles on shower side walls measure the width of the shower walls on either side of the door.