Installing A Shower Door On A Fiberglass Shower

Monica mangin from the weekender walks you through the steps to installi.

Installing a shower door on a fiberglass shower. Some pieces may need to be customized. Place a piece of cardboard in the shower base to protect the finish. Put the finishing touch on your shower door installation. Place the shower enclosure in place in your bathroom.

Drive screws through the pre drilled. Make sure all necessary pieces are accounted for in your manufacturer s shower door kit. Now dry fit the enclosure. A new shower door can drastically enhance both the form function of your bathroom.

File it down with a metal file. With a fiberglass shower all you have to do is screw in the shower door and seal it in place. Even if the insert is installed on top of hardiebacker concrete anchors will give you the support you need for hanging a frameless door of a reasonable size and thickness. There are some who would suggest that you should never install a frameless door in a fiberglass shower insert but i have done this in the past with good results.

Installing a swinging shower door using some unconventional methods. Shower door installing a shower door over a fiberglass shower is the easiest type of shower door to install because there is no need for additional anchors or masonry bits like there is for concrete or tile installation. For the frame you ll need to install tracks at the bottom sides and top of your shower opening using sealant and screws. Along the studs mark the top edge of the base on all three sides.

The installation process will vary depending on whether you re installing a swinging or sliding glass door but either way you ll need to start by assembling a frame for the door. Acrylic shower walls that install by gluing panels to drywall are not an appropriate substrate on which to install any shower door. Place the glass clamp sweep into place on the door s bottom edge and secure it at the door clamp. If you have separate pieces spread construction adhesive on the bottom of the pan and set it in place.

Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length. The make and model of the door is not important since this video is more about the proc. In our project we had to round off the edges of the aluminum molding so they would fit perfectly into the radius of our fiberglass shower.