Installing Shower Door In Fiberglass Shower

Screw in the other side of the door frame image 3.

Installing shower door in fiberglass shower.

Place the shower enclosure in place in your bathroom. Place the door track in the middle of the bottom door frame of the shower. 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. For the frame you ll need to install tracks at the bottom sides and top of your shower opening using sealant and screws.

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. How to install a door on a fiberglass shower. Place end caps on the tops of the wall channels. Installing the door panels is easiest from outside the shower.

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. Screw one side of the door frame into place on one side of the shower doorway image 1 and then dry fit the other side of the frame image 2 then the top of the frame into place. Put on your safety glasses. Make sure the taller.

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 rollers on the top frame flange of both door panels and secure them with lock washers and machine screws. Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length. Measure the base of the shower doorway so that you can determine the length for the bottom shower door track.

If you have separate pieces spread construction adhesive on the bottom of the pan and set it in place. Stick a pencil through the jamb s screw holes to mark the wall. Secure the sides of 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. Without moving the track use a 4 foot level to adjust the jamb until it s plumb. Drive screws through the pre drilled. Fiberglass gelcoat is short for gel coat fiberglass reinforced polyester more popularly known as fiberglass.

Hanging the door panels.