Putting Shower Doors On

Locating the bottom track.

Putting shower doors on.

Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length. Set the base track. How to install a shower door shower door overview. Put it in place and tape it down until the side rails are in place image 2.

Run a bead of silicone on the underside of the threshold piece image 1. To ensure that your new shower door fits correctly you ll need to take 3 separate measurements the total length of the threshold the threshold s halfway point and the height of the walls up to 5 feet 1 5 m. Holding each track firmly use your marking pen to mark. Fill in all the measurements and take it with you to the showroom.

Place end caps on the tops of the wall channels. Slide the wall tracks into position with the bottom track. Tap a plastic anchor into the pre drilled holes in the tile image 3. You install the bottom track on the top edge of the shower base or tub.

Slide side rails into threshold image 4 and screw to the wall anchors with stainless steel screws image 5. Locating the wall. These numbers will help you find the necessary dimensions for each of the door rails. Place the glass clamp sweep into place on the door s bottom edge and secure it at the door clamp.

The top and bottom tracks supplied by the manufacturer must be cut slightly shorter. Cut the base track to length. The wall tracks should be pre cut to size from the factory. Click enlarge this image to.

Temporarily tack the bottom track into place with masking tape then mark the position with your marking pen along the. Attach the door handles and any towel bars.