How To Install Shower Door

Threshold up to 5 feet and halfway in between.

How to install shower door.

Shower door overview illustration by gregory nemec. Most pivot doors are designed to be reversible and can be installed with the pivots on the right or left side of the enclosure. Our shower doors are customized for your space so having a new one ordered fabricated and delivered could take up to 3 weeks. Learning how to install a shower door is simply a matter of the right tools and good technique.

Hanging the door panels. 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. However the actual installation of your new shower door can be completed by our professional installers in 2 3 hours. Installing the door panels is easiest from outside the shower.

For the frame you ll need to install tracks at the bottom sides and top of your shower opening using sealant and screws. Planning ahead measure the width of the shower opening in at least three places. Any wall that s more than inch out of vertical over 5 feet will need a matching filler strip so that the door can be made plumb.