Glass Block Shower Door Installation

This guide will show you how to install glass block window or wall partitions in your home.

Glass block shower door installation. Finding contractors even mediocre ones these days can be tough. Glass block windows in your basement or bathroom help maintain privacy when a simple window treatment just won t do. A replacement glass door can make a bathroom look larger a frameless door adds design simplicity while a sliding or pivot shower door provides the functionality you desire. A glass block wall installation can turn an ordinary bathroom into a dramatic showpiece.

Tie the glass block to the shower wall with metal panel anchors placed on every other row of blocks. Step by step photos and clear instructions show how to do it. It was actually kind of a random thing. The fun decorative tile row adds a splash in this tub to walk in glass block shower conversion mistake 5 since you can t find a contractor to do the glass block shower installation you decide to blow up the idea.

How to install a frameless shower door. Glass blocks are often used as a splash panel in open showers in place of a shower door. Molten glass was first injected into glass block molds in 1937 and glass block has been a staple of contemporary architecture ever since. Sliding glass shower or bathtub doors sometimes referred to as bypass shower doors are shower doors installed using a track system.

These doors require some type of track along the top and bottom of the door so that the door can slide using a series of wheels or rollers. A glass block shower wall or kitchen partition adds beauty to your indoor spaces. Replacing your old shower door with a new piece can save on the large cost of ripping out your entire shower s base and walls. In this video i show installing a frameless shower door enclosure.

Install a second row of blocks. As you install the blocks on a mortar bed use the level to ensure the wall is straight and level. Apply mortar to the block and then place the anchors on the glass block and secure the anchor to the wall stud. A splash panel is mounted to the wall on.