Glass Shower Door No Stud

The door had a piece of glass either side and a piece of glass goes over the top to brace the whole lot.

Glass shower door no stud. Dealing with glass tile during the installation of a frameless shower door can be a bit challenging but it s nothing you can t handle on your own. For clients who are investing in an all glass shower we recommend upgrading to hdglass which has no greenish tint like standard clear glass. Follow the steps necessary to determine where the holes need to be for your anchors. Shower base clear 3 8 in.

Step 1 plan for the holes. The installation which is essentially the same for a stall shower or tub shower is a no brainer. I once rang a 1 2 glass shower door off a shower head and the door just vibrated a little. The vertical bar will be in studs but most of the weight is in two collars that site on top and protrude about 1 5 inches from the vertical bar.

Mark and drill a hole at the intended anchor location on the wall. Try doing that with 3 8 or 1 4 glass and you would just be holding the handle. Features frameless shower with barn door type sliding operation coordinates with passage 60 in. Glass type and treatment options.

We also have a proprietary glass treatment option called clearshield which makes your shower stain resistant and easier to clean and even comes with a 10 year warranty. How to install a shower or tub door if you re tired of dealing with a leaky mildew stained shower curtain on an existing shower installing a shower door might be a perfect solution. You cant hinge off the wall but you can hinge off another piece of glass that is. The concern is i won t really be installing this door into studs.

1 2 glass is stronger better looking and provides an elegant and luxurious look. I assume i need a stud on at least one side of the door to screw the frame into. I think it is called a gusset. I use it in all my high end custom showers.

For tile use a masonry bit. Thick tempered glass for safety easy to clean glass helps prevent streaking by sheeting the water to carry away dirt reversible door opening installs with sliding door on left or right. There is no stud where the shower screen needs to fix to the wall. Screws or fasteners can be attached directly to the stud and will sufficiently support the wall jamb.

The shower is a one piece fiberglass pre fab shower. Those collars have two anchor screws. That s why lots of the luxury hotels use it. Through the shower into the wall into a stud my problem is that i checked both walls and found out that the studs aren t lined up on both sides.

Custom shower walls and passage 60 in. If there is a stud located in the wall where the wall jamb will be installed you do not need to use anchors. They will sit next to the stud but not be on it.