Installing Frameless Shower Door Sweep

A frameless glass shower door also adds luxury to a standard bathroom.

Installing frameless shower door sweep.

Shower door sweeps are the vinyl and acrylic seals on your frameless shower door that keep the water inside from leaking out. Place two wooden shims on the curb set the door on the shims and align it with the line you drew on the wall. There are a number of different models available. The largest variety of frameless doors are available at bathroom fixture and glass stores.

How to install a frameless shower door. Frameless shower door bottom sweep with drip rail in clear for 1 4 in. How often should i replace my shower door seals. Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length.

Attach the door handles and any towel bars. Installing such a shower door can be the finishing touch to a custom bathroom. A frameless glass shower door is slightly shorter than the fixed panel to allow for the installation of a door sweep on the bottom edge of the door. It was actually kind of a random thing.

Step 3 buy your new sweep. Haven helping you to show your house some love. Place end caps on the tops of the wall channels. Place the glass clamp sweep into place on the door s bottom edge and secure it at the door clamp.

Using the old shower door sweep as a guide head to the hardware store to buy a new shower door sweep. This design allows for quick and easy install as the sweep snaps on to the bottom of the door. Like the sweeps and weather stripping that keep drafts from coming in around your front door sweeps for shower doors break down with age and use losing. Put the finishing touch on your shower door installation.

In this video i show installing a frameless shower door enclosure. All you need is a pair of scisso. You will notice that the longer the sweep is the more expensive it is as well.