Tile Shower Door Installation

However the actual installation of your new shower door can be completed by our professional installers in 2 3 hours.

Tile shower door installation.

How to install shower doors on tile step 1. Use a hacksaw to. Place end caps on the tops of the wall channels. Measure the inside width of the shower at the top surface of the tub ledge from wall to wall.

Make a mark on the tile for the spots where you will be drilling. Use a small amount of the excess mortar and spread it onto the back of a tile with the notched. Tap a plastic anchor into the pre drilled holes in the tile image 3. Place the glass clamp sweep into place on the door s bottom edge and secure it at the door clamp.

Our shower doors are customized for your space so having a new one ordered fabricated and delivered could take up to 3 weeks. Make sure that all of your measurements are level and figure out exactly where the hinges for the door will be going. Turn over the trowel to the notched side and comb over in one direction. Run a bead of silicone on the underside of the threshold piece image 1.

How to tile a shower like we show here will take you about four full days. Continue reading below our video of the day. Spread thin set along the first section of your tile row. Drill proper holes into the walls for the side rails.

Run a damp sponge over the backer board in the area you intend to tile. Clean the tile surface with a household cleaner to remove any film or dirt from the tub ledge and tile surfaces. Shower tile and shower tiling supplies will cost about 600 if you choose standard tile. Attach the door handles and any towel bars.

Put it in place and tape it down until the side rails are in place image 2. Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length.