This Old House Sliding Tub Door

Use a flathead screwdriver to gently pry each roller from its pocket in the bottom of the door.
This old house sliding tub door. A frameless shower door means the glass itself has very little framing on it. Not only did they enclose the tub in a way that a soft white fabric curtain wouldn t they had seen better days. So a frameless door may have glass clamps or channel holding it to the floor wall and a header. Rollers are typically held in by friction and the weight of the door if they are bent or broken replace them with new roller assemblies.
Frameless bathtub shower doors. Doors driveways electrical entryways mudrooms. How to install a basic sliding tub shower door. Once the door is plumb the hinge rail should still be engaged in the jamb there s a full inch of adjustment for plumb between these two pieces.
Frameless doors are usually made of heavier duty glass 3 8 and 1 2 inch thick. Remove the old door and window from the wall. Pull out the lower section of wall. Bathtub liners and spray refinishing both give you a new looking tub without the cost and mess of ripping out the old one.
Hold the door in place and check its strike side edge with a level to make sure it s plumb. Right wall installation shdr 1960580r 04 by dreamline 519 99 519. Dreamline mirage x 56 60 in. So there were lines of rust around them.
However all glasses has to be held in place by something. Use 12 pound sledgehammer to bust out concrete curb at bottom of wall opening. Fasten pressure treated 2x4 form to floor with concrete screws. If it s not pull the hinge rail out of the jamb slightly at the top or bottom.
This is the story of removing the sliding shower doors in our bathroom. Mix quick setting cement in mortar tub with shovel. Use reciprocating saw to cut around the old window. From this old house clearstory is a podcast hosted by kevin o connor that sheds light on the surprising stories behind our homes.
It was one of those can t do this soon enough tasks that was at the top of our list. H frameless sliding tub door in brushed nickel. How to install a basic sliding tub shower door.