This Old House Sliding Tub Door

So a frameless door may have glass clamps or channel holding it to the floor wall and a header.

This old house sliding tub door.

Whether you re replacing an old door or installing a new one here are ways to enhance the doors in your home. Dreamline mirage x 56 60 in. Mix quick setting cement in mortar tub with shovel. So there were lines of rust around them.

Frameless doors are usually made of heavier duty glass 3 8 and 1 2 inch thick. However all glasses has to be held in place by something. How to install a basic sliding tub shower door. Not only did they enclose the tub in a way that a soft white fabric curtain wouldn t they had seen better days.

Right wall installation shdr 1960580r 04 by dreamline 519 99 519. From this old house clearstory is a podcast hosted by kevin o connor that sheds light on the surprising stories behind our homes. Pull out the lower section of wall. Fasten pressure treated 2x4 form to floor with concrete screws.

Doors driveways electrical entryways mudrooms. 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. A frameless shower door means the glass itself has very little framing on it. W x 58 in.

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. Use 12 pound sledgehammer to bust out concrete curb at bottom of wall opening. Use reciprocating saw to cut around the old window. It was one of those can t do this soon enough tasks that was at the top of our list.

Frameless bathtub shower doors. Use a flathead screwdriver to gently pry each roller from its pocket in the bottom of the door. If it s not pull the hinge rail out of the jamb slightly at the top or bottom. Bathtub liners and spray refinishing both give you a new looking tub without the cost and mess of ripping out the old one.

Scrape any dirt from the wheels then clean them with denatured alcohol and a rag. Hold the door in place and check its strike side edge with a level to make sure it s plumb. Remove the old door and window from the wall.