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.

How to install a basic sliding tub shower door. Use reciprocating saw to cut around the old window. Scrape any dirt from the wheels then clean them with denatured alcohol and a rag. 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. Use a flathead screwdriver to gently pry each roller from its pocket in the bottom of the door. Frameless doors are usually made of heavier duty glass 3 8 and 1 2 inch thick. Hold the door in place and check its strike side edge with a level to make sure it s plumb.

From this old house clearstory is a podcast hosted by kevin o connor that sheds light on the surprising stories behind our homes. However all glasses has to be held in place by something. Not only did they enclose the tub in a way that a soft white fabric curtain wouldn t they had seen better days. Bathtub liners and spray refinishing both give you a new looking tub without the cost and mess of ripping out the old one.

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. W x 58 in. Right wall installation shdr 1960580r 04 by dreamline 519 99 519. So there were lines of rust around them.

It was one of those can t do this soon enough tasks that was at the top of our list. Fasten pressure treated 2x4 form to floor with concrete screws. 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. This is the story of removing the sliding shower doors in our bathroom.

H frameless sliding tub door in brushed nickel. Mix quick setting cement in mortar tub with shovel. How to install a basic sliding tub shower door. Remove the old door and window from the wall.

Frameless bathtub shower doors. Doors driveways electrical entryways mudrooms. Use 12 pound sledgehammer to bust out concrete curb at bottom of wall opening.