Gap In Frameless Shower Door

This is a new construction not an existing bathroom.

Gap in frameless shower door.

The standard tolerance for frameless shower glass is plus or minus 1 8. We use 1 4 at the hinge side and 3 16 at the strike side. The gap you are showing is 3 8 that s about 1 8 to 3 16 above the accepted norm. We ve had our bathroom remodeled and i have a question about the frameless shower door.

Gap spacing in frameless shower doors 09 february 2015. As the door is currently installed the strike side gap is 1 1 8 at the top 1 3 8 in the middle and 1 1 2 at the bottom. To my dismay there s a 1 2 inch space between the glass door and the adjoining glass attached to the wall as well as at the bottom of the door itself. Hold the door closed with the handle as your assistant installs wooden shims at the underside the door and the top of the shower dam.

It s important to keep in mind the limitations of the fabricator and the installer. I think it is reasonable to reject the 1 4 difference in size of the gap between the door and fixed panel. The edge seal along that edge is probably there to hide the condition you are describing. Solutions for fixing the leaks on either side of the frameless shower door.

Lift up on the handle while your assistant fits the shims as. To cover up the space they installed a transparent flap that s supposed to close the gap. Hinge side gap is 5 at the top 25 in the middle and 25 at the bottom. I just had seamless shower doors installed today in my brand new bathroom.

The glass was custom measured but when the door was installed the gap between the door and the adjacent glass isn t uniform. The industry standard is 1 16 but i think even that is pushing it. I design frameless showers every day and install the complicated ones. Invest in a shower door side seal to solve the leakage issue from the sides.

If you find frameless shower door leaks at both the sides of the glass then you will have to seal the gap between the door and the adjacent glass wall. Unlike a framed shower unit the door in a frameless shower cannot be sealed shut and therefore small amounts of water can escape. It is 1 8 at the top and 3 8 at the bottom.