I just had seamless shower doors installed today in my brand new bathroom.
Gap in frameless shower door.
Lift up on the handle while your assistant fits the shims as.
Gap spacing in frameless shower doors 09 february 2015.
The industry standard is 1 16 but i think even that is pushing it.
Solutions for fixing the leaks on either side of the frameless shower door.
Unlike a framed shower unit the door in a frameless shower cannot be sealed shut and therefore small amounts of water can escape.
To cover up the space they installed a transparent flap that s supposed to close the gap.
It is 1 8 at the top and 3 8 at the bottom.
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.
We use 1 4 at the hinge side and 3 16 at the strike side.
The edge seal along that edge is probably there to hide the condition you are describing.
I think it is reasonable to reject the 1 4 difference in size of the gap between the door and fixed panel.
It s important to keep in mind the limitations of the fabricator and the installer.
This is the industry standard.
The gap you are showing is 3 8 that s about 1 8 to 3 16 above the accepted norm.
Invest in a shower door side seal to solve the leakage issue from the sides.
We ve had our bathroom remodeled and i have a question about the frameless shower door.
The glass was custom measured but when the door was installed the gap between the door and the adjacent glass isn t uniform.
This is a new construction not an existing bathroom.
The standard tolerance for frameless shower glass is plus or minus 1 8.
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.
Frameless showers are not aquariums i don t mean to be facetious but consumers have somehow come to believe that no water will escape a frameless shower.
Hinge side gap is 5 at the top 25 in the middle and 25 at the bottom.
I design frameless showers every day and install the complicated ones.