This Old House Install Shower Door

A new shower door can drastically enhance both the form function of your bathroom.

This old house install shower door.

Cut old acrylic shower surround with a reciprocating saw and remove the surround. Any wall that s more than inch out of vertical over 5 feet will need a matching filler strip so that the door can be made plumb. Check your local listings. Take careful measurements dry fit your shower surround to ensure the right fit and then install the panels.

Shower door overview illustration by gregory nemec. Steps to replacing a shower pan. If necessary build out studs with inch plywood strips so pan clears any obstructions. In a special four part series from this old house we take a look at the designs craftspeople and manufacturers that go into our builds.

Threshold up to 5 feet and halfway in between. By this old house. Purchasing one does simplify and speed up installation but the term prehung is really a misnomer. A prehung door is a unit that comes with hardware and a frame ready to be installed into a doorway.

You can save 500 by installing the glass shower door by yourself. These doors and jambs must still be carefully adjusted to account for shortcomings in the wall frame. Trust me every one can do this glassshowerdoor slidingshowerdoor installation showerdoorglass kit fixmy homechannel. Choosing and installing a shower stall the bathroom starts to take shape with the easy installation of a sterling shower stall and new tile floor.

Episodes air on pbs starting oct. A bathtub and shower combo is a great addition to your bathroom and installing a direct to stud shower surround is a project that you can complete in under one day. Set new acrylic shower pan on floor and check its fit against the studs. Saw through drainpipe connected to old shower pan.