Installing Shower Enclosures

There are many things you can do to remodel an out of date bathroom. You could change the flooring, you could paint the cabinets, get new mirrors, change the color of the accessories. but one thing I don’t think people think about that can cause a dramatic change is changing your tub or shower. Or change the types of tubs, for example going from one connected to the wall to more of a freestanding one, to dress it up more. You could change from a tub and shower combo, to a walk in shower. Which can give it a more open feel. One thing a lot of my clients have been doing lately is changing to the walk in shower and putting up a glass shower enclosure. Which not only helps water from spraying all over the place, it also dresses up the room and helps the room look bigger.

If doing your enclosure on your own here is a guide to help you:

First find the right enclosure for you, I like the selection they have at https://www.plumbersstock.com/category/321/tubs-and-showers/

After getting the enclosure home and before doing anything else, dry-fit the bottom rail on the shower curb and mark the edges.This will help guide the bottom rail for where it’s supposed to be.
Dry-fit the side rails,making sure that they are level, and then mark where the anchor holes will be.
For your side wall fasteners you will need to drill pilot holes. If needed you may need to insert anchor plugs.
Making sure the shower curb is clean, then you will want to put a thick bead of caulking down between the guide marks you did earlier. Then put the bottom rail down.
Put your side rails where they go and screw them to the bottom rail. On the back of the rails put some caulk to make sure no water can leak through.
Put your glass panels in place, and install any intermediate vertical rails.
Install the top rails, they should fit over the vertical rails and then snap together. To tightly secure them, screw the top and bottom of the vertical rails.
Most likely your shower door will already have the door and hinges put together to the side door jamb. Put your door on the bottom rail, to make sure the door swings correctly, use a level to plumb the door.
Snap the top and bottom rail covers into place. Put the screws where they go to secure them.
Put your handrail or if it has a latching magnet, in place.
To hold the glass in place on the rails install the rubber glazing strips.
Caulk the joints where the frames meet the wall, this will help stop any water leaking behind the frames. Wait for the caulk to dry completely, before showering.

I know you will love the new look this brings in your room. I have never heard of one person who wasn’t pleased with there’s. If you’re considering remodeling your bathroom take this into thought.