This Old House Install Shower Door

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.

This old house install shower door.

A new shower door can drastically enhance both the form function of your bathroom. Planning ahead measure the width of the shower opening in at least three places. Take careful measurements dry fit your shower surround to ensure the right fit and then install the panels. 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.

If necessary build out studs with inch plywood strips so pan clears any obstructions. Then the crew takes on the renovation of a queen anne victorian in narragansett rhode island. Monica mangin from the weekender walks you through the steps to installi. Set new acrylic shower pan on floor and check its fit against the studs.

By this old house. These doors and jambs must still be carefully adjusted to account for shortcomings in the wall frame. You can save 500 by installing the glass shower door by yourself. Shower door overview illustration by gregory nemec.

A prehung door is a unit that comes with hardware and a frame ready to be installed into a doorway. Episodes air on pbs starting oct. Check your local listings. Steps to replacing a shower pan.

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. Trust me every one can do this glassshowerdoor slidingshowerdoor installation showerdoorglass kit fixmy homechannel. 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.