Tile Shower Door Installation

Measure the inside width of the shower at the top surface of the tub ledge from wall to wall.

Tile shower door installation.

Tap a plastic anchor into the pre drilled holes in the tile image 3. Turn over the trowel to the notched side and comb over in one direction. Our shower doors are customized for your space so having a new one ordered fabricated and delivered could take up to 3 weeks. Spread thin set along the first section of your tile row.

Follow the steps necessary to determine where the holes need to be for your anchors. Run a damp sponge over the backer board in the area you intend to tile. Clean the tile surface with a household cleaner to remove any film or dirt from the tub ledge and tile surfaces. Use a hacksaw to.

Run a bead of silicone on the underside of the threshold piece image 1. Attach the door handles and any towel bars. How to install shower doors on tile step 1. Attach the seal strip to the bottom of the door and cut it to the required length.

How to tile a shower like we show here will take you about four full days. However the actual installation of your new shower door can be completed by our professional installers in 2 3 hours. Put it in place and tape it down until the side rails are in place image 2. Drill proper holes into the walls for the side rails.

Place the glass clamp sweep into place on the door s bottom edge and secure it at the door clamp. Shower tile and shower tiling supplies will cost about 600 if you choose standard tile. The shower tiling alone will take two days. Make sure that all of your measurements are level and figure out exactly where the hinges for the door will be going.

If you want fancy glass tile accents like the ones we show brace yourself. Use a small amount of the excess mortar and spread it onto the back of a tile with the notched.