How To Adjust A Swinging Frameless Shower Door

Hinges for frameless shower doors have hex head machine bolts at the inside that secure the hinges in place.

How to adjust a swinging frameless shower door.

Damage to the door and frame can result as well as water damage to the floor. Many people have difficulty with frameless shower doors sticking or fitting poorly. Installing a shower door is usually a very straightforward project. When a shower door sags it is nearly impossible to close it snugly if at all.

Actually the hardware usually clamps the door when you tighten the screws and a rubber gasket between the hardware and the door prevents damage to the glass. Typically this sagging occurs on the door s handle side. Since they do not have a frame the track or hinges must be attached directly to the glass or at least appear to be. Repeated opening and closing rough handling and humidity can cause swinging shower doors to sag.

If the problem has simply been building up over time rather than being caused by sudden damage it should be possible to adjust your shower doors. Adjusting frameless shower doors the difference between a framed hinged and frameless shower door is the thickness of the glass. If the door is new the most common reason for these problems is that the frames or floors are not square or level most pre made frameless doors are adjustable to about half an inch which helps if you have slightly uneven walls. Frameless showers and shower doors are made from 3 8 to 1 2 inch thick glass.

This makes the glass sturdier and not in need of a frame to secure or stabilize it. Adjusting the doors the first thing that should be ascertained is that the doors can actually be fixed as some damage will call for total replacement. Learning how to install a shower door is simply a matter of the right tools and good technique.