Glass Doors

Attaching Enclosures to Cast Iron Shower Pans

ByShowcase Shower Door March 22, 2012

Chris, I have a Kohler Salient Porcelain enamel cast iron shower pan. My wife wants a frameless pivot door for this. With a 60″ opening, is there adhesive strong enough to bond to the pan without a mechanical screw connection? One installer claimed he “routinely” screws into the cast iron base. I am concerned about…

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Getting it Done Right the First Time

ByShowcase Shower Door February 22, 2012

I have to redo my shower enclosure because the installer did not waterproof the wall and it started leaking into the basement. My question is how do I remove the glass? Use a knife and cut the seams, or is it a special too that I need? I looked on you blog and didn’t see…

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Using Adheasive to Attach a Shower Door Handle

ByShowcase Shower Door February 17, 2012

Hi, We have a rental with a handle that has come off an 18 year old glass shower door. One end is bolted on the frame of the with a single bolt and the other end was glued directly to the glass with what appears to be a HS double sided 1.5″ diameter clear tape….

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DIY – Why Not Give it a Try?

ByShowcase Shower Door February 7, 2012

Hi, We have a 5 yr old sterling shower door that has some mold growing under the clear seal that holds the glass in the aluminum frame. I was thinking of taking this apart (it has screws in each corner holding it together) and cleaning it. The gasket looks ok. My question is, is the…

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Weep Holes Allow Water to Drain Out of the Shower Frame and Into the Shower.

ByShowcase Shower Door January 16, 2012

Hello! I saw you through Google and hoped you may be able to answer my question. I am re-caulking my shower enclosure and I noticed that there are some slots along the bottom of the inside of my shower enclosure. Before removing the caulk, these slots were harboring mildew and mold and spewing it out…

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Is it Possible to Reuse the Glass in My Exisiting Shower Enclosure?

ByShowcase Shower Door January 10, 2012

Chris, I was told by a friend that I could use the current glass I have in my shower to create a seamless or frameless shower. Can that be done? I have a gold frame now, but want it frameless. Thanks, Terry Hi Terry, It may be possible to reuse glass from your framed shower…

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Adding New Aluminum to an Old Shower Enclosure

ByShowcase Shower Door December 31, 2011

Read your blog and hope that you can help. My husband and I are HOPING to retire next year and want to “freshen up” our house a bit before we put it on the market in the spring. I have searched the web extensively, but can’t seem to find out if it is possible to…

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Do it Yourself?

ByShowcase Shower Door November 29, 2011

Hi, Chris. My father is 86 years old and of the generation that fixes the old instead of buying the new. He has torn apart a framed door with fixed glass panel on a 30 year old shower in his house. As we expected, he is having a hard time finding a silicone tubing drip…

Attaching Enclosures to Cast Iron Shower Pans

Getting it Done Right the First Time

Using Adheasive to Attach a Shower Door Handle

DIY – Why Not Give it a Try?

Weep Holes Allow Water to Drain Out of the Shower Frame and Into the Shower.

Is it Possible to Reuse the Glass in My Exisiting Shower Enclosure?

Adding New Aluminum to an Old Shower Enclosure

Do it Yourself?

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