Problem: When water leaks from the shower onto the bathroom floor, it can cause all kinds of damage.
Solution: Sliding glass doors can contain the water in the shower better than shower curtains without the mildew mess.
Materials:
framed two-panel bypass tub/shower door kit with hardware
level
file
drill, with drill bits and a Phillips driver bit
caulking gun with caulk
hammer
measuring tape
masking tape
miter box
hacksaw
center punch
Phillips-head screwdriver
safety glasses
- Measure the width of your shower opening from corner to corner, and mark the measurement on the bottom of the shower door track.
- Use a miter box to hold the track steady, and cut the track with a hacksaw. Be sure to wear safety glasses while sawing.
- Place the track on the flattest part of the tub ledge with the top leg facing outward. Center the track on the tub ledge so that the spaces between the track ends and the tub corners are equal.
- Hold the track in place and secure it with masking tape. Mark the position of the track on the tub ledge with a soft pencil.
- You'll notice that the shower door jambs have shorter legs on one side than on the other (figure A). Slip the door jamb over the bottom track. The side with the shorter legs goes against the shower wall.
- If your doorjambs have hard corners (figure B), you can file them down to get a closer fit into the curved corners of the tub ledge (figure C ).
- After you get a good fit, slide the door jamb back over the bottom track and use a level to make sure the jamb is plumb. Mark the location of the holes on the tub surround with a pencil.
- Lightly center-punch the holes. If you are installing the door on ceramic tile, just nick the tiles with the center punch.
- Drill all the holes with a 3/16" drill bit. Use a masonry bit or ceramic bit for tiles.
- After drilling, make sure the surface is clean and dry. Then hammer plastic anchors in the holes. Do this to both sides of your tub surround.
- Remove part of the tape holding the bottom track in place. Lift the track enough to apply a bead of caulk into the groove on the underside of it and another small bead on the opposite edge. Be sure to use silicone-based caulk or a caulk made specifically for bathtubs and tile.
- Replace the bottom track on the ledge, making sure to line it up with the pencil line.
- Slide the jamb back over the corner of the bottom track, aligning the holes in the jamb with the holes in the wall.
- Hold the jamb in position while you slip the bumpers (provided with the door kit) over the screws; then secure the screws through the holes in the jamb (figure D ). Secure all the screws in both doorjambs.
- Measure the width at the top of the two doorjambs, and cut the top track to length using the same procedure used to cut the bottom track. Be sure to measure twice for accuracy. If necessary, file off the corners of the top track the same way you did the bottom track. Then fit the top track over the doorjambs.
- Install the rollers on the sides of the doors with the towel bars, with the rollers facing the same as the towel bars.
- Install the inside door panel first, with the towel bar facing into the shower. Standing outside the shower, lift the panel up into the top track and hang the rollers on the inside rail.
- Push the inside panel all the way to the wall jamb nearest the showerhead, where it will be when both doors are closed.
- Install the outside panel with the towel bar facing away from the shower, lifting it up and placing it down over the bottom track.
- From the inside of the shower, place the panel guide into the opening on the bottom track just behind the inside door panel (figure E).
- Align the slots in the panel guide with the holes in the bottom of the inside door panel frame, and install the screws provided through the slots.
- Finish the installation by running beads of caulk along both jambs and the bottom track on the inside and outside of the shower. Let the caulk cure for 24 hours; thenB?? enjoy your shower!
Resources framed 2-panel bypass tub/shower door - Sterling (Model #: series 5100 V-grooved)
Sterling Plumbing Group Inc.
Website:
www.sterlingplumbing.com 
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