Acrylic modules that install straight to studs using screws are appropriate substrates for any 3 16 or 1 4 glass shower enclosure.
How to install a sliding glass shower door on fiberglass.
With a fiberglass shower all you have to do is screw in the shower door and seal it in place.
The maximum width for a shower door is 36.
Hang the inside door first sliding it all the way forward toward the wall with the showerhead.
Slide the strike rail onto the second jamb and hold the rail together as you line up the door with the track.
Screw in the other side of the door frame image 3.
Secure the sides of the door.
Place the rollers on the top frame flange of both door panels and secure them with lock washers and machine screws.
Hanging the door panels.
How to install a basic sliding tub shower door.
Screw one side of the door frame into place on one side of the shower doorway image 1 and then dry fit the other side of the frame image 2 then the top of the frame into place.
Install the outer door and make sure both glide freely.
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Prepare the doors by installing roller and if applicable handle towel bar hardware.
Mark the positions of the screw holes and use an automatic pump to create divots.
Installing a shower door over a fiberglass shower is the easiest type of shower door to install because there is no need for additional anchors or masonry bits like there is for concrete or tile installation.
Rollers for the inside door face inside the shower enclosure.
Rollers on the outside door face outward.
Acrylic shower walls that install by gluing panels to drywall are not an appropriate substrate on which to install any shower door.
Attach hanger brackets to the tops of the door panels.
Identify the 2 mounting holes on either side of the upper edge of both panels.
Sliding doors hang from the top track so install it over the wall jambs as directed by the manufacturer.
Fit a plastic separator clip over each hole then slide the metal hanging brackets over the separators.