Glass Shower Door Won T Close

If the installer used the thinner set for 3 8 thick glass the most common thickness then the glass will probably slip in the hinge at some point since the hinge plate can t be clamped down tight enough.

Glass shower door won t close. 2 loosen the screws holding the handle to the shower door. This is a simple repair to a common problem. Straight to the point. Many hinges come with two sets of gaskets one for 3 8 or 10 mm and one for 1 2 or 12 mm.

To fix take off the sweep use a small wedge under the doors outer bottom edge loosen the 2 screws clamping the upper hinge use the wedge and slowly lift the door and push it a bit farther under then tighten the screws. Using a screwdriver or power drill tighten all of the screws in the shower door. You ll need a helper on the outside of the door. View entire discussion 11 comments 11 3k.

The shower door doesn t stay closed. Installed 12 2016 bathroom was full gut job by reputable gc. The trick is to find where and how to make that adjustment. 3 open the shower door and stand a 2x4 block underneath its outer bottom corner.

Test the door to see if it opens and closes. Glass installer highest rated in my area. Glass shower doors that stick 2. Says only option is to grind the door at my risk if it.

You re most likely facing one of the following. Pretty much all sliding doors bypass closet doors glass sliding doors and of course shower doors have a way to adjust the rollers. Shower door keeps popping open and won t stay closed shower door scrapes the bottom of the shower pan edge when opening and closing shower door is loose and needs tightening. On shower doors typically the rollers will be on a hanger bracket that has a few holes in it or a long angled slot.

Unless it is pronounced the problem screw may not be visible at first or at all. Adjusted 4 2017 due to door hitting glass panel. Its happening again the top of the glass door can t shut can t swing by the fixed 1 2 glass panel.