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lucia77

14 years ago

How do you do a two sided frameless enclosure that does not go to ceiling without base channels?

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kelliejenks

14 years ago

You should find another company- we had about 3 companies measure and give us estimates and all of them wanted to channel or put something across the top. The final company we called said that they could do what we wanted if we went up to 1/2 inch glass, which added stability. The door was thinner glass (because we wanted a pretty wide door) and we added a few extra side braces. It works BEAUTIFULLY! FYI the door has a half panel on each side- one of the panels is attached to the wall, but the other panel is not (its attached to another peice of glass). Also, our glass company used engineeering pieces from C.R. Laurence which ontheir webiste shows many many different kinds of non-standard shower enclosures.

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PRO
Divine Design Center
14 years ago
it helped that we had half panels on each side for support
lucia77
Original Author
14 years ago
We also have a half panel on each side, but it will be three feet long.
lucia77
Original Author
14 years ago
Half panel on one side rather - only two sides total.
PRO
Divine Design Center
14 years ago
please ask your glass installer to confirm you lay out , that is the only way it will work
lucia77
Original Author
14 years ago
I was asking because we had two companies measure and provide estimates, but they both included u-channels where the glass and tile met. I've seen many pictures on houzz where that no channels are used (which certainly looks better) and was wondering when it works and when the channel is required. Thanks.
cochardm
13 years ago
I'm running into the same problem concerning an overhead frame/channel which I do not want. What are the dimensions of your door? Are your panels 1/2" & door is 3/8" thickness?