Hi Bill,

We built a shower without a curb and with the semi- frameless glass extending to the floor. The glass has a header and one hinge screwed into the floor though we could have gone frameless my husband wasn't comfortable with that. Do you have a link to the example you mentioned above?

Vern1 -
You're right - I checked the mag again and the glass has a narrow metal track on the floor, which I assume is screwed down before the glass in inserted. I was hoping to make the glass-floor connection with silicone only. I'll have to investigate further. A hinge in the floor isn't a bad idea - it seems minimal. I don't have a link to the Fine Homebuilding articles; there were two photos in that issue and both had the track on the floor.

Bill,

My glass has clear silicone on the fixed pain of glass and then a hinge on the floor that connects the fixed pain to the door. It does not have a metal track on the floor. It does have a header on top though. As recall when I was shopping for glass most companies did use a U-channel on the floor and I kept shopping around until I found one that only used the silicone. I don't have a pic at the moment but I will take one and post it later.

Vern

Thanks for the pics - thats exactly what I had in mind.

Bill,

There are a few things I would have done differently in retrospect so if you're really going to do a shower like this and if you want I'll let you know the issues we had so you won't run into the same problems.

vern1,

Yes, please. I'm not set on any design yet.

Thanks,

You might want to check out this publication

Here is a link that might be useful: Curbless Showers: An Installation Guide