shower door leakage-Caulk or silicone?
Deborah
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Shower door: What is the typical gap between the glass shower door and the glass wall?
Comments (36)Please advise how tight tolerances one can expect in Northern California, depending on the Tempered Glass provider. i understand "industry standard" is 1/16" but apparently there is a wide range of produced product among the various vendors. also your thoughts would be appreciated on how to best spec the frameless shower door as we are being told different things by different installers. some say 1/8" gap between the Notched Glass Pane which travels over the vanity top and down the pony wall to the Shower Door, while others say they can make it work with a 1/16" gap. similar issue at bottom of door only most say 3/16"+ gap, while some say it could be done to a 1/16" and others say 7/16" we have a very modern clean line remodel with vaulted ceilings throughout. the shower enclosure curb has a minimal 1 degree slope inward. the curb is 4" wide 3" tall mitered absolute black granite, which then wraps up the pony wall face and around into the shower enclosure and up onto the surface of the vanity. we'd prefer if there were no Vinyl sweep used but our lead potential installer is saying we should have a 3/16" gap at bottom of the shower door glass and use either CR Laurence sweep model P500HW or SDTDFT2 here's how the estimate/spec currently reads: Shower Heavy frame less shower system 1/2" glass with * brushed nickel *hardware CRL # SCU4BN mounts & CRL # V1E044BN hinges with C10 coating with 10 year warranty to protect against mineral deposits and hard water spotting **Additional charge for outages *** 8 inch square pull handle CRL # SQ8X8BN ****Starphire upgrade ***** 3/16" Gap at bottom of door / 3/16" gap at hinge side / 1/8" gap at door and p...See MoreIs this a special type of caulk?
Comments (14)Let it dry out. & Stay calm. The caulk failure is long established so there will be lots of moisture present. Bring in a fan and extra heat, leave the door open and shower at a friends house. You absolutely need to get all that junk caulk outta there! Leaving any of it behind is inviting further failure of the likes you already have. I'm sure whoever did this install used regular cheap, non-silicone caulk and thus the disaster. That being said, if the same installer did this entirely who's to say if they even sealed any of the grout at all? Judging by what we see so far it wouldn't be a sretch to say it's unlikely they did anything by the book. So when everything is bone dry (and well after a good clean with diluted bleach or similar) you will seal every last bit of grout in the shower - not once but at least 3 times. You can only hope that they put a correctly sloped shower pan on the floor, as that could be contributing to this issue....See MoreFrameless Shower Door Gap
Comments (11)The way the curb is built is standard if tile is used. That is not an installation error - although generally a very slight slope to the inside is attempted. Frameless showers are not aquariums - I don't mean to be facetious, but consumers have somehow come to believe that NO water will escape a frameless shower. Unlike a framed shower unit, the door in a frameless shower cannot be sealed shut and therefore small amounts of water can escape. If the door does not swing in both directions, then swinging it out will allow water to drip off onto the floor. If the curb is not slightly sloped, then water can drip out the front. I personally would not take the tile off the curb as you will break the waterproofing (assuming it was done correctly) and subject yourself over time to mold or even worse (rot) in the curb....See MoreCustom Shower Door & Panel Install
Comments (10)I would prefer the fixed panel be mounted in u channel and silicone. Clips hold the glass off the tile surface and are a possible source of leaking as well as being more difficult to clean around. In my opinion, the clips draw attention to themselves instead of allowing the glass to “disappear”....See Morethatsmuchbetter
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