Frameless shower door water drip when open?

7 years ago

Hi,

I am about to order a single door frameless shower door for my alcove standing shower in guest bath(similar to the picture below), but I am a bit puzzled by how it prevents water from dripping on the floor. I have seen bottom sweep strips, but most I found seems deflect water into the pan when the door is closed. What about when the door is swing open (out)? Wouldn't water drip all over the floor?

I have never had a frameless shower before, my framed shower door has a bottom channel that holds water so it won't drip. but none of the strips I found on Amazon/Homedepot has that.

How are frameless shower door owners dealing with this issue? Wait until water clear off the door, or squeegee the door before open? Neither seems to be ideal :(

Thanks,

-XT

Water clears off the door fairly fast once I turn off the water

I squeegee the door before I open it.

It's not a lot of water, so I just let it drip on to shower mat and it evaporate quickly.

I have a bottom strip on the door with a water holding channel.

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typeandrun

7 years ago

I don't have much water on the actual door because the shower head water stream does not hit it. I have mostly steam and squeegee it after I turn off water before getting out of shower.

A few drips that are caught on the rug/mat outside the shower

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guoxiaotian
Original Author
7 years ago
Thanks @typeandrun. My shower is pretty small(34x38) so the water hits directly.
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mark1993
7 years ago
Water hits our shower door directly. I squeegee the door. We have the shower sweep. No bathmat. Any water that gets outside on the floor is not a lot, and I just use my towel if needed.
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AJCN
7 years ago
We had the glass installer take the "stops" out of the hinges of our glass door so that it can swing into the shower or out. We generally leave it pushed inward after the shower and while the exhaust fan is running. If there's any dripping, it goes onto the shower floor instead of the bathroom floor. Also, it's nice to have the door pushed inward and not protruding into the room as you continue to get dressed and use the bathroom to get ready.
remodeling1840
7 years ago
The sweep is installed with a slight angle back towards the shower pan when the door is opened.
nelsmama
7 years ago
Some doors can swing in and out
PRO
Debbi Washburn
7 years ago
Squeegee - get a nice wide one - it takes 2 seconds and you won't be dealing with ugly water spots on your glass. Typically you have some sort of bath mat on the floor that you probably get wetter from your feet!
Flo Mac
7 years ago
Rain X works great on shower glass and mirrors as well as car windshields.
User
7 years ago
I use squeegee too. But also put a towel bath mat down on floor It helps.
PRO
Building Quality Homes, LLC
7 years ago
Your can also check out this link from a well known supplier, this bottom seal does a good job deflecting water back inside shower; it's rare but some people do request something down there on our installs. In most cases the person getting out of the shower will drip more water than the door itself will; water is most likely to leak out while showering.

http://www.crlaurence.com/crlapps/showline/offerpage.aspx?ProductID=20796&GroupID=60594&History=39326:26923:60592:60608:60592&ModelID=60594&pom=0