Proper Gap For Shpwer Glass Doors

It s important to keep in mind the limitations of the fabricator and the installer.

Proper gap for shpwer glass doors.

Hinge side gap is 5 at the top 25 in the middle and 25 at the bottom. This is the industry standard. The measurements should be to the nearest 1 16 inch. That s with floor to door top height of 7 feet.

To cover up the space they installed a transparent flap that s supposed to close the gap. I ve asked the contractor to replace it. The standard tolerance for frameless shower glass is plus or minus 1 8. Also they put a plastic sweep along the edge.

We use 1 4 at the hinge side and 3 16 at the strike side. The gap you are showing is 3 8 that s about 1 8 to 3 16 above the accepted norm. There are many variables that effect the gap you can achieve the 1st of them is the glass fabricator they cut the glass to one size and then polish it down to the finished size the standard for the industry is or 1 8 that a whopping 1 4. The top of a knee wall will be made of glass.

If these differ select a door using the larger width for a bypass door or the smaller width for a pivot door. The standard tolerance for frameless shower glass is plus or minus 1 8. This doesn t seem unreasonable. The gap from glass to glass where the strike side of the door meets the fixed panel at the vertical gap is normally 3 16.

I think they did this to try and mask the gap. The gap from glass to glass where the strike side of the door meets the fixed panel at the vertical gap is normally 3 16. That way you can modify the fixed panel to accommodate the knee wall instead of trying to modify the door. It is 1 8 at the top and 3 8 at the bottom.

Determine the distance from wall to wall at the top and bottom of the opening. To my dismay there s a 1 2 inch space between the glass door and the adjoining glass attached to the wall as well as at the bottom of the door itself. As the door is currently installed the strike side gap is 1 1 8 at the top 1 3 8 in the middle and 1 1 2 at the bottom. This is a new construction not an existing bathroom.

In other words the swinging shower door cannot be notched to accommodate the knee wall. Measure the opening height. I design frameless showers every day and install the complicated ones. Kitchen bath and glass.

The gap should be 3 8 total or 3 16 at each side of the door or less is ideal. If your shower includes a knee wall it is better to include in line panel in your design. It s important to keep in mind the limitations of the fabricator and the installer.