Proper Gap For Shpwer Glass Doors

I ve asked the contractor to replace it.

Proper gap for shpwer glass doors.

Determine the distance from wall to wall at the top and bottom of the opening. Kitchen bath and glass. The measurements should be to the nearest 1 16 inch. This is a new construction not an existing bathroom.

The standard tolerance for frameless shower glass is plus or minus 1 8. It is 1 8 at the top and 3 8 at the bottom. I think they did this to try and mask the gap. That s with floor to door top height of 7 feet.

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. The door guy said 24 inches is a good number depending of course on your ceiling height. To cover up the space they installed a transparent flap that s supposed to close the gap. We use 1 4 at the hinge side and 3 16 at the strike side.

Also they put a plastic sweep along the edge. 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. This is the industry standard. 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. Hinge side gap is 5 at the top 25 in the middle and 25 at the bottom. The gap should be 3 8 total or 3 16 at each side of the door or less is ideal. This is the industry standard.

If these differ select a door using the larger width for a bypass door or the smaller width for a pivot door. I design frameless showers every day and install the complicated ones. The gap you are showing is 3 8 that s about 1 8 to 3 16 above the accepted norm. The top of a knee wall will be made of glass.

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. If your shower includes a knee wall it is better to include in line panel in your design. The standard tolerance for frameless shower glass is plus or minus 1 8. The glass was custom measured but when the door was installed the gap between the door and the adjacent glass isn t uniform.

It s important to keep in mind the limitations of the fabricator and the installer. It s important to keep in mind the limitations of the fabricator and the installer. In other words the swinging shower door cannot be notched to accommodate the knee wall.