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Posted by DerbyDad03 on September 18, 2007, 12:04 pm
> HerHusband wrote:
> > We're remodeling my inlaws bathroom, and are getting ready to install the
> > tub surround and shower door. Unfortunately, we've always installed tile
> > walls and shower curtains, so I'm not sure of the best order to do the
> > surround and doors.
>
> > My first thought would be to install the tub surround first, then install
> > the shower doors on top of that. Seems like it would make the most
> > watertight installation. But, it also seems like it would leave a little
> > sliver of the tub surround showing on the outside corners of the shower
> > doors? I'm thinking that would look kind of stupid, and it would be much
> > more difficult to replace the surround in the future if that was needed.
>
> > If I do the doors first, I could butt the surround up tight against the
> > inside corners of the door frame. Probably a better "look" but then the
> > only water protection would be the caulking running down the inside of the
> > door frame. Of course, it's probably no worse than it would be with a
> > shower curtain.
>
> > The surround instructions make no mention of shower doors, and we haven't
> > purchased the doors yet.
>
> > So which normally goes in first, the doors or the surround?
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > Anthony
>
> Surround first, then the door. The door goes onto the tile
> and is attached with screws and sealed. If you need to change
> the surround, you unscrew the doors and cut the sealant,
> remove the door and you are ready to go, and you can usually
> reinstall over the new tile.
>
> How often do you change your surrounds, anyway?
>
> --
> Robert Allison
> Rimshot, Inc.
> Georgetown, TX- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
re: The door goes onto the tile
In both of my bathrooms (1 shower stall, 1 tub/shower) the door would
be attached to/through the surround. There is no tile - the surround
comes right out to the front edge of the tub.
In the stall, the door frame is screwed through the fiberglass into
the studs.
In the tub/shower we use a curtain on a tension rod. *If* we used a
door, it would have to be installed to/through the fiberglass just
like the stall.
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