Installing Shower Door Without Stud

Framless shower door with no studs you might want to check with a local shop that specializes in glass and custom shower doors and see what they recommend for fasteners.

Installing shower door without stud.

They had a shower installed a few months ago in their basement but were using a curtain. To install a glass side panel slip the remaining jamb onto one of the panel s edges and the magnetic strike rail onto the other. Close the door and mark the wall along the jamb. Repeat the drilling in the opposite wall for the other wall jamb.

The concern is i won t really be installing this door into studs. The shower is a one piece fiberglass pre fab shower. Before you put the door on simply screw the hinges themselves into the anchors. There are studs about 5 into the stall but nothing along the front edge.

Remove the jamb and the magnetic rail from the panel and attach the jamb. I assume i need a stud on at least one side of the door to screw the frame into. Remove the wall jamb and drill the holes for the mounting screws or wall anchors. They got tired of the mess.

Through the shower into the wall into a stud my problem is that i checked both walls and found out that the studs aren t lined up on both sides. We show you here how to carefully install the fragile glass on tile without a hu. Install wall anchors according to instructions where there is no stud available. Butt the jamb against the wall.

Fit the panel into the base track. Finally add a shower curtain or install shower doors to complete the enclosure. 11 check out the finished project a bathtub and shower combo is a great addition to your bathroom and installing a direct to stud shower surround is a project that you can complete in under one day. They will sit next to the stud but not be on it.

Those collars have two anchor screws. The glass is really heavy. The vertical bar will be in studs but most of the weight is in two collars that site on top and protrude about 1 5 inches from the vertical bar. You want to make sure that everything is sturdy enough to handle the weight of the door because it is breakable.

Neighbor asked if i could help install a shower door. If you re drilling into ceramic tile use a carbide tipped masonry drill bit. Installing a glass shower door is a process that requires a lot of patience. Anyway i couldn t for the life of me find studs behind the shower stall front walls.