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How big is too big when it comes to the gaps…

ByShowcase Shower Door December 30, 2017December 30, 2017

Chris, You provide great information in response to questions. I’m hoping you can help me with one I have. We just had a frameless shower installed. All walls are tile, the curb is solid granite. The glass is 1/2 inch with one panel fixed on top of a half wall and the other panel is…

Shower Questions from Visitors

Re: Shower Question – October 2017

ByShowcase Shower Door November 7, 2017August 19, 2021

Hi Chris, I have a frameless shower door held by two wall hinges (hinges are on the shower head side). I re-caulked the tub (due to some leakage at this exact spot), and all is better, but not “well”. I notice when I open the door, the caulk is starting to get pulled out (it’s…

Shower Questions from Visitors

Splash Wall Leakage

ByShowcase Shower Door September 22, 2017September 22, 2017

https://youtu.be/ttsuCeoZKxE A recent visitor sent me this video, illustrating his shower enclosure issue …and this was my response: Hi Bill, Here is the best solution, in my opinion, for both sides of your door. The part number is SDTWT2 and the manufacturer is CR Laurence. You can get these from your local glass shop. If…

Shower Questions from Visitors

…Gap Too Much?

ByShowcase Shower Door January 1, 2016August 19, 2021

Hello Chris, I just had a tile/glass shower built in Georgia. If you can see the picture, there was one tedious glass cut that is on the front and just left of the shower door. I realize some of these cuts are difficult, especially if you have a slanting shelf as I do. My question…

Shower Questions from Visitors

Clear Plastic Edge Seals on Frameless Shower Enclosures

ByShowcase Shower Door October 24, 2015January 3, 2016

Hi Chris, We are having a frameless shower door installed soon. The installer came to measure the dimensions of the shower, which are 36 x 28 x 36 with the shower door opening in the middle. The installer said that we have to have a header on the top because the door opens in the…

Shower Questions from Visitors

Sagging Framed Shower Door – Can it Be Repaired?

ByShowcase Shower Door October 10, 2015January 3, 2016

Over time, the glass may begin to slip out of the channel that it is being held by.

Local Projects

We Fix Botched Shower Door Installations

ByShowcase Shower Door August 25, 2015January 3, 2016

We were recently contacted by a gentleman who had a shower enclosure installed in a neighboring community (Santa Clara).The job went terribly wrong, and he needed some help. He was looking for advice about what to do about the poor glass fitting and bad caulking job done by the previous glass contractor. My advice to…

Standard Shower Doors & Enclosures

RE: My new frameless shower door is pulling the marble away from the wall!

ByShowcase Shower Door June 26, 2015

Hi Chris, My 3 piece L shape frameless shower was installed about a month ago and the original installer had a bit of trouble lining up the top corner of the L in the two glass pieces that came together above garden tub ledge and 6″ wide piece on front. He also cut his hand…

How big is too big when it comes to the gaps…

Re: Shower Question – October 2017

Splash Wall Leakage

…Gap Too Much?

Clear Plastic Edge Seals on Frameless Shower Enclosures

Sagging Framed Shower Door – Can it Be Repaired?

We Fix Botched Shower Door Installations

RE: My new frameless shower door is pulling the marble away from the wall!

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