Removing & Repairing Frameless Glass Shower Doors
Frameless shower doors provide an elegant look to your home's bathroom. These doors have no metal frame holding them in place. Showers in older homes often have metal frame doors in which the glass slides open and closed, however, these frames become traps for mold and mildew. Frameless shower doors are not susceptible to this problem and are much simpler to remove and repair. Removal Removal of a frameless shower door is fairly simple. Many frameless doors are simply connected with two or three brass hinges. These hinges are usually attached to the shower wall itself, or to another piece of glass that serves as an enclosure for the rest of the shower. To avoid dropping the glass and breaking it, always remove it with the help of another pair of hands. Removal generally involves a simple unscrewing of the hinges. In some cases, you may need to remove the additional glass pieces and not just the door that opens and closes. Shower door panels fastened directly to the wall ...