Shower Door Wall Anchors

Hardware packs for any shower door model will contain one or the other style of anchor but will not contain both.

Shower door wall anchors. How to remove and fill wall anchor hole in shower wall. Drill the holes for the plastic anchors. Or larger hollow walls and wall substrates from 1 4 in. Follow the steps below to do this project all on your own.

I have tile and 1 2 inch cement board. 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. I recently installed a door kit that was meant for use with a fiberglass shower. How to remove and fill wall anchor hole in shower wall.

Designed for 2 in. I called delta and they said i would need to purchase and use 3 16th inch tile anchors. That section is a hollow back wall. Standard drywall anchors and hollow wall anchors.

Butt the jamb against the wall. The anchors weren t deep enough to reach the wall behind the shower so it s definitely not tied into anything other than fiberglass. Dealing with glass tile during the installation of a frameless shower door can be a bit challenging but it s nothing you can t handle on your own. 2 fasteners per package.

No stud is available at that section. Get tips and ideas. Close the door and mark the wall along the jamb. Fit the panel into the base track.

Find and buy replacement parts online. Backed by limited lifetime warranty. The doors are somewhat heavy. There are two main types of wall anchors in hardware packs for kohler and sterling shower doors.

When the wings of this wall anchor are spread apart there would only be about two millimeters of room for the tile not to mention the drywall behind it. Screw the jamb to the wall. They did not seem concerned with hanging these doors using anchors. So i think the wall anchors they provided are for a plastic shower insert not for a tile wall with drywall behind it.

Step 1 plan for the holes. Follow the steps necessary to determine where the holes need to be for your anchors. Learn more about concrete anchors here. The kit came with anchors for the track and recommended that i use silicone caulk to further secure seal the track to the shower wall.