Shower Door Swing in and Out?
ocdmom
15 years ago
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Sharon kilber
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Master Bath, door swings into shower
Comments (11)I have practically that same layout but my room is smaller. I had pocket doors installed, as I have another door on the left wall too. Both pocket. But I had my walls built 6" construction. Then on the shower side I door, that recessed behind the shower, I reenforced with 3/4" plywood so the wall would not flex at all because that wall was to be tiled. Pocket door framing isn't as rigid as standard framing, thats why I beefed it up. So, it might be too late for all that reenforcement that I found necessary. I would not want a standard pocket at my tiled shower without special treatment to prevent flexing. I have heard one person say he builds two standard stud walls with the pocket between them to get a very sturdy wall at about 8 or so inches. I didn't have the room to do that. Is you shower door going to be swinging? or are you installing a bypass door? I thing Jewel654 has an excellent idea with the french door opening into the room. I would be happy to have my door open into my bedroom instead of into the bathroom. I have commented on this before, but will again. My brother had a seizure in the bathroom and my mother couldn't get in to help because he had collapsed at the door, which opened inward. Precious minutes later the fire department was breaking down the door. I don't like doors that open into such a restricted area. I have always worked in hospitals and the one I have worked at for decades have bathroom doors that can swing either way, just for such emergencies....See Moresliding shower vs. swinging shower door
Comments (5)I did the sliding doors and really the new frameless sliding doors aren't that huge of an issue to clean. I chose the sliding door because of space issues too, plus in my other home which had a swing out door, water was always on the floor from where it dripped when the door was opened. I used to dart out of the shower to minimize the time the door could drip on the floor. I agree the frameless swing doors are more attractive, but I've heard many stories about water leaking out of those doors if the curb isn't slanted properly etc... I just decided to avoid the water on the floor and potential leak issues and trade that off with wiping the track periodically....See MoreSwinging frameless shower door will not open all the way
Comments (10)From the CRL site (your hinges may not be the Geneva but the adjustments are all the same): The CRL Adjustable Geneva Series has taken our popular Geneva Hinge to a new level. Adjustment to accommodate the desired angle (up to 90 degree) is done after the door is installed. Once the door is hung, simply loosen the Allen set screws and turn the door to the desired closed position. By merely tightening the Allen screws your door will self-center to the desired closing position. The door can swing 90 degree inward and 90 degree outward (adjusting angle from factory set position will reduce 90 degree swing in that direction). For doors pulling outwards only (using a clear door jamb), you can adjust the hinge to close 5 degree inside the shower area, thus having the door close snugly against the jamb....See MoreHinges to swing interior door out of the way?
Comments (5)They're called "swing clear" door hinges. Not pretty but they work. See https://www.google.com/search?q=swing+clear+hinges&oq=swing+clear+hinge&aqs=chrome.0.0i512j69i57j0i512l3j0i395i512l3.7105j1j4&client=ms-android-motorola-rev2&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8....See MoreSharon kilber
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