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I want to remove my sliding glass shower door, but have questions.

homedecorandideas

5 years ago

The house we bought almost two years ago unfortunately has sliding glass doors on tracks in the master bathroom. They're outdated, impossible to clean, and honestly, just plain ugly. I plan on removing them soon. I know that once I remove the doors and the tracks, I'll have holes from where it was screwed in place. Can they just be caulked with silicone, or do I need to do anything else to ensure moisture doesn't get in? I'm also wondering what I'm getting myself into, as I've never done this before. I've done a lot of projects myself, and am familiar with a lot, but never removing shower doors. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! :)

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millworkman

5 years ago

Easy enough to remove just as you described. The remaining holes you will not patch them easily at all. Silcone or Caulk will not last. If that is a fiberglass tub (as it appears to be), there is not any easy way to repair the holes.

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homedecorandideas
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5 years ago
I was a little afraid of that. Is there any other solution beyond replacing the entire tub?
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Thank you @Patricia Colwell that is what I needed. And I posted a pic of the space not sure if you are referring to entire space. This was the only pic I could get from someone elseks home, so please bear with me. My home is still to be built this year. Here is a clear one without the measurements. The patio doors are in the great room, the kitchen is to the right and the other area with windows is the kitchen nook. All 12 ft ceiling, so I need something fairly coordinated, but the nook will have blinds/drapes. I just do not want verticals for the patio doors. I am really not crazy about sheers either but would consider. I suppose if I do sheers they will need to be at the same height the side drapes will be. Not sure I can do anything that would sit at the top of the patio doors, unless they are solar shades but I don’t know if those would look good, either.
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millworkman
5 years ago
Leaving or replacing the sliding shower door?
cpartist
5 years ago
Honestly I would wait and when you have the funds, I'd replace the tub with a shower since it's your master. Better for resale to have a shower in the master than a tub you have to step over.
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palimpsest
5 years ago
My metal shower door frame only had holes from screws on the vertical portions. The bottom track was not screwed into the rim of the tub. The holes may not be that big.

You may be able to fill them with autobody filler and touch up the holes with a little paint, or screw in a slightly larger screw into the hole and paint the screw with a small amount of paint. It will not be perfect but it will be covered by the shower curtain as well.
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homedecorandideas
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5 years ago
I wanted to do just a traditional shower curtain rod with a shower curtain & liner. I didn't think about converting it to just a stand up shower. Would definitely have to wait for the funds to be available for that, but it's a great idea, and would give us more space in the bathroom. I may try your idea for now, palimpsest!
badgergal
5 years ago
My daughter removed the sliding glass doors from her tub/shower. There were no holes in the tub. On the tub edge she just needed to clean up residual silicone/adhesive from where the shower door frame was adhered to the tub. She had no problem cleaning that up. The small holes in the tile were filled with caulk or grout (not sure which) that blended with the tile. The filled holes were barely noticeable and held up fine.
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palimpsest
5 years ago
I filled the holes in the tile with grout, but this is a plastic surround that is essentially hollow behind this which is why the OP can't just put a little grout or caulk in there.
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homedecorandideas
Original Author
5 years ago
I'm hoping I get as lucky. Thank you! I guess I'll find out what I'm dealing with a little more once I get the frame off. At least now I have a few ideas. :)
badgergal
5 years ago
Oops. Sorry, I failed to notice that the OP has a plastic tub surround. Your right a little grout wouldn't work.
leela4
5 years ago
Sorry to hijack but I would like to do the same thing in our hall bathroom. I thought I had read about some sort of plug you could place in the hole in the tile, but I may be misremembering that. The bigger problem I would have is there are 2 screw holes in the tub, and it's cast iron. Thoughts?

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