Shower door swing help!
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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 MoreDreamline Swing/Panel Shower Doors
Comments (0)Hello, I find myself on this site pretty often these days, but this is my first post, hopefully I did enough diligence to not repeat an oft asked question. We're in the process of re-modelling our main floor, part of that is adding a bathroom. We have an empty bathroom with drywall on the walls and tile in the shower, and I'm looking for a good glass door for the 32"x42" shower (3 walls and an opening). My wife was insistent on a "Frameless" shower door, until she saw the first couple of bids ($1300-1500). I'm happy to get some sort of frame because I'm worried that such a small shower will be a wet mess with a fully frameless door. We've shopped around for semi-frameless doors, from Holcam, Arizona, and have a bid from a glass guy for an Agalite door. Our tile guy also offered to install the door for us if we get it. So now, I'm choosing between an Agalite door installed for $950 and buying our own door, and I stumbled upon this door: http://www.bathauthority.com/shower-door-elegance.html But can't find any information about it online that isn't from the manufacturer. That is the nicest looking and least expensive of all of our options, so I'm wondering what's wrong with it? Does anyone have any experience with these doors? How can a 3/8" glass door be so inexpensive? Is this thing going to come crashing down on my children's feet?...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 MoreWalk-in Closet Door ---- In-swing vs Out-swing?
Comments (23)The closet plan needs to be drawn accurately to be able to see that the door should open inward. Hanging clothes require 24" of depth instead of the approx. 18" shown in the posted diagram. Clothes rods that turn corners create dead storage. The clear space in the middle should be at least 3 ft wide. If the hanging storage on the left side wall (as you enter) was shown as 24", then the storage on the right side would need to be no deeper than 12" to allow a 3 ft open space. But even with that configuration the storage immediately to the left as you enter would need to be removed to allow enough width for comfortable entering and to allow access to the storage in the corner. Using an in-swing door might reduce the shelving length by a foot but IMO that is not enough storage to justify opening the door out into the bathroom where it would be in the way. As for whether the door swings to the right or left, you should avoid putting a door knob in a corner especially when there is an obsticle on the adjacent wall. Which way did it get built? There is really only one good way to swing this door and fortunately the contractor realized it in time to correct the designer's mistake....See Morelookatthedetails
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