Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - installing glass bath panels, need creativity
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s1nequan0n
07-13-07, 02:47 PM
Alright, so my bathtub is kind of weird. Instead of having walls directly at end end of the tub, there is a kind of raised platform between one end of the tub and the wall. This makes installing the sliding glass panels for the tub a bit difficult, because one end doesn't have a wall to be screwed to for support. So that's why this needs some creativity.
just for mention, i don't know much about home improvement at all. My dad just really wants these glass doors instead of getting a custom longer piece of wood to hold curtains. I think he has reason, and soo i'm trying to help him out. any advice would be appreciated.
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he bought two sets of those doors and was thinking of just destroying one to create a little panel for that empty space, but it really will be a bit of a mission and we could mess up and waste the money that went to the doors.
just for mention, i don't know much about home improvement at all. My dad just really wants these glass doors instead of getting a custom longer piece of wood to hold curtains. I think he has reason, and soo i'm trying to help him out. any advice would be appreciated.
PICTURES OF THE SITUATION
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/s1nequan0n/bathroom003.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/s1nequan0n/bathroom002.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/s1nequan0n/bathroom001.jpg
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he bought two sets of those doors and was thinking of just destroying one to create a little panel for that empty space, but it really will be a bit of a mission and we could mess up and waste the money that went to the doors.
chandler
07-13-07, 04:23 PM
Glass block come to mind, as well as having a tempered glass panel custom cut and mounted in an extrusion in the area.
czizzi
07-14-07, 04:47 PM
Bridge the gap at the top of the doors with a piece of material that goes from wall to wall and is securely attached. Then attach the top runner of the slider to this horizontal support beam. Then attach the verticle stop to the top runner. The verticle stop will act only to seal that edge of the door panel. You will still have the weird opening at the end where your shelve is. Make sure you size your slider door to the smaller opening.
If you want to enclose the end area near the back of the tub, you can have a custom piece of tempered glass cut to size. Most any glass shop can handle this, however, it will not be inexpensive.
If you want to enclose the end area near the back of the tub, you can have a custom piece of tempered glass cut to size. Most any glass shop can handle this, however, it will not be inexpensive.