How To Hang A Pivot Shower Door

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How to hang a pivot shower door.

You start by marking the location of the top hinge and then use a plumb bob to locate the bottom hinge at the door bottom and the floor. Basco is a leading manufacturer of glass shower doors and enclosures sliding shower doors custom shower doors and frameless glass shower enclosures. If it s not pull the hinge rail out of the jamb slightly at the top or bottom. How to install a cantour swing door and panel shower door.

Swing door panel with pivot hinge 3 16 inch glass. Identify the 2 mounting holes on either side of the upper edge of both panels. Lift the door with its attached hinge rail positioned to swing out and slip the hinge rail into the jamb. Hold the door in place and check its strike side edge with a level to make sure it s plumb.

How to install a pivot hinge for a door to swing properly you need to accurately measure the location of the hinge plates and sockets. Use a scewdriver to attach the hinge to the frameless shower door in the pre drilled holes that you made for that purpose. Fit a plastic separator clip over each hole then slide the metal hanging brackets over the separators. Most walls are not exactly plumb and the track will need to be cut based on the opening.

Place the pivot arm on the bottom of the door into the spindle installed in the floor. Attach hanger brackets to the tops of the door panels. Homeowners can choose from clear glass frameless shower doors smaller pivot doors or sliding pebbled glass doors. Remember to measure twice and cut once.

Subtract the manufacturer specified length. The first step in mastering how to install a pivot shower door is accurate measurement. Use a screwdriver to turn the screw at the top of the door to engage the pivot pin. Slide the pivot into place at the top and secure this screw to hold the pivots in place.

The hinge should be positioned for an equal distribution of weight throughout the door in order to properly attach it without it coming out of the hinge and crashing to the floor.