Step 2 measure the inside width of the shower at the top surface of the tub ledge from wall to wall.
Tile anchors for shower door.
Follow the steps below to do this project all on your own.
Dealing with glass tile during the installation of a frameless shower door can be a bit challenging but it s nothing you can t handle on your own.
When the wings of this wall anchor are spread apart there would only be about two millimeters of room for the tile not to mention the drywall behind it.
I called delta and they said i would need to purchase and use 3 16th inch tile anchors.
So i think the wall anchors they provided are for a plastic shower insert not for a tile wall with drywall behind it.
I m using the drill bit size called for with the anchors.
If i try to pound it in with a hammer the anchor just breaks.
Tubular plastic anchors hold firmly whether there s drywall or cement backer board behind the tile.
No stud is available at that section.
That section is a hollow back wall.
Step 1 plan for the holes.
Hardware packs for any shower door model will contain one or the other style of anchor but will not contain both.
But with the tile after i drill the hole the anchor won t fit into it.
Will it be safe to hang 75 lbs of glass door using 4 anchors.
Enlarge the original anchor holes with a 1 4 in.
There must be an obvious solution to.
Be sure to buy tube shaped anchors as shown here not tapered anchors which don t hold as well.
We show you here how to carefully install the fragile glass on tile without a hu.
I have tile and 1 2 inch cement board.
Tap in the plastic anchors and fasten the mounting.
Drywall anchors heavy type molly bolts wall anchors drywall anchors 48pcs 6 sizes heavy duty zinc plated steel molly bolt hollow drive wall anchor screws assortment kit for drywall plaster and tile 15 96 15.
With drywall the anchors are able to bite into the wall some but they can t do that with tile hence they don t fit.
Follow the steps necessary to determine where the holes need to be for your anchors.
They did not seem concerned with hanging these doors using anchors.
The doors are somewhat heavy.
Installing a glass shower door is a process that requires a lot of patience.
There are two main types of wall anchors in hardware packs for kohler and sterling shower doors.