Shower Door Glossary

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Shower door glossary.

Shower doors are generally 22 to 36 wide and 72 high although they can be 96 high. The raised portion of a shower curb that is on more than one level. Thick tempered glass for safety easy to clean glass helps prevent streaking by sheeting the water to carry away dirt reversible door opening installs with sliding door on left or right. Tempered glass is 4 5 times stronger than annealed glass and is used in shower doors for safety.

Plumb is the measurement of the vertical level and level is the measurement of the horizontal level. It bears the weight of the door allowing for hinge location adjacent to a stationary panel. Shower base clear 3 8 in. In terms of handicap access this.

Popular for shower extrusions because of its durability color stability ease of maintenance and cost. A door that folds in the middle usually having one end in a fixed position while the other runs along a guide track. Pivot door a shower door that rotates on an axis by two metal pins that pivot on the top and bottom of the door. The minimum 22 width is set by most building codes.

Custom shower walls and passage 60 in. Glass that has been heated to 720 c in a tempering oven then quickly cooled by cool air blowers. Electrochemical process that converts the aluminum metal surface into a porous aluminum oxide creating a more durable and element resistant finish. Track that keeps panels firmly on track for smooth and effortless sliding.

Standard headers range from 1 to 3 thick. Also called swinging or hinge doors pivot shower doors swing open like a traditional door and provide an easy to access open shower environment and a clean sophisticated look. Shower door glossary for terms that we use. Glossary of terms for shower doors.

Features frameless shower with barn door type sliding operation coordinates with passage 60 in. The weight of the door is supported by the bottom pivot while the top pivot acts as a guide. Plumb and level plumb is the measurement of the vertical level and level is the measurement of the horizontal level. Header metal support at the top of a shower it s used to support the door and any additional panels.

Shower doors wider than 36 require a fixed glass panel beside the door to bear some of the weight. It also stabilizes and reduces deflection on stationary panels. Tempered glass breaks in small pieces and cannot be fabricated into smaller sizes. The weight of the door is supported by the bottom pivot while the top pivot acts as a guide.