Structural Requirements For Shower Glass Door

Depending on your shower door configuration will it be attached to a wall or another glass panel we may recommend reducing the glass thickness and thus the weight of the shower door.

Structural requirements for shower glass door.

To maximize water management locate your shower head so it does not spray directly onto the door. The irc states that stair rails must be made from safety glass as well as structural baluster panels and nonstructural infill panels. This is not a restriction when glass meets glass at the 135 degree angle. That way you can modify the fixed panel to accommodate the knee wall instead of trying to modify the door.

The other frameless shower option is 3 8 inch thick glass. The strongest glass we offer for frameless showers is 1 2 inch architectural glass. It is this arrangement that causes the glasses to form an inline design. Most inline shower doors consist of a glass door panel which is usually connected to one or multiple glass panels at 180º.

The criteria for these two categories of ansi z97 1 are similar to cpsc 16 cfr 1201 for these applications but ansi z97 1 was updated in 2004 while cpsc 16 cfr 1201 was last updated in 1977. In other words the swinging shower door cannot be notched to accommodate the knee wall. If your neo angle shower enclosure includes a knee wall or wall make sure that the shower door meets the structure at a 90 degree angle to accommodate the requirements of the hinges. We recommend door widths from 28 to 36 wide for single doors and double doors where wider access desired.

Inline glass shower door. Available in a multitude of dimensions from 36 to 76 in width the nautis gs consists of a fixed glass panel with a built in two tier shelf storage system and a hinged swinging glass door panel. These locations include tub and shower enclosures door sidelites large lites of glass and glazing near stairs ramps and pools. If your shower includes a knee wall it is better to include in line panel in your design.

The top of your shower glass should be at least as high as the shower head. The top of a knee wall will be made of glass.