Shower Door Fell Off Hinge

Luckily most hinge issues have simple fixes.

Shower door fell off hinge.

Deep cleaning the hinges and latch on frameless showers can help with door that won t stay shut. We ll walk you through the basics like how to tighten a loose hinge shim a hinge and fix a squeaky hinge. But over time hinges can cause major door problems and prevent the fixture from functioning properly. Shower door problems are common with bypass shower doors a bypass door or a sliding shower door that runs on a track provides the perfect environment for water to gather and cause problems.

A shower door that keeps falling off the tracks will not only damage the track and door mechanism but it can present a real danger of broken glass in the shower or tub. A hinged shower door can become stuck over time due to moisture and soap buildup. The metal track where the rollers sit can rust gather debris develop mold and mildew problems and generally deteriorate from water damage. In this how to video this old house general contractor tom silva relieves a sticky situation.

In this video i m removing cleaning reinstalling and re sealing a glass shower door that has been leaking for some time. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to this o. It s mounted on a four piece show. Via shower glass door hinge shower beveled detailed edges self closing for 3 8 1 2 glass 304 stainless steel 180 degree opening full back plate mickey glass cutout required chrome 4 8 out of 5 stars 9.

Removing the hardware cleaning the hinges and replacing old and worn out screws can solve many problems. Here is a closeup of where the bottom of the door attaches to the shower frame here is a closeup of the bottom of the door it looks to have a brown round plastic circle that is screwed into the bottom except the screw head seems to have corroded away. There have been no recent voluntary recalls of shower door products but kohler voluntarily recalled 41 000 doors with swinging hinges different from the sliding doors on my shower in 2001. We have hinges to thank for our doors ability to open and close.

Our shower door was heavy and the thought of it collapsing on some one just wasn t worth the worry.