How To Seal Gap Between Shower Sliding Doors

I am currently doing much the same as the in the article converting full glass french doors to sliding doors.

How to seal gap between shower sliding doors. I m a little late to the show here but better late than never. Weatherstripping and flashing are rubber insulators located on the bottom of the sliding door that secure the gap between the threshold and bottom of the door. As the door is currently installed the strike side gap is 1 1 8 at the top 1 3 8 in the middle and 1 1 2 at the bottom. Sides and top and finished it off with drywall bull nose corners.

Solutions for fixing the leaks on either side of the frameless shower door. Both brush fin and fin seal use synthetic brush filaments to restrict air flow in gaps between the sliding doors. In some cases the seal between the. The fin seal adds a mylar ridge embedded in the brush that forms an additional seal.

Replace damaged weatherstripping or flashing by removing the old and attaching new weatherstripping with screws or adhesive. Check the glass seal. 2 reach underneath the door and pull on the door sweep. Open the door to a 45 degree angle to give you easy access to change a damaged door sweep that is causing a gap between the door and its sill.

Ds9382 shower door sweep. I removed the casing and down sized the opening by 1 1 2 quot. Watch this video to see how to do it. If you find frameless shower door leaks at both the sides of the glass then you will have to seal the gap between the door and the adjacent glass wall.

Hinge side gap is 5 at the top 25 in the middle and 25 at the bottom. Invest in a shower door side seal to solve the leakage issue from the sides.