Andrew Dale
New Member
Long story short: Has anyone ever seen or had experience with a shower door/inline panel that are not sealed at the floor, but instead only attached to the wall?
We're redoing our small 50's master bath. We have a ~40" wide opening after tile and we've done a curbless design and have waterproofed out 2-3' from the shower entry for a slight wetroom feel. The shower floor is sloped to the drain the appropriate amount and has been tested to confirm that water that falls near the doorway will flow down into the drain and not out into the bathroom. I wish I could avoid the panel, but the largest door I've seen is 36".
So, with such a small bathroom, the less material we have mucking up the view, the larger it will feel. Every shower door system I can find either uses a U-channel design or needs a mount on the floor for the inline panel. I'm wondering if, since the door will be hinged to the left wall and the panel attached on the right, there's any reason to not use some sort of system that would leave a 3-4" gap below the door and only be attached to the walls.
I know, this is a bit more different, but I'm just looking for ideas. I'm really just trying to avoid drilling into the floor for the bottom support as that seems like it could lead to troubles with waterproofing. I wouldn't mind just doing a splash shield panel, but my wife is a tiny thing that gets cold easily.
Any tips, or recommendations? Here's a pic of the initial layout. Some measurements have changed, but you get the idea for the layout.
We're redoing our small 50's master bath. We have a ~40" wide opening after tile and we've done a curbless design and have waterproofed out 2-3' from the shower entry for a slight wetroom feel. The shower floor is sloped to the drain the appropriate amount and has been tested to confirm that water that falls near the doorway will flow down into the drain and not out into the bathroom. I wish I could avoid the panel, but the largest door I've seen is 36".
So, with such a small bathroom, the less material we have mucking up the view, the larger it will feel. Every shower door system I can find either uses a U-channel design or needs a mount on the floor for the inline panel. I'm wondering if, since the door will be hinged to the left wall and the panel attached on the right, there's any reason to not use some sort of system that would leave a 3-4" gap below the door and only be attached to the walls.
I know, this is a bit more different, but I'm just looking for ideas. I'm really just trying to avoid drilling into the floor for the bottom support as that seems like it could lead to troubles with waterproofing. I wouldn't mind just doing a splash shield panel, but my wife is a tiny thing that gets cold easily.
Any tips, or recommendations? Here's a pic of the initial layout. Some measurements have changed, but you get the idea for the layout.