I am framing a shower stall (4 feet by 6 feet) in my new master bathroom that has cathedral ceilings. I don't want the walls to go all the way to the ceiling, so I'm only making them about 7' tall, and I would like to have a 60 inch bypass door in the opening. However, this leads to my problem of making the "freestanding" wall sturdy and rigid. Presently, it's 2x4 construction, as shown in the attached sketch, and the walls in question are 52 inches and about 8 inches, respectively. It hasn't been drywalled/cement boarded/tiled yet, but there is a some play in the wall, and that concerns me, especially considering tile doesn't like movement
I'm wondering what my options are for adding some sturdiness to the wall. I'm considering running a header over the shower door to tie together the shower door wall, but I'm concerned about the looks of such a beast. The bypass shower door only has a slide-in top track, which doesn't actually fasten the walls together.
How are these types of walls typically framed to be rigid? I'm not sure if this is considered a "pier" wall, but I'm sure there are showers like this elsewhere, and they have to be made rigid somehow. Note: there is already plumbing for the shower faucet/head in the 52 inch "freestanding" wall, so I'm hoping I can do something to add rigidity without tearing it out. I have room to add another 2x4 wall abutting this one, but if there are other options, please educate me
Thanks!
(I hope the attached image is big enough to be legible -- I had to fit it to the site's size requirements. I can e-mail it if anyone would like to help.)
I'm wondering what my options are for adding some sturdiness to the wall. I'm considering running a header over the shower door to tie together the shower door wall, but I'm concerned about the looks of such a beast. The bypass shower door only has a slide-in top track, which doesn't actually fasten the walls together.
How are these types of walls typically framed to be rigid? I'm not sure if this is considered a "pier" wall, but I'm sure there are showers like this elsewhere, and they have to be made rigid somehow. Note: there is already plumbing for the shower faucet/head in the 52 inch "freestanding" wall, so I'm hoping I can do something to add rigidity without tearing it out. I have room to add another 2x4 wall abutting this one, but if there are other options, please educate me
Thanks!
(I hope the attached image is big enough to be legible -- I had to fit it to the site's size requirements. I can e-mail it if anyone would like to help.)