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Originally Posted by candymsw
I want to put a glass door on my Roman shower to keep it warm when I shower. Has anyone ever done this to their shower? Could you please post pictures and who did the work thank you.
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I like a door on my shower, too. However, some of the solid glass doors (about 1/2” thick) are very heavy, and the installation instructions are pretty specific. I installed one in Pennsylvania about fourteen years ago. The door was $600. As I recall, I had to install three 2x4s nailed together. I was able to do that because I had the bathroom stripped down to the studs. Your shower area wasn’t built for a door like that. There might be adequate bracing to hold the long screws, or there might not. I think that steel studs as are often used aren’t enough to hold that weight. It’s possible that a builder might need to open the wall and add more support. If you use a lighter door that has bracing above the tip of the door, then there is no problem, and it is cheaper. But it is also sort of old-fashioned. These big class doors may weigh forty pounds, and they have 1/4” of clearance at the bottom, so if the supporting wood bows at all, the bottom of the door can scrape the lintel. Just things to consider.