Should A Shower Door Frame Be Sealed With Silicone Underneath

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Should a shower door frame be sealed with silicone underneath.

For a shower door or enclosure to work correctly it must be installed in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions. Grout isn t suitable for sealing around your bathtub or shower tray as it s not flexible and will crack as soon as any weight is placed on the tub or tray. Invest in a shower door side seal to solve the leakage issue from the sides. There is no other reason for adding it.

Make sure you have silicone sealant and not normal grout. Either way it is the inside edges on the verticles. Silicone sealant is added to the joints between the glass and tile the perimeter to prevent leaking. And only the outside edge on the tub or shower b.

I always try to talk people out of using silicone on frameless enclosures of this type. Broadly speaking the shower tray should be level and fully sealed to the tiles before the enclosure is installed the sides of shower enclosure should be vertically plumb and fixed securely to tiled walls. Silicone sealant should be applied vertically on the inside and outside where the shower enclosure fixes to the tiled walls and importantly on the outside only. If i understand your question correctly we assume you are talking about a glass shower set like a neo angle shower or a glass door set on a tub.

Solutions for fixing the leaks on either side of the frameless shower door. I m sorry to hear about the mix up with your shower enclosure.