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Mandan, ND on Feb 22, 2012

More q's on glass shower doors.....

Thanks all who answered questions about removing my glass shower doors. One thing first: I mentioned "I wish I had the tub from my former house here. It fit me much better!" By that I mean, I'm short with a quite petite frame---like only 5 feet tall!---and that tub fit me perfectly. So I don't need the extra elbow room of a rounded shower rod ;-)

Now here's today's question: IF I take off the door frame, fill in the holes of the tile, etc. can I some day in the future re-install the frame and doors if I want? Right now I'm sorta going with the idea of keeping the frame in place and just positioning a shower curtain/rod somehow "within" the existing door frame. Chime in you guys....love your input ;-)

3 Comments

Dan's of Central Florida,... Clermont, FL

If you remove the frame and fill in the holes with the caulking that was spoken about previously, then you should have no problem reinstalling the frame again in the future. In fact it will be easier than doing a new install. The caulk will not get rock hard, it will remain "rubbery" so that means you can just put the screws right back into the old holes and not need to drill new ones through the tile.

on Feb 22, 2012 · Like 0
Connie Nikiforoff Designs Mandan, ND

Dan of Central Florida....Yeah, I was kinda thinking that same thing you mentioned. The other nice thing about our former house bathroom was that it had a window....ah, the comfort of having that open in beautiful weather. We could install a window above the tiled shower area here ...but that's a project for another day (or year).

on Feb 22, 2012 · Like 0
Dan's of Central Florida,... Clermont, FL

We have a small window in our shower as well. I agree, it is really great to have open in the nice weather (which is January - February down here). It's also great for letting out the steam from the shower or to be able to take a shower and not waste energy by needing to turn the lights on to take a shower during the day. :)

on Feb 22, 2012 · Like 0