How To Measure Shower Door Seal

Holding it in place pull the tape measure in a semicircular motion.

How to measure shower door seal.

Peel back the tape on the back of the seal and push the seal on the door starting from the bottom to the top. If your new door will swing outward hinged pivot or folding doors take your tape measure and make it the desired width of your shower door then place one end of the tape measure where the door s hinge would be. Walls must be finished before measuring. Gap to be sealed.

Since the tape measure has a metal clip attached to the end its always better to start measuring at the 1 or 2 mark. Measure the door height and cut the seal. Record the measurement on a piece of paper with a pen. The most popular glass size is 3 8 so your tape measure would read 1 3 8 because you started at the 1 mark.

Determine the distance from the top of the tub edge or shower base to the top of the wall unit or tile wall where you want the door to be located. The tables below can be used to locate the correct seal. Measure vertically at both sides. Frameless shower door sweeps frameless shower door seals frameless shower door thresholds.

The most common application is for over bath screens. Simply measure the gap between the exposed glass edge of the screen and the bath rim. Measure the opening height. The measurement should be to the nearest 1 16 inch.

Most of the seals we sell are pre taped. Measure the width from finished wall to finished wall in 2 places. Don t forget to check the dimensions when viewing a shower seal model. Measure the complete width from side to side in the middle of the curb on the shower pan.