You were talking directly to me when you said I’m here because I didn’t want to read 😂. Yep! I’m about to install this and it’s just good to have a real visual of the steps. Thanks for the video. Wish me luck!
That's great that this video could help you! I hope that your installation went smoothly. Thank you so much for watching and leaving such a nice comment...always appreciated 👍
I like hearing the perspective you provide to the installation process. The only thing that I can see that could present a problem in the future is the applying of the silicone between the bottom of the tile and the shower pan. Most of the time, this is not done so that any water that was to make it behind the tile and hit the waterproofing membrane can flow down the wall and hit the lip of the shower pan and eventually down the drain. By adding silicone to this area, the water is trapped, and the only way it can escape is by going into any opening into the wall cavity. Hopefully, this never happens to the installation for you.
Hello and Thank you for all of the great tips and videos. I had this week off and my husband and I decided to install the doors. I love the cooling bit gadget. I wanted to add pics but I couldn't figure it out. It really came out nice, You guys are awesome. If anyone knows how to add pics please let me know :)
Hi. Thanks for watching the video. They do make hooks for hand towels and knobs for hanging sponges. You can use those options instead of a towel bar...but, you might have to buy them separately as step 2 is a towel bar kit.
Hi. Thank you for watching the video. The answer is Yes! This system comes with special molly bolts (included in packaging) that would go into the wall if you do not have a stud located where the door framing is being installed. These special molly bolts expand as the screw goes into the wall so that the entire system is still secured. Hope this information helps 👍
Hi. Thank you so much for watching the video and leaving a comment. It is always appreciated! I will post all the parts and the link in the description of this video. Best wishes to you!
Hi. There are rubber bumpers that you install on the side wall rails. They have grooves in them for the glass doors to snug into. The rubber helps grab the door and keep it against the walls for a full closed position. I hope that this information helps you 👍.
Is there any way to install a delta shower door on a fiberglass shower enclosure that is out of plum by 1 inch at the top. When I Google it, I get references for a tapered filler panel but I have yet to find one I could actually purchase.
That's a great question! I actually believe that this system allows for up to 1/2" out of plumb; providing that the widest opening is not longer than the rail that's included in the kit. Hope this information helps 👍
@@YouCanDoIt2 unfortunately, my shower enclosure is 1 inch out of plum from the top to the bottom. I’ve tried adjusting the rollers on the shower door hinges, but when you do it causes them to collide with each other when closing the glass panel door.
@@thejourneymen7722 That's a bummer. That is quite a large difference in width from stop to bottom. I don't know if any kits out there for that big of a width difference. I wish you the best with finding a solution.
Good video, I have a similar situation, having to drill through tile walls, but the bottom is fiberglass. I have some Bosch ceramic tile drill bits, but it is very slow drilling through the tile. I don't have the same thing you had with the plastic water deal, but i am spraying with water so the tile doesn't overheat and crack. Unfortunately, one side doesn't have a 2x4 in the wall so I'm going to have to use the dreaded drywall screws for one side.
Hi Nate. Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment... always appreciated 👍. Since we were the ones who built the shower enclosure and put 2x4 backing around it, we knew exactly where to install the tracking. Most people end up having to use those wall anchors because of the unknown behind the tile. Sounds like you've got a good handle on your install. I wish you the best ☺️
Hi. If you are asking if the rollers are all the same size as each other the answer is yes. There are four rollers to for each door and they are all identical in size.
Hi. Thank you for watching the video. That's a bummer on cutting the rail too short. If you weld it, you will have an unsightly seam. Not sure if that's something you're willing to live with on a new installation. Also, I don't know if you will have issues opening and closing the door smoothly due to the track running across a welded area. If the weld isn't strong you may also have an issue with structural support. At this point it might be worth giving Delta a call and see if they would be willing to send you out just a top piece. 👍
Hi Art. It is always recommended to screw directly into studs, but I completely understand your situation. The Delta shower kit comes with plastic wall anchors. After you drill the three holes through each side of the tile walls you would carefully hammer in those wall anchors. You may want to run a waterproof adhesive down the back side of the track before you screw it onto the wall so that the entire track is glued onto the tile along with the 3 screws. Hope that makes sense and helps you out. Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍
Hi ThisisLife! Thanks for watching the video and leaving a question. So...this system is called frameless...but, it's not totally frameless like some shower doors that only have two hinge points and no frame around the glass door. This system is "frameless" in the sense that the shower glass itself does not have frames around it. Instead, the frame is on the exterior of the glass extending up the two side walls and across the top and bottom. The glass is then clicked into place on a hidden track system in the top piece frame by way of two wheels that attach to the tops of each of the two glass doors. These doors then slide back and forth past each other. If you watch the entire video this would probably make more sense than what I'm trying to convey😄. Thanks again, and best wishes on your project👍
@@lanceuhde1498 Hi Lance. The system does not come with any tools. It comes with all the supplies needed to assemble the track and the glass doors but not any tools required to attach it to your shower. You will need a drill and a drill bit. if you are purchasing this particular system, you will need step one, step two, and step three. Step One is the glass door choice. Step two is the metal frame choice. And, step 3 is the accessories such as the door sliding pools and the spongy hooks. They come in three steps so that you can choose different types of glass and color and design of your finished shower doors.
The "cute" drill bit reservoir/guide thingy is waste of time if your tile has a smooth glaze. Adhesive doesn't stick, so then you are trying to hold the thing with one hand while drilling with the other as the water leaks out of the stupid thing. I checked the plumb line using a laser level and discovered that my bottom hole was about 1/4" out of plumb with the top hole b/c the stupid thing slipped as I was drilling. (Luckily, this was white subway tile, so some white pre-mix grout hid that screwup nicely.) Back to the hardware store to get a regular ceramic tile bit with a tip that looks like the ace of spades. I used a regular 1/8" bit to make a dimple in the tile where I wanted the center of the hole and used that to pilot the tip of the spade bit and that thing went through the tile WAY easier than the cheapo little bit that comes in the package with the useless reservoir. Also, if you have the same setup I got at HD, once you have the sides in, make sure to measure the full width between the walls when you cut the bottom track, NOT the distance between the inside of the side side pieces like I did. I ended up having to cut about a 2 1/2" piece off of the scrap when I cut it too short and pieced that in with the tub surround adhesive. That worked for the bottom but would not work for the top, so quadruple measure everything. I used a Disto laser measure, which is much easier (and more accurate) than trying to span that top distance with a tape to get the distance between the inside mounting surfaces.
You might have purchased the step 2 tracks that are made for bathtub enclosures. Delta makes to complete shower door installs. One is for a shower pan and one is for a bathtub. Both sizes have one two and three steps to them and if you aren't paying attention you might accidentally mismatched the sizes. You might want to take a glance at the box and make sure that you purchased all three steps for a shower pan door install. Thanks so much for watching 👍
Hi. The shower door measurement goes off of the length of the shower pan not the width. The Delta shower door that we installed is adjustable for different length shower pans. You have to cut down the top rail and bottom rail in order to fit the specific length of your shower. I hope this information helped. Thank you so much for leaving a question/comment they are always appreciated👍
@@billy5032 are you installing the shower door directly on top of tile or shower pan? If it is directly on top of tile you will need to put a large amount of sealer underneath the bottom rail so that it squeezes out as you press down to ensure that you have a good seal.
@@billy5032 It sounds like you have a much smaller opening than we do. I looked into it and Delta makes two shower door kits (Commix and Simplicity) that both cater to the smaller shower openings. They sell at Home Depot. If you pull up the website for them you should be able to see either shower door kit. They can usually ship it to your house or the store for pickup. Be sure to look at the overall dimensions to ensure that it's the right fit for your opening. I hope this information helps!
You were talking directly to me when you said I’m here because I didn’t want to read 😂. Yep! I’m about to install this and it’s just good to have a real visual of the steps. Thanks for the video. Wish me luck!
That's great that this video could help you! I hope that your installation went smoothly. Thank you so much for watching and leaving such a nice comment...always appreciated 👍
Great job explaining the install. Doing this install this weekend. Thanks again!!
Wow! Thankyou so much for bringing us along as you did your bathroom. You make it look so easy. “Look out plumbers!”
Thanks for watching!
Awesome video and voice over! It was really helpful. Normally, voice overs are terrible but yours was good
very educative. thank you
I like hearing the perspective you provide to the installation process. The only thing that I can see that could present a problem in the future is the applying of the silicone between the bottom of the tile and the shower pan. Most of the time, this is not done so that any water that was to make it behind the tile and hit the waterproofing membrane can flow down the wall and hit the lip of the shower pan and eventually down the drain. By adding silicone to this area, the water is trapped, and the only way it can escape is by going into any opening into the wall cavity. Hopefully, this never happens to the installation for you.
Thank you for the upload video, been trying to find the frame by itself to replace the shower frame since I already have the glass door.
This will be a lot easier then going by the instructions, thank you for posting.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting...always appreciated 👍
Great video! Thanks 🙏🏾
Yay!!! That was an awesome series.
Hello and Thank you for all of the great tips and videos. I had this week off and my husband and I decided to install the doors. I love the cooling bit gadget. I wanted to add pics but I couldn't figure it out. It really came out nice, You guys are awesome. If anyone knows how to add pics please let me know :)
Congratulations on the installation!! Thank you for choosing to watch our video for help. That means so much! All comments are always appreciated.
I need to find that cute little tool
Great help! More help than the DELTA INSTRUCTIONS
Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment...always appreciated 👍. So glad that the video was a help for you!
I don't want the shower bars on the shower doors. Is there something the holes can be plugged with?
Hi. Thanks for watching the video. They do make hooks for hand towels and knobs for hanging sponges. You can use those options instead of a towel bar...but, you might have to buy them separately as step 2 is a towel bar kit.
Excellent bit cooling trick. Thank you.
Very helpful thanks for a great vid😎
Hi I work for one of the retailers that sells these Delta shower doors in which box was the rollers located in
Beautiful.
Your the best one thanks 👍👍👍
Not to nitpick, but when locating the frame it could be placed another 1/2 inch or so towards the outside. Any extra space gained is a plus.
Thank you for the time it’s taking you to show a step-by-step insulation, you build my confidence level and I thank you🫵🏼
Thanks, Thanks, from Ecuador
Veri veri nice Works
This was great. Would you be able to do this project if you were unsure rather a stud was behind the fiberglass?
Hi. Thank you for watching the video. The answer is Yes! This system comes with special molly bolts (included in packaging) that would go into the wall if you do not have a stud located where the door framing is being installed. These special molly bolts expand as the screw goes into the wall so that the entire system is still secured. Hope this information helps 👍
@@YouCanDoIt2 just the answer I have been looking for. Thank you!
Great video! do you have link to all h/w you bought from amazon or HD?
Hi. Thank you so much for watching the video and leaving a comment. It is always appreciated! I will post all the parts and the link in the description of this video. Best wishes to you!
Just posted all parts in the description 👍
How do you keep the doors closed?
Hi. There are rubber bumpers that you install on the side wall rails. They have grooves in them for the glass doors to snug into. The rubber helps grab the door and keep it against the walls for a full closed position. I hope that this information helps you 👍.
Why used a dark de frame. Which face of the of the metal frame is going against the wall
Did he successfully locate a stud to drill into?
Is there any way to install a delta shower door on a fiberglass shower enclosure that is out of plum by 1 inch at the top. When I Google it, I get references for a tapered filler panel but I have yet to find one I could actually purchase.
That's a great question! I actually believe that this system allows for up to 1/2" out of plumb; providing that the widest opening is not longer than the rail that's included in the kit. Hope this information helps 👍
@@YouCanDoIt2 unfortunately, my shower enclosure is 1 inch out of plum from the top to the bottom. I’ve tried adjusting the rollers on the shower door hinges, but when you do it causes them to collide with each other when closing the glass panel door.
@@thejourneymen7722 That's a bummer. That is quite a large difference in width from stop to bottom. I don't know if any kits out there for that big of a width difference. I wish you the best with finding a solution.
Good video, I have a similar situation, having to drill through tile walls, but the bottom is fiberglass. I have some Bosch ceramic tile drill bits, but it is very slow drilling through the tile. I don't have the same thing you had with the plastic water deal, but i am spraying with water so the tile doesn't overheat and crack. Unfortunately, one side doesn't have a 2x4 in the wall so I'm going to have to use the dreaded drywall screws for one side.
Hi Nate. Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment... always appreciated 👍. Since we were the ones who built the shower enclosure and put 2x4 backing around it, we knew exactly where to install the tracking. Most people end up having to use those wall anchors because of the unknown behind the tile. Sounds like you've got a good handle on your install. I wish you the best ☺️
Are the rollers the same size?
Hi. If you are asking if the rollers are all the same size as each other the answer is yes. There are four rollers to for each door and they are all identical in size.
What do I do if I cut the top rail an inch to short ? Can I weld it together or do I have to buy a whole new step 2 kit ? Thanks in advance
Hi. Thank you for watching the video. That's a bummer on cutting the rail too short. If you weld it, you will have an unsightly seam. Not sure if that's something you're willing to live with on a new installation. Also, I don't know if you will have issues opening and closing the door smoothly due to the track running across a welded area. If the weld isn't strong you may also have an issue with structural support. At this point it might be worth giving Delta a call and see if they would be willing to send you out just a top piece. 👍
Does this have to screw on to studs? I didn't install my tile, so don't know where studs are at
Hi Art. It is always recommended to screw directly into studs, but I completely understand your situation. The Delta shower kit comes with plastic wall anchors. After you drill the three holes through each side of the tile walls you would carefully hammer in those wall anchors. You may want to run a waterproof adhesive down the back side of the track before you screw it onto the wall so that the entire track is glued onto the tile along with the 3 screws. Hope that makes sense and helps you out. Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍
So I was told it's frameless door meaning no tracks on sides?so how does that work
Hi ThisisLife! Thanks for watching the video and leaving a question. So...this system is called frameless...but, it's not totally frameless like some shower doors that only have two hinge points and no frame around the glass door. This system is "frameless" in the sense that the shower glass itself does not have frames around it. Instead, the frame is on the exterior of the glass extending up the two side walls and across the top and bottom. The glass is then clicked into place on a hidden track system in the top piece frame by way of two wheels that attach to the tops of each of the two glass doors. These doors then slide back and forth past each other. If you watch the entire video this would probably make more sense than what I'm trying to convey😄. Thanks again, and best wishes on your project👍
What size drill bit? Drill bit comes with door or the cute little system ?
Hi Lance. Thanks for watching. I believe that the drill bit I used was 1/4". Hope that helps 👍
@@YouCanDoIt2 the door does not come with a drill bit correct?
@@lanceuhde1498 Hi Lance. The system does not come with any tools. It comes with all the supplies needed to assemble the track and the glass doors but not any tools required to attach it to your shower. You will need a drill and a drill bit. if you are purchasing this particular system, you will need step one, step two, and step three. Step One is the glass door choice. Step two is the metal frame choice. And, step 3 is the accessories such as the door sliding pools and the spongy hooks. They come in three steps so that you can choose different types of glass and color and design of your finished shower doors.
The "cute" drill bit reservoir/guide thingy is waste of time if your tile has a smooth glaze. Adhesive doesn't stick, so then you are trying to hold the thing with one hand while drilling with the other as the water leaks out of the stupid thing. I checked the plumb line using a laser level and discovered that my bottom hole was about 1/4" out of plumb with the top hole b/c the stupid thing slipped as I was drilling.
(Luckily, this was white subway tile, so some white pre-mix grout hid that screwup nicely.)
Back to the hardware store to get a regular ceramic tile bit with a tip that looks like the ace of spades. I used a regular 1/8" bit to make a dimple in the tile where I wanted the center of the hole and used that to pilot the tip of the spade bit and that thing went through the tile WAY easier than the cheapo little bit that comes in the package with the useless reservoir.
Also, if you have the same setup I got at HD, once you have the sides in, make sure to measure the full width between the walls when you cut the bottom track, NOT the distance between the inside of the side side pieces like I did. I ended up having to cut about a 2 1/2" piece off of the scrap when I cut it too short and pieced that in with the tub surround adhesive. That worked for the bottom but would not work for the top, so quadruple measure everything. I used a Disto laser measure, which is much easier (and more accurate) than trying to span that top distance with a tape to get the distance between the inside mounting surfaces.
I use a spray bottle of water when drilling
I bought the step 2 tracks but they are not as tall as the door themselves 🤔
You might have purchased the step 2 tracks that are made for bathtub enclosures. Delta makes to complete shower door installs. One is for a shower pan and one is for a bathtub. Both sizes have one two and three steps to them and if you aren't paying attention you might accidentally mismatched the sizes. You might want to take a glance at the box and make sure that you purchased all three steps for a shower pan door install. Thanks so much for watching 👍
Thank you
You guys skipped how he got the second glass door installed with bottom trim on?
I want the clear so I can see through it.
😂🤣😂 some do!!!
My shower is 49” wide. Do I buy a 48” shower door or a 60”
Hi. The shower door measurement goes off of the length of the shower pan not the width. The Delta shower door that we installed is adjustable for different length shower pans. You have to cut down the top rail and bottom rail in order to fit the specific length of your shower. I hope this information helped. Thank you so much for leaving a question/comment they are always appreciated👍
My shower has a lead pan under tile
@@billy5032 are you installing the shower door directly on top of tile or shower pan? If it is directly on top of tile you will need to put a large amount of sealer underneath the bottom rail so that it squeezes out as you press down to ensure that you have a good seal.
@@YouCanDoIt2 Top of tile. From tile to tile is 49”.
@@billy5032 It sounds like you have a much smaller opening than we do. I looked into it and Delta makes two shower door kits (Commix and Simplicity) that both cater to the smaller shower openings. They sell at Home Depot. If you pull up the website for them you should be able to see either shower door kit. They can usually ship it to your house or the store for pickup. Be sure to look at the overall dimensions to ensure that it's the right fit for your opening. I hope this information helps!
Follow up, I canceled appointment with shower guy coming tomorrow to install for $650.00…….TY
You can do it Frank!!
Would of been nice if the type of shower door was in discerption!!!!! The shower door types are installed differently. Nice video though!
Thank you for watching. I just left the links in the description to all the parts that were used in this assembly. 👍
@@YouCanDoIt2 Thank You; appreciate you taking the time to that!
Door track kit #2 does not come with instructions
You are correct. The crazy thing is that the instructions for the entire three-step kit is only in the glass doors step 1 box.
Your wife’s voice is killer bro. Next time you do the voiceover.
those doors looks dangerous - the rollers are attached to the glass door almost to the edge of the door
All he did by caulking the tile to the shower pan was trap water and will mold over time water can’t travel up and the base has a lip
You call this easy? No it's not easy at all,
😂...easy can be a relative term. But, if you follow all of our steps, you should be successful!!
@@YouCanDoIt2 I am about to do it and got stuck in the beginning..no idea what to do whatever...I'll probably call professional..nope, can't do it