Space Above Shower Door

Bypass or sliding shower doors are a common solution for a small bathroom or bathtub showers.

Space above shower door.

Think about those empty corners the space above your stove or toilet the exterior walls behind your flower beds even the half an inch behind your furniture all of that space can be used to add more storage style or sophistication to your home. Sliding shower doors range from 45 inches to 47 inches. Raised decorative metal panels that are designed to look. It s time to take on those unused walls and corners with some amazing diy ideas.

On the left and right side of the shower door is a metal frame. The door guy said 24 inches is a good number depending of course on your ceiling height. How to protect the wall above the shower walls. It really dresses up the smaller space and frames in the whole surround.

Some models are designed for alcove walk in showers. Most of them include wet rated lights. Want to dress up that empty space above your shower or tub surround. That s with floor to door top height of 7 feet.

It is not unusual to install tub or shower enclosures right to the ceiling. Tile showers often cover the surrounding wall all the way to the ceiling if there is only a short space between the top of the showerhead and the. True it will be a little steamy in there but the secret to any bathroom is good ventilation. In terms of aesthetics and practicality would it be better to drywall in a wall above the door or leave it open.

We have high ceilings in our bathroom so in our plans there is about a 4 empty space above the shower door separate from tub. If you want to put a bulkhead in above the shower door and leave the ceiling high you need to add a wet rated exhaust fan above the shower. Add some porcelain tile and a beautiful linear band. This frame plus the need for a slight space on each side of the shower door reduces the total shower door width in these 60 inch alcove applications to 58 inches.

I always insist on much more than what would be considered minimum. Wider sliding shower doors will be 57 inches to 59 inches wide. Ideal for wide openings with a typical opening of 60 inches wide. Sliding door operation requires no floor space for opening door.