Clear Color for a Clean Look Available for 3/8", 1/4", 1/2" Thick Glass Keeps the Water Inside your Shower Acts as a Water Resistant Seal Snaps on with Ease for a Quick Shower Door Install Top Selling Sweep Kits Available Individually or in Convenient Kits Comes in Popular 98 Inch Stock Length Shower Door Sweep Kits Plastic Sweep Kit for Glass Shower Doors consists of: Qty.1 x 98" Long Clear Strike Angle Jamb for Single Shower Doors (H-Jamb for 90 Degree and 180 Degree Glass-To-Glass) Qty.1 x 98" Long Clear PVC Seal & Wipe Qty.1 x 98" Long Clear Bottom Sweep with Drip Rail These plastic sweep kits are available for the following glass thicknesses: 1/4",1/2",3/8" -- and the following shower door configurations: Single, 90 Degree, 180 Degree shower doors. Giving your shower door a clean look and keeping the water inside of your shower. Sweeps can be purchased individually or in kits. What is a shower sweep and do I need one for my shower door?

When your frameless swing or pivot shower door is installed, we need to leave clearance space between the bottom of the door and the floor so that the door can swing open without scraping tile. A water sweep is used to prevent water leaking through that clearance space. For frameless shower doors, the water sweep is attached to a clear rail or aluminum U-channel rail that fits over the bottom of the door. The flexible or vinyl sweep hangs down off the rail to seal the shower door clearance gap, as shown in this picture. If a frameless shower door will receive water spray, a combination water sweep with drip rail should be used under the door. The drip rail attaches to the top of the inner U-channel to deflect water rolling off the inside door. You may not need a water sweep for your frameless shower door if: The doorway of your shower is elevated with tile work. The floor of your shower slants away from your door and the frameless shower door is not within reach of the showerhead spray

You're installing a European wet room Can you design a shower door that doesn't leak? With proper design and installation, frameless showers should not have problems with water leakage, but they are not 100 percent watertight. Wolf Puppies For Sale PerthFixed glass panels are sealed at the base of the floor and along the sides with clear silicone sealant. Home Depot Tub ShieldMost water seepage comes from the frameless glass door which needs at least 1/4" clearance space along the top, bottom and opening side. Vessel Faucets DenverAnd there are many ways to prevent water leakage around a frameless shower door. Here's what we recommend: Install a shower sweep with drip rail onto the bottom of your frameless glass shower door. This will tighten up the clearance space under the door and prevent water.

Add a back sweep to the rear of the door. It's a clear vinyl seal mounted with hi-bond tape.Our clear polycarbonate doorstops fit over the edge of an adjacent glass panel and have a lip that extends out to catch the frameless shower door preventing it from swinging into the shower. By catching the door, this jam temporarily closes clearance space along the door opening. Do not direct water spray at the frameless shower door!! Your protective seals improve water tightness, but a glass shower isn't an aquarium. We automatically seal door hinges to give them a protective property as well, but the hinges aren't waterproof. Do not neglect to replace seals. Over time, sweeps and stops may need replacing just as car seals and hoses do. If your frameless glass shower suddenly seems less watertight, check your seals. When and how do I replace the vinyl seal and water sweep on my frameless shower? These seals last several years. You'll want to replace them if you notice a decline in water tightness.

The seals and sweeps are very easy to replace and we have them in stock all the time. You can purchase these and install on your own. Can I remove the clear vinyl seals and the shower sweep that fit around my frameless shower door? We've discovered that many of our clients remove their vinyl seals and the shower sweep after we leave, in favor of an all glass door. If you feel that you don't need a vinyl seal or shower sweep for water protection, and the showerhead does not point directly at your shower door, it is perfectly harmless to remove these protective seals. How do I clean my bottom shower sweep and the side vinyl seal around my frameless shower door? Our clear vinyl seals and shower sweeps for frameless doors snap on over the glass edge, and can be removed and replaced, if necessary. However, there should be no need to clean vinyl seals or shower sweeps for many years. If you find these are in need of cleaning, you can easily clean your shower sweep and your vinyl seal.

Snap them off and use a cloth with warm water and a little bleach. Dry your shower sweep and vinyl seal, then just snap them back on again.A. They are door closers that meet ADA (American Disabilities Act) requirements for door opening force. Click here to learn more about A. The trade term for hinges that can self close a door is "Spring Hinge". (for doors that swing open in one direction only) and swing open in both directions). We have them listed in separate sections under A. Over head door closers can be installed in 3 methods, Regular Arm (Standard), Top Jamb or Parallel Arm mounted. A tri-packed door closer is packaged with all the hardware for all 3 mounting methods. A. Here are some of the positives and negatives of each mounting type to help you decide which is best for This is the only pull-side application where a double leverIt is the most power efficient application for a door closer. Since the arm assembly projects directly out from the door frame, the Regular Arm

mounting may present aesthetic issues. For efficiency reasons this application provides the best alternative to the Regular Arm mounting. Top Jamb mounting provides the best door control for doors in exterior walls that swing out of the building. The entire door closer and arm assemble project from the frame, similar to the Regular Arm This application provides the most appealing appearance for a over head surface mounted door closer having a double lever arm. It is also beneficial in abuse (vandalism) prone areas. It is on the push side of the door and the arm assembly extends almost parallel to the door. When the door is closed there is very little hardware projecting from the frame face. Parallel Arm application will also allow the door to swing 180 degrees. Due to the geometry of the arm, it is approximately 25% less power efficient than Regular Arm or Top Jamb mounting. A. Backcheck slows the door in the opening swing to help keep it from

hitting an adjacent wall or having wind throw it out of your control. Backcheck resistance should only be felt near the fully open position. Most of our Grade 1 door closers offer fully adjustable Backcheck. A. Sweep speed (door closing speed) is the time frame form the start of the door closing to a couple inches before the door hits it latch point. The last few inches of closing are controlled via the latch speed valve if one is included. A. The Latch Zone is the last few inches before the door hits it latch point. This closing zone is controlled via the latch speed valve. Note: A properly adjusted door closer latch speed should never slam the door closed causing stress on the door and frame. A. Hold Open is the ability of the door closer to hold the door in the open position. Most over head door closers achieve this function via a special type arm (Hold Open Arm). Most local building codes do not allow the installation of any type of door