Shower doors?

[robertglines1]

Anyone ever built their own? was thinking of doing it and using Lexan for the center of the door. Just one of those outside box idea.Bob

[bottomacher]

WHY? Are you bored, or too rich? I get them at Lowe's all the time after being returned or otherwise undesireable, and it always costs next to nothing. Priced lexan lately?

[robertglines1]

Not rich! bored yes and have lexan.  looking to do something differant ! Was curious to see if it had been done successfully and how.

[luvrbus]

Bob,your wife will hate cleaning that lol and with grandkids it will be a major chore to keep up 



good luck

[Jerry32]

cleaning the doors is the worst part , I just use a shower curtain and replace it when needed

[muddog16]

Shower doors from Lowe's are not expensive and you can always alter them if you need to make them fit..........Lowe's, Home Depot, are about the same........Lexan will discolor over time........its tough stuff i will give it that!

[Dave5Cs]

Robert;

Lexan will scratch a lot. Good stuff for stopping projectiles but bad for seeing through for very long.

We went to Camping world and bought one of those folding out rods and I took the screws out, cut in down to 35 inches and put it back together. Screwed it in and put up a curtain. It folds out to adds 6 inches out for a lot more space and when not in use folds in out of the way.

Dave

[chris4905]

Bob,

I custom made my the shower in our 4905 from lexan and other parts.

Buy the way, I beg to differ with the fellas who are saying get the reduced priced shower doors at Lowes/Home Depot and cut to suit.....shower doors are hardened and will turn to pea gravel if you try to cut it.

The price of the lexan was not unreasonable when it got it (wouldn't have used it if it was too expensive).  But I guess that statement is very subjective.

I was pleased with the results.  We had it for about 3 years and it didn't seem to scratch, but of course that doesn't mean it wouldn't have eventually.

Lexan was not the way I wanted to go, but I had to put in an "isle" shower, and couldn't find one that would fit with the rounded roof, so I had to improvise.

I can post a few pictures if you wish.

Chris

[Jeremy]

I don't see any real need to use Lexan (polycarbonate) for a shower door - acrylic ('Perspex' etc) would be my first choice for this application. Not as tough as polycarbonate, but it's got better clarity as well as being resistant to scratches - and is quite a bit cheaper.

As it happens I need to re-glaze one of my shower doors - one of the original toughened glass ones exploded in a very impressive fashion one day - sent bits of glass flying into the furthest recesses of the room. I can only imagine that there were internal stresses of some sort within the glass, which eventually found a way out.

Jeremy

[kyle4501]

Better clarity is not necessarily a good idea when some of us are in the shower. . . . . 

That & the fact that the increased clarity will tell on you if you get behind on your housekeeping. 

[robertglines1]

Chris pictures please! Exploding glass-been there found little squares for a couple of years. For some reason I have accumulated several 24 by 72 inch pieces of light gray smoked lexan.since this is the LAST bus I am trying different approaches to normal building methods.  I can make a gold anodesized aluminium frame.

[chris4905]

Bob,

The main reason I used the lexan was because I couldn't find pre-manufactured shower glass that was a match for what I needed.

I of course cut the lexan to the side and shape I needed.  On the wall of the bus, and the back of the cabinet, I used a thin (approx 1/16" fiberglass material I got from a surplus place.

The cut lexan was fitted into aluminum 'C' channel.  Used aluminum piano hinge on the door.

Hope this helps.

[robertglines1]

Thanks for the pictures;nice job!  helps with design and hardware.   Bob

[mlh1936]

Hey Bob,
I bought a rounded shower from Lowes. The door rolls around from open to closed in a track. It had to be cut off to fit under the bathroom ceiling, but Fred Hobe and I figured it out. Someone on the board recommended the rounded design so that the door didn't open out over the floor and drip water. That was a great tip.
Mal

[Nellie Wilson]

Curtains work just fine... INMveryHO.

Nellie