How Tall Should Framed Shower Door Be

My door itself is just over 6 tall.

How tall should framed shower door be.

For single doors and double doors where wider access desired. The top of your shower glass should be at least as high as the shower head. The highest quality shower enclosures. The total height of an enclosure is determined from off the top of the curb threshold or step over where the door will be located going up.

To maximize water management locate your shower head so it does not spray directly onto the door. Sliding shower doors range from 45 inches to 47 inches. 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. The average height of a shower door is about 72 inches although the maximum height will depend on the width and weight of the product.

If the width is longer than 36 inches you may have to include an extra panel to the door to support the weight of the structure. I like a shower that s framed in verses open to the ceiling. A height of 80 above the curb is usually equal to the top of the trim above a standard interior door. In general the width of a shower door should be between 22 inches and 36 inches.

We have a rotating piece of glass used to vent out the steam above the door that is 1 tall then the frame of the shower itself is about five and a half inches on both the top and the bottom where you see the travertine face. Glass thickness isn t an issue for framed doors because the glass is secured in a metal frame.