New Shower enclosure issue

[rick]

I have a Neo-Angle shower tray, … imagine an oblong with corner cut at
45 degree It’s 1.2m x 0.9m

The ‘Roman’ shower door has failed, the only shower door that fits this
tray is a now a ‘Roman’ glass frameless style. Ordered it and I have
hit a problem

Installation is by fixing the vertical channels to the wall and you
slide in the 2 glass panels (they have bonded on ends that slot into
wall channel.

Then you fit a door opening bottom bar (fixed size) and slide panel ‘out
of channel until tight on this bar .. and then fix everything up,
(see pic 1) https://flic.kr/p/2o46E2L


The issue is the enclosure assumes the edge of tray is tight against the
wall .. and then wall is tiled on top … effectively moving wall in
another 10mm or so over the tray edge

My shower room has no tiles the wall is boarded floor to ceiling with
Respatex shower panels. The shower tray pressed tight up against the
panels, but the tray (due to the way it is manufactured) slopes in so
the top is set forward by aprox 10mm. (marked in Red on sketch attached)
(see pic 2.) https://flic.kr/p/2o4bz3q

This means that when I try to fit the glass panels they are almost
coming out of the wall profile, and could not be fixed. They have only
small adjustment.
This is the way room has been finished … I know fitting tray first then
panelling would have been option, but the Respatex dealer advised
against that.


I can't just fit glass panels further back as the glass ends of panels
have to fit snug to the centre spacer bar, as this sets the door, seals,
hinges etc. The manufacturer does not offer a deeper wall profile or a
spacer.

I could resolve by fitting a spacer bar between wall profile & the wall
… would need to about 20mm thick and as the wall profile is 1.25”
wide, at least the width of that. Height around 2.0m

Anybody have a suggestion for a spacer, that would be unobtrusive
(within reason) and waterproof


Alternatively, I would have to take the tray out and cut the wall to
inset the tray, as it’s all plumbed in and sealed …. A damn big job.

[TimW]

On 05/12/2022 12:01, rick wrote:
>
> I have a Neo-Angle shower tray, … imagine an oblong with corner cut at
> 45 degree It’s 1.2m x 0.9m

> ...

>
> Anybody have a suggestion for a spacer, that would be unobtrusive
> (within reason) and waterproof

....

(Without examining your drawings in detail) when I last fitted an
awkward shower and needed long spacers I used some strips of white UPVC
such as is sold for fascias and soffits, door frames etc in various
profiles. Regular thickness, totally waterproof, needs no painting, easy
to cut and drill. I don't know what thickness you would find.

TW

[rick]

That is my best thought as well.
My only concern was once cut is the 'core' an issue,I suppose I could
silicone over the edge

[SteveW]

How far do you need to offset it? The 10mm gap shown, 15mm to give more
overlap?

You can buy 25mm wide uPVC strips, with 3 sides smooth, in various
thicknesses.

Alternatively you can buy rectangular section aluminium tube, which you
can definitely get 20mm x 10mm and 25mm x 15mm, but I'm not sure what
other sizes.