Anyone have DIY bathroom reno advice?

littlestjerry

We moved into a new house 6 months ago that has one of those showers with the glass door. The door is nasty. I mean, it's just a grime collector. I really just want to take it out and put up a shower curtain. Has anyone done this before on their own? Is it screwed in or do we just need brute force to get it out? Or should we hire a handyman?

littlestjerry

MollusksWrangler:

Is it a tub shower where it slides or a stall style?

Stall, with a door that swings open.

littlestjerry

MollusksWrangler:

Little Jerry:

MollusksWrangler:

Is it a tub shower where it slides or a stall style?

Stall, with a door that swings open.

I would think you'd be able to demo that yourself fairl easily. The track would be more of a PITA. Personally, I would unscrew any screws that are there and just pull it apart. But I know how to repair any damage to the wall it could cause. Is it in tile or the wall? The wall you can easily patch the tile makes it more complicated. Lowes is usually pretty good about letting you know what materials you would need. I have done lots of renovations but I'd think this is a pretty easy DIY project.

Thanks! There's no tile though, it's attached to one of those cheapo plastic (I assume plastic) shower stalls. There are screws, but they seem to just attach the various door pieces to one another. So, I'm guessing glue or something attaches it to the shower wall? DH and I are so bad at this crap, but surely I can do this without screwing it up.  

littlestjerry

MollusksWrangler:

You can always attempt it yourself and if all else fails call a handyman. I'm sure you can YouTube a how to video.

Ooh, that's a great idea. Thanks again!

LittleFish1

Would use the blue painters tape to do a big X on it before pulling it out. Will hold the glass together better just incase you bump it into something as youre maneuvering it around

sjgurl784

We took out a glass sliding door out of our stall shower a few years ago.  It was screwed in and once we unscrewed it and removed it, we used some bathroom caulk to plug the holes and scraped off any remaining caulk residue.  Once you unscrew it and take it out, you should be able to kind of take it apart so it's more managable. Not too hard.