frameless shower door installation, DIY?

[affordablehousing]

crew, another question here. How have you found putting in glass shower doors? The new house we got has a "neo-angle" tiny shower, and the contraption the seller set up is not working. There seem to be options that are nearly frameless from Home Depot for ~$600-700, custom fabricated ones online that are truly frameless for ~$1500, or the local high-end glass shop would fabricate and install for $2,300. I suspect it's an installation that looks easy, but is very particular. Anyone have good results DIYing?

[seattlecyclone]

I bought one of these from Amazon and installed it myself earlier this year. I was inspired by MMM's post on the topic and built the whole thing myself from concrete base to tile to shower door. The concrete and tile portion took me a good amount of time (portions of many weekends) because I had no prior experience working with either thing and also had to schedule my work time around the naps of my toddler who sleeps a few feet away from the bathroom in question.

The door itself was pretty easy to install though. I got it done in an afternoon.

Be aware that if you do go the route of building your own base, the tolerances are pretty tight. If you look closely at mine you'll notice that one corner of the door is a bit closer to the edge of the curb than the other corner, as fractions of an inch difference in edge lengths make a difference.

[lthenderson]

I've installed several over the years. They are pretty minimal to install as far as tools. You need a drill and assortment of bits, if drilling through tile, you may need more specialized bits. Other than that, generally a good screwdriver and accurate level is about all you need.

The key is getting everything plumb and level in the beginning which makes the subsequent panels much easier to put up.