A sliding shower door is the most practical layout in a small bathroom and the one with the most to go wrong, because it has moving parts in the wettest place in the house. Almost all of its problems come from three components, and all three are replaceable without touching the glass.
The rollers, which do the work
A sliding shower door hangs from or runs on small wheels, usually plastic or nylon with a metal pin.\n\nIn constant wet they wear and the pin corrodes, so the door begins to drag and eventually jumps.\n\nNew rollers restore it completely and it is an inexpensive job, provided it is done before the door starts catching on the glass or the frame. Once it has been dragged for months the panel edge is usually chipped, and on toughened glass a chipped edge is a reason to replace the panel.
The bottom guide, which everybody forgets
A sliding door has a small guide at the bottom that keeps it in line, and it is under water constantly.\n\nWhen it wears or breaks, the door swings at the bottom, which both lets water out and puts the load on the rollers unevenly.\n\nIt is the cheapest part on the whole enclosure and it causes symptoms people attribute to the rollers or the seal. So we check it first on any sliding door complaint, and it is surprisingly often the entire answer.
The track, and keeping it clear
A bottom track collects hair, soap residue and grit, and that is what wears the rollers and the guide.\n\nRinsing and wiping the track occasionally genuinely extends the life of both, and takes a few seconds.\n\nWhere a bathroom is being fitted new and the layout allows it, a top-hung slider with no bottom track avoids the problem entirely. It costs a little more and needs a head fixing that will carry the door, and we will say whether the wall above your opening can.
How the job works
- Tell us about the jobSend a few photos, rough sizes and what you need. Use WhatsApp or the form. For a repair, a short video of the door moving helps a lot.
- We call you back in about 2 minutesWe confirm what you need and a time to visit. Where we can, we give you a rough price on the call.
- We come and measureWe measure the opening and check the walls, floor and ceiling around it. Anything made to size is made to these measurements, so they must be right.
- You get a written priceIt lists each item, with GST as its own line. If anything about the job changes, we tell you before we go ahead.
- We fit itYou approve the price and pay the advance. Our own team fits the work, checks that every door and window opens and closes properly, and clears up. Most jobs are done in 3 to 4 days.
