Shower Door Keeps Swinging Open

Typically this sagging occurs on the door s handle side.

Shower door keeps swinging open.

To learn how to keep a door open shim the door and knock out the upper hinge pin. Your shower will have these brackets or some other set up but which ever the case may be there will be a way to adjust the roller. Remove the hinge pins if the door still won t stay open. Latch the door and have a helper steady it while you work.

Shim the door edge using a two by four and wood shims. Specifically you need to check the hinges handles and latches. The bent pin should keep the door from swinging open on its own. On shower doors typically the rollers will be on a hanger bracket that has a few holes in it or a long angled slot.

Angle the blade of a large flathead screwdriver against the tip of the hinge pin and tap the base of the screwdriver to push the pins upward and out. If you have a door that swings all the way open every time you leave it slightly ajar the door frame isn t plumb. Then tap the outer edge of the. Repeated opening and closing rough handling and humidity can cause swinging shower doors to sag.

When a shower door sags it is nearly impossible to close it snugly if at all. Damage to the door and frame can result as well as water damage to the floor. Depending on where you position the roller in these holes or slot will adjust the height of the door. Begin with the bottom pin and work up.