time for a shower door.

The last big(ish) project for our bathroom was to install the glass shower door we ordered a couple months ago. It ended up being really straightforward, and took my father-in-law and I maybe a couple of hours to get it installed. I started by leveling the holes for the vertical track, then drilling into the shower tile -

Attached the track and inserted the glass pane -

Then drill a hole into the tub to attach it -

And the solid glass section was in -

To keep it stable, we needed to drill another hole to attach a horizontal bar at the top -

Now it was solid. Finally, then, the swinging door. We first leveled the hinges and screwed them in place -

In order to space the door at the necessary height above the tub, I used drywall shims set to 5/8" thick -

Boom. Installed! It looked gorgeous, let all the light in through the (north-facing) window, and allowed us to see all the tile we installed. Win-win-win.

While Scott was here, I used his help to install the attic fan I had wired and vented.

It took some finagling and adding some scrap 2x lumber to the joists in order to attach it (stupid thick sheetrock on top of lath and plaster ceiling), but with the fan and shower door installed we could (FINALLY) use the shower!!!

Really, really awesome.