Exploding shower door
Discussion
Rickyy said:
I've had it happen to me whilst installing one!
The builder transported it on a open trailer in -5 degrees outside temperature and I tried installing it half an hour later inside a 25 degree house!
Big mistake!!!
It was a 1200 x 800 sheet of 10mm toughened glass, I had it all in place, ready to make it secure when I noticed a little bit of chrome trim had moved, I placed a thick rubber handled screwdriver, wrapped in a cloth against the trim and ever so gently tapped it with a rubber mallet........KABOOM!!!!
It made the loudest bang I have ever heard, it cut my hand it several places and my apprentice's. Luckily I was looking towards the floor when it happened as was my apprentice.
It completely ruined the stone resin shower tray and took the enamel off a newly refurbished cast iron Victorian Style Bath, along with my blood all over the brand new (very expensive) tiled floor, it made quite an expensive mess!
Luckily the supplier accepted responsibility and paid for everything. I am now s
t scared of installing shower enclosures though!
Happens a lot. My missus' family business is bathrooms and they get about one a month that goes pop while being installed. Makes a big mess but the manufacturers almost always cough up for a replacement and a million non sharp bits is still probably better than huge jagged shards of glass falling on you from shower height! The builder transported it on a open trailer in -5 degrees outside temperature and I tried installing it half an hour later inside a 25 degree house!
Big mistake!!!
It was a 1200 x 800 sheet of 10mm toughened glass, I had it all in place, ready to make it secure when I noticed a little bit of chrome trim had moved, I placed a thick rubber handled screwdriver, wrapped in a cloth against the trim and ever so gently tapped it with a rubber mallet........KABOOM!!!!
It made the loudest bang I have ever heard, it cut my hand it several places and my apprentice's. Luckily I was looking towards the floor when it happened as was my apprentice.
It completely ruined the stone resin shower tray and took the enamel off a newly refurbished cast iron Victorian Style Bath, along with my blood all over the brand new (very expensive) tiled floor, it made quite an expensive mess!
Luckily the supplier accepted responsibility and paid for everything. I am now s
t scared of installing shower enclosures though!Edited by bennyboydurham on Wednesday 14th September 00:57
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