Need advice on how to replace hardened glass in shower frame

isa

So during Covid, early last year, I fell in my shower and shattered the hardened glass panel. I got off with a few scratches, but this is not the post for that.

This is the surviving sliding door section of the shower.

I have the frame of the single panel, in the garage, all intact, sans the silicone insert, where the glass fits into. Getting a new cabin and/or the panel fitted with new glass into the frame was quite expensive, so I am rolling up the sleeves to give it a go myself.

I am in the process of ordering the correct dimensioned hardened glass sheet, with polished edges… actually it may be unpolished as well… pending the price asked for the difference.

Anyway… if and when I get the panel of hardened glass, what advice do you all have for me placing it back in the frame?

I am guessing that I will be needing either silicone, to secure the glass panel into the frame, either via caulking, or by buying a roll of silicone edging of sorts? Apologies if I am not using the correct terminology, by the way.

I have an angle grinder, as well as a rotary tool that I hope with the correct attachment will allow me to at a reasonable pace (somehow though, I feel that it will be a slow and tedious one instead), that will all in all allow me to polish the edges, if I get an unpolished edge sheet. Once the edges have been totally polished, or once I get a polished edge sheet, then I envision that I will need to carefully cushion the sheet into the frame. Thereafter I feel that carefully placing the frame into the slots and caulking the frame where it is attached to both the wall and to the basin, followed up by affixing the door frame to the top of the panel frame with a screw, should do the trick. 24-48 hours later, it should be a fully functional shower cabin once more.

So now, please bring on the advice. All the “to do”s and the “do not”s.

Thanking you all for your time and consideration.

Regards,

Isa

Jewelleryrescue

Hi @isa

Just to correct my  poor explaination . Broken glass any type or pyrex or hardened glass ie your shower glass can NOT  be  accepted into local council recycled bin.  

There are NO recycled hardened glass  products made I am aware of they are all new materials,

Your Plan key to success.

It is very important to put the  empty glass frame back to its shape laying flat and square. You need to measure inside the  frame where the glass will fit.

Measure and check this 3 times making sure the  6x850x1900 dimentions are correct. No sanding, no machining of glass please as it is not required if you measured glass right first time.

Look at the old glass  rubber seal and try to see how it worked, This  was designed for use with your frame no need to caulk if you discover old rubbers correct function.

Put glass on thick doona or blankets or phone books so it is off the floor 50mm approx with edges  free of doonas

If the seal is unusable I would 1/3 fill frame with clear mold resistant bathroom silicone and slide it over the glass edge all the way around taping with duct tape to hold it in place square.  check the frames measunents so you know it fits your old frame area.

Excess silicon should squeeze out between the glass and frame. Buy a  roll of  wipes and a some turps cleaner. first wipe excess silicon along silicon trail disposing of  each wipe in garbage bag . TRy not to wipe across glass.  Now  wet fresh clean up clothes with turps and removing any surface silicon do a final frame cleanup with dry cloth polising frame and glass.   Gentle turn glass over and repeat for the other side. Silicone will need 24 hours to start curing  then re assemble your  shower checking  it is strong and wont fall apart.  Store glass panel on its edge agaist a  wall where people  animals wont crash into it.

Well good luck  with your project The plan will work  but your glass measurments must be perfect size made to measure so it fits old frame.

Note Glazier could be out by  1-2 mm  from your measurements this is life,

No glass  sanding or machining Please.