shower screen door shattered

This page either does not exist or is currently unavailable.You can also search for something on our site below. Sign up or log in to customize your list. Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question The best answers are voted up and rise to the top We purchased a small house that was built in the 80's, and the master bathroom has a shower equipped with sliding glass doors. All of the hardware seemed to be in fair condition at time of purchase, though I'll admit I didn't thoroughly inspect it. A couple of weeks ago, while showering, one of the doors exploded. When I inspected the damage, it appeared one of the aluminum pins holding the track in the door had failed. I believe that this might have caused the tempered glass door to fall an inch or so onto the track, shattering it. Research into this problem seems to lend credibility to this being a rather common occurrence. The other door, and the framing is still in great condition. Therefore, I'd like to not have to purchase a complete assembly.

Unfortunately, I cannot find any markings on the door or framing that indicate who manufactured the door or any model numbers. I took the dimensions for the door down to Home Depot, hoping to find if they sold just a single replacement door, but the department specialist said they did not. His advice was to buy a complete new assembly with framing, as he believed it would be near impossible to match the door. I was wondering if anyone else who has gone through this issue, or something similar, has any advice on how I might be able to just get a single door replaced, rather than buying an entire shower door assembly kit. I still have the hardware from the door that broke, and have the measurements from the remaining glass door. Are there shops that do this kind of custom work? If so, what am I looking for? Would the cost be less than buying an entire new assembly (roughly $300). Check the yellow pages for custom glass shops. They can make or custom order the tempered glass and may have common sizes in stock.

I replaced a large door a few years ago for on the order of $100 IIRC. Many will do free estimates, and know the market well enough to tell you if you're wasting your time. It may also be worth looking at some older, pre-Home Depot hardware/home improvement stores in your area as well. You'd be surprised how static some of these product lines are, and many manufactures do in fact support their products with parts. It's probably a long shot, time vs. money and all. But the help at the box stores typically have no clue, so I wouldn't base much on their opinion. Even if you found the manufacturer of the door, they would not sell a part to a retail customer. Such things are made in batches and change every season, so the door model you have is probably long gone. In fact, the company is probably long gone. To make the door custom would probably cost way more than $300. Any reputable glass company can take care of this! Most shower door parts are always available. Sign up or log in

Why doesn't Angie's List rate attorneys?Landscaping: What do your neighbors do that drives you crazy?How much does it cost to be a member here?How much does it typically cost to paint a 2100 square foot house on the exterior? That's very difficult to answer without seeing the house. As one poster said, the prep is the most important part.
4 door ute for sale perthOn newer homes that don't have a lot of peeling paint, the prep can be very minimal even as low as a couple or a few hundred dollars for the prep labor.
door knobs for sale torontoOn a 100 year old home with 12 coats of peeling paint on it, then the prep costs can be very high and can easily exceed 50% of the job's labor cost.A 2100 sq ft two story home could easily cost $1000 just for the labor to prep for the paint job. That number could climb too.

Throw in lots of caullking or window glazing, and you could be talking a couple or a few hundred dollars more for labor. Painting that home with one coat of paint and a different color on the trim could run roughly $1000 or more just for labor. Add a second coat and that could cost close to another $1000 for labor. For paint, you may need 20 gallons of paint. You can pay from $30-$70 for a gallon of good quality exterior paint. The manufacturer of the paint should be specified in any painting contract. Otherwise, the contractor could bid at a Sherwin-Williams $60 per gallon paint and then paint the house with $35 Valspar and pocket the difference. $25 dollars per gallon times 20 gallons? That's a pretty penny too. That was the long answer to your question. The short answer is $2000 to $4000 and up, depending upon the amount of prep, the number of coats, the amount of trim, and the paint used.I purchased a shower enclosement with 2 doors, they were oil rubbed bronze. I have had the unit about 3 years.

After the 2nd year the paint started to peel on the frame, and not just a little, all of the frame. The unit was not cheap in cost just in the quality. Beware before you deal with this company.Just had the shower door installed and it looks good but I think there are design flaws. The doors seem flimsy and you have to guide the door into a rubber slot on the frame to keep water from leaking out. There seems to be too much movement front to back with the two doors.Ordered 2 doors at 500 each. Was suppose to have in two weeks but instead I got one in three weeks and then had to wait another week on the second one. When I went and picked the second one up and got it home called my contractor to come and install for the second time. There was no part pack to install it with. They told me to call and they would ship it right out but when I called they informed me I would have to pay unless Lowe's ordered so I called Lowe's back and they were calling to have it overnighted on Thursday which I still haven't got it and today is Tuesday.

So Lowe's calls back. They conveniently have closed down for inventory and just came back to work and will mail it today but will not overnight so I am still waiting. Poorest customer service I have ever dealt with. Oh yea and could not mail it to me. It had to go to Lowe's and I have to drive back about 45 minutes to get it. I can promise you Bosco will never get my business again. Poor, poor excuse for a company.I am a designer and my first purchase was for one single medicine cabinet. I have had more problems getting this shipped and delivered than all the other products on the project combined. Rude, inflexible, refuses to ship unless signed for which is virtually impossible for me as I travel from project to project and cannot wait in one place all day for an unspecified day and time of delivery. Signed authorization to leave and taking complete responsibility for receipt is not good enough for them. I've received shipments of lumber, hardware, vanities, plumbing supplies, and a million other things without having to be there to sign but this company obviously has an inflated opinion of the value of its products.

And, it's taking them weeks to get it out the door; I have explained that this one item is holding us up from completing the framing and sheet rocking of one bathroom. The owner refuses to get on the phone. After almost having my shower completed, the last thing was the door to be installed. Not even a week later, and my glass door shattered into a million pieces leaving my husband with cuts on his hands and feet. We both were shocked and my husband went to Lowe's to order another one at hopefully no cost to us. I'm now petrified that it might happen again. Will keep you updated. How do I know I can trust these reviews about Basco? 682,152 reviews on ConsumerAffairs are verified. We require contact information to ensure our reviewers are real.We use intelligent software that helps us maintain the integrity of reviews.Our moderators read all reviews to verify quality and helpfulness. Our first Basco shower door was installed as the last item in a 6 month 2 bathroom total renovation.

The frameless door leaked. Basco Customer Service replied it was never designed not to leak!! Their rep then agreed to replace it. The 2nd door was delivered and about to be installed, then it was found not to be what we had ordered (supplier's error, not Basco's). The third door was delivered and installed, but the door came out of its frame and the hinges were loose, the combination dropping the door down from its frame. It is now not usable and can't be fixed. We're getting a refund and going to a different door manufacturer and installer. After nine months, our shower is still not done!!!In October 2014, my granddaughter was taking a shower and the one side of the door shattered into slivers of glass. Her feet, face, and arms had numerous small bleeding cuts. She never touched the door when it shattered. I have no idea what caused the door to shatter. Basco denied a problem with the 4500 shower door. I paid $340 for a replacement door in October. I still do not have the shower door.

Their customer service has been less than cooperative in working with Lowes.Excellent shower enclosure but terrible follow up service to remedy an installation problem. Bought an expensive Celeste shower enclosure 16 months ago to replace our 8 year old troublefree "builders quality" enclosure. Basco professional technicians installed my 3/8" thick enclosure to their specifications. The weight of the door and/or their improper installation has caused the fixed pane to pull away from the wall resulting in the door being misaligned and not closing correctly.I called Basco to setup a service call to repair this obvious installation deficiency. Unbelievably I was told it would be $130 just to get a guy out to look at it. Are you kidding me? I invest thousands of dollars into what I thought was the best shower enclosure on the market. In little more than a year it's falling down and Basco won't fix it. Basco's inability to back their product 100% is mind boggling. I should have kept my my old troublefree enclosure.

A really good product but zero customer support, I would expect far better.During a 500 room upgrade and renovation project at a major local hotel, the frameless sliding Basco 4500 door was specified. Over the course of approximately 3 months, nearly 10% of these doors shattered at various times. Some during installation, some during post-installation operation, and some simply when being cleaned. One person has already suffered serious enough injuries to be treated at a hospital. The hotel client is rightfully requiring that all these doors be replaced before a guest gets seriously hurt. To date, Basco is claiming there is nothing wrong with the doors and is offering literally no help in resolving the situation. Unless you consider pointing fingers at everyone involved except themselves. Help.My husband was showering, the Basco Shower door imploded. I heard this big loud bang and went into the bathroom to check on him. He was standing there with bleeding hands and feet covered in glass.

For no reason what so ever it blew up. The entire bathroom was covered with glass. Cuts on hands and feet. Basco said they would replace the door, but I am afraid to use glass again. Last night, both my husband and I showered and went to bed an hour later. This morning, when I awoke, I found the bathroom floor covered with glass. One of the shower doors had shattered. I called the Basco representative, who said this happens on rare occasions and that they would replace the door. We asked that they replace both doors and the representative said he would look into doing that, needing to consult with his supervisor. We decided to look online to see if this had happened to others. Fortunately, no one was injured but we are apprehensive about installing new doors.For the third time in a row, after three different installers, and after one severe incident where major cuts were sustained, frameless glass shower doors from the Basco Corp shattered. There appears to be a serious manufacturing default with this glass or in the design application of the hardware.