How to disassemble a shower stall

Shower cabins have long been part of our everyday life. Knowing how to disassemble them, you can always refuse the services of professional plumbers if there is a need to repair the device or disassemble it altogether. Who knows what the coming day has in store for us? Perhaps there will be a need to move, then dismantling skills will come in handy. Why should anyone pay? You can save your budget a little.

Preparatory work

No matter how modern and reliable the device is, sometimes there comes a time that requires a professional approach to dismantling. Perhaps repairs are needed or a move is planned, or maybe the sealant just needs to be changed.

Undoubtedly, in the process of assembling a complex technical device, at some moments competent outside help is simply required. But disassembling is not reassembling; you can easily handle this on your own. There is no need for any special tools.

Of all the tools that will be useful for work, you will need:

• knife;
• screwdrivers;
• sealant remover.

Before you start disassembling the shower, you should wash it, drain all the water, and then wipe the surface and other elements.

How to dismantle a shower cabin with your own hands

Before you start disassembling, you need to clean all the silicone seal. A special tool is used for this.Of course, you can use a knife, but it may scratch the plastic.

Reference! All joints treated with silicone remover must be disassembled within fifteen minutes. Otherwise, the product will wear off and the work will have to be repeated.

Many “professionals” recommend cleaning the sealant with gasoline or another solvent, unless there is a special composition. This can be done if you plan to throw away the cabin. It is better to use a regular knife as it causes less damage.

They begin to disassemble the cabin from the doors. And only then they remove the side partitions, and then they work on the frame and pallet.

Removing the doors

The design of all doors in shower cabins is completely identical. The upper and lower sides have emphasis on the rollers; under them there are guides along which they move.

To remove the door, you need to unscrew the fixing screws of the upper rollers. As soon as the play is noticeable, you can push the door beyond the edge of the guide. The lower part is then easy to pull out of the groove. After this, the door must be slightly lifted and pushed into the cabin.

Attention! The doors are made of thick tempered glass. Therefore, they weigh quite a lot. It will be difficult for one person to cope with their dismantling. The help of a partner will come in handy.

All actions when removing the door must be carried out especially carefully. Tempered glass cracks easily even from minor impacts.

Removing side partitions

Despite the fact that the side partitions have a simple attachment, they are very difficult to remove. They are inserted into the grooves of the side profile of the frame facing the wall. On the opposite side they are supported by a stand located in the center. They are secured with fasteners at the top and bottom.

First of all, you need to remove this particular fixing fastener. After that, the screws that hold the stand in the center are unscrewed and it moves into the central part of the cabin. Now the partitions can be pulled out of the side groove and pressed into the cabin.

Silicone may affect the speed of operation. It would be better to remove it. This is easy to do with a knife. The main thing is to treat the surface from the side of the metal elements, and not vice versa.

Disassembling the frame

First of all, you need to unscrew the fixing fasteners that hold the partitions, pallet and ceiling to the frame. Next, the sealant is cleaned at all joints. Now you can remove the upper half of the housing.

To make the frame easier to disassemble, it is recommended to remove it from the pallet.

Attention! If two people take part in the work, then the frame can be removed directly with the side partitions. This will make it easier to dismantle them.

Once the sealant is removed, you can remove the side panels, not forgetting to unscrew the screws that hold them to the arches. After this, the fasteners are removed from the wall guides. Here you need to be especially careful and careful, it is important not to damage the slots of the screws and other elements of the body. The upper and lower arcs are secured with self-tapping screws to the wall guide. Using a screwdriver or cordless screwdriver, you can easily get rid of these fasteners.

Once the frame is dismantled, you can remove the back wall from the pallet.

Pallet disassembly

It is good if the cabin tray is on the frame or directly on the floor. But if it is installed on a concrete screed, this is a completely different question. You'll have to sweat and get a little dirty. Be that as it may, you first need to remove the sealant, and then remove the protective strip that is attached along the bottom of the bottom.If the pallet is on the frame, then you can simply move it away.

If you install a low pallet in a screed, you can try to rip it out of place as soon as the protective tape is removed. Conventional car mounts can be of great help in this matter. These are available in almost every household. But everything needs to be done extremely carefully.

We must not forget that the bottom of the case is made of plastic, and it is more fragile than metal. When you manage to separate the pallet and frame, it should be moved away. To remove the frame from the screed, you will have to work a little with the hammer drill, switching it to jackhammer mode.

Often, a high pallet installed in a screed is decorated with tiles or a screen. If you don’t have much confidence in your own abilities and experience, it would be better to seek help from more competent specialists.

The instructions for assembling the cabin are quite helpful during the dismantling process. This document comes with the package and the drawings can give a detailed idea of ​​how and what is connected. Accordingly, it will be much easier to carry out work in the reverse order. The main thing is to take your time, be careful and careful.