An accepted minimum is the glass height being at or above the bottom of the shower head.
Glass shower door height.
Actually the hardware usually clamps the door when you tighten the screws and a rubber gasket between the hardware and the door prevents damage.
Depending on the width and weight of the product the average height for shower doors ranges from 72 inches to 79 inches.
We have a rotating piece of glass used to vent out the steam above the door that is 1 tall then the frame of the shower itself is about five and a half inches on both the top and the bottom where you see the travertine face.
I like a shower that s framed in verses open to the ceiling.
Recommended shower door height to have pleasant shower experience.
The next benchmark for shower enclosure height is the glass height in relationship to the shower head.
Anything over 36 inches needs extra support from a side glass panel to support the weight of the door.
Most shower doors are 79 inches high.
Types of shower doors.
If the width is longer than 36 inches you may have to include an extra panel to the door to support the weight of the structure.
Sliding shower doors range from 45 inches to 47 inches.
The average height of a shower door is about 72 inches although the maximum height will depend on the width and weight of the product.
In general the width of a shower door should be between 22 inches and 36 inches.
Wider sliding shower doors will be 57 inches to 59 inches wide.
This frame plus the need for a slight space on each side of the shower door reduces the total shower door width in these 60 inch alcove applications to 58 inches.
Frameless glass shower doors can hang from an overhead track or from side hinges.