Willa wrote:Well, your door sides with the tile guy, no room for argument.
I spotted a similar shower door in that fabulous mansion I posted some months earlier:
https://www.oldhousedreams.com/2019/07/22/1918-italian-renaissance-detroit-mi/
You know that the door you bought is of superior quality to anything you could buy today.
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I hope so. It seems substantial and strong. It's quite short (58"); intended, I assume, to be positioned above a rather high curb. I can also leave a gap at the top so I don't bonk my head getting into the shower.
Thank you for reposting that wonderful house in Detroit. In my search, I've learned that that "jailhouse" style of bars at the top was the dominant design for shower doors which continued through the 50s. (I'm surprised to learn here that it existed as early as 1918.)
Another good reminder from this house is that, before World War II, tile often had subtle but deliberate variations in color. I didn't find that, but I did happen upon a "faux handmade" subway tile from Spain in a soft pale green that I hope captures the spirit.
Lastly, the vintage photo of the 1918 house validates my choice of a checkerboard floor for the kitchen. Mine is VCT, but hey...