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Had to choose between a 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch spacer for a tricky shower door install in a 1920s house. Went with the 3/8. The wall was more out of plumb than I thought.
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olivia2481mo ago
Honestly, going with the 3/8 inch spacer was probably the wrong call. You said the wall was more out of plumb than you thought. In a really old house, the bigger spacer can sometimes make the door look obviously shimmed and weird. A 1/4 inch gives you less room to hide the error, but it forces you to fix the real problem with the wall first. I mean, you might have just built a bigger flaw into the install to cover a smaller one. Now the whole frame might sit off the tile in a way that catches your eye forever.
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