When installing hinged shower doors at your Marietta, GA, Home, should they open in or out?

Generally, hinged shower doors either open outward or slide side-to-side. It is possible to have shower doors fashioned for your Marietta, Georgia, home that can open inward as well as outward, but most standard shower stalls are too small to accommodate such a configuration and there are also code regulations in place regarding hinged shower doors. According to Building Code Requirement IRC P 2708.1, hinged shower doors must be able to open outward; in other words, they can open inward, but they’re not allowed to only open inward. The reason for this is, if a person in the shower were to fall and the door only opened inward, a family member or first responder might not be able to open the door to assist the fallen person.

In order to accommodate an outward-swinging hinged shower door, you must have about 30 inches of clearance on the outside of your shower. If you don’t have enough space for a hinged shower door at your Marietta home, a sliding shower door is a good alternative.

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Since 1987, the team at Kennesaw Glass & Mirror has been crafting high-quality glass shower doors for homeowners throughout the Marietta, Georgia, area. Whether you’re looking for a shower door that is hinged or sliding, framed or frameless, transparent or frosted, you can trust our expert glaziers to custom fabricate a beautiful set of shower doors that will meet your every need and help you create the look you want for your bathroom. Contact us today to get started!