Shower Stall Repairs

The doors on the shower in Fernley House have been getting increasingly reluctant to roll, and periodically have been getting stuck. Lisa took a look at it this afternoon, at which point we discovered that the top rail from which the doors hang just lifts out, allowing for relatively easy removal of the doors.

( Time For New Rollers )

Replacing the worn-out rollers should be routine and relatively cheap, except none of the stores around here actually carry this routine and cheap part. Oh, sure, we could order it and wait a week and spend more on shipping than the cost of the part. In the end, we decided to go ahead and buy two shower-door hanging assemblies ($10 each) that contained a lot more than we needed, but did each contain two of the nylon wheels. As far as the cost goes, it's nearly a wash (ahem) when you factor in shipping costs and waiting time for a part that was on the point of failure.

( Reassembly )

The old doors now roll with the push of one finger, and quietly, too. Given that they've always rumbled, they probably weren't in great condition when we bought the house, so with luck we will have a long time before we have to repeat this exercise.

I'm grateful for Lisa diagnosing this so quickly. I'd still probably be trying to figure out how to get the doors out.