Make certain the door swing opening is not impaired by other fixtures in the bathroom.
For out-swing applications, placement of vanities or commodes are the two most critical elements.
If the door is to have in-swing capabilities also, placement of the showerhead, controls, hand-held sprays, grab rails and seating should be considered so they don't come in contact with the glass.
When using wall mount hinges with a combination towel bar and a pull mounted on it, design consideration must be given to whether or not the end of the towel bar closest to the hinges will hit the wall, before the door opens up to its full 90 degrees.
Should you choose a towel bar on the door, we will need to supply a different type of hinge and offset (not center) the towel bar.
It's common; it looks fine, and the cost is minimal.
In some cases a header could be required depending on how much clearance is required.
Please be aware that the actual opening into the shower will decrease by a couple inches.
When using wall mount hinges, and the same wall has a towel bar mounted on it, design consideration must be given as to whether it will be hit by the door when it opens to its full 90 degrees.
This situation can cause two problems.
It restricts access to the shower, and more importantly, with the glass hitting the towel bar, there is a chance of the door glass breaking.
A possible solution is to use top and bottom pivot hinges, and inset the hinges enough so that the pivot point projects far enough from the wall to clear the bar.
Most towel bars that mount on a wall are deeper than our through-the-glass towel bars.
To obtain the proper clearance, a top mount pivot hinge with a header kit would be required.
You would need to let us know the depth of your existing or new wall mount towel bar.
With multiple panel showers, avoid using panels less than 6" wide.
Glass panels smaller than 6" are not very attractive to the overall design.
They tend to bow during the tempering process, and their size makes them less stable.
When deciding where to have the door hinged, consider whether a header will be necessary.
Doors that are mounted to the wall are standard design choices.
In some cases it may be decided that the door should be placed between two glass panels.
This situation prevents the door from being hinged to the wall and requires that either pivot hinges be used or glass-to-glass hinges be used.
Glass-to-glass hinges require that a header bar be installed across the top of the panels for support.