Frameless shower door w/gasket?

I know you guys will be able to answer this one.
I have a good friend that had a glass frameless shower installed and right at the end, they slid an ugly gasket/windshield wiper looking thing on the door so that it forms a seal against the other door. She's so disappointed because that wasn't what the shower in the show room looked like.
She said the gasket isn't even crystal clear. It's cloudy and takes away from the look of the shower.

The installer said that all frameless doors have the gasket. If so, I've totally changed my mind about having a frameless shower.

Does this sound right?

what manufacturer was it. If i undertsand your question right, the seal contacts the frame as it closes? Most that i have used ie Century have a non descreet seal/gasket.

Sounds like your friend had a glass shop custom fabricate a shower door for him/her. The gasket our glass place uses is semi clear and has to be installed or water would go thru the joint between the doors. In the showroom they may not have installed the gasket since no water is run in the display.
All of our custom doors have this gasket.

http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/bath/msg071608029647.html

Here is a thread that talks about the gasket issue.


Then I read on another website that it's not supposed to have a gasket. That the shower should be designed so that the water doesn't spray directly on the shower doors.

and then this

Unique Features of Frameless Enclosures: No gaskets!
Vinyl gaskets detract from the style beauty of the glass. In addition, vinyl gaskets are a maintenance item prone to prompt discoloring – taking away from the simple, clean appearance of an all glass enclosure. Since no gasket is utilized, minor leakage at the joints may result. The water spray should be directed away from the edges and any leakage towel dried.

from this website.
http://www.berkshireglassworks.com/shower.htm

She didn't tell me who the manufacturer was and when I saw her this week I forgot to ask..

I guess it just depends on who makes the shower whether a gasket is needed or not..

Thanks for the replies!

I agree with your info but in most showers (in the 5' x 5' or smaller range) water is going everywhere and in a frameless shower it will end up with a gasket of some kind. In all the custom made one-off shower enclosures we do all glass panels are in line with each other and there is a 1/8 gap at sides of door. Also most showers end up in the corner of the room which puts the shower head on an outside wall spraying towards a glass wall.

We are seeing more master baths that are bigger or the same size as the master bedroom!!! In most of these the showers are built for two people and have no doors at all. Theses showers are so big that the wall surounds contain all of the direct and indirect water spray. One we did was about 5' x 15' and was sunk into the floor 6 so no curbs were needed

I recently had a frameless enclosure installed. Same deal - the showroom = no ugly gasket. My house = ugly gasket. When came to check on the installers, and I saw they put that ugly F*%$#@G gasket S^T, my heart sank. My immediate reaction was similar to the previous post - having a gasket makes we not want frameless shower doors. It may seem extreme to feel that way, but it is all in the details. I was paying 1800 bucks for a look, and the gasket really detracted from the effect I was going for. I guess you live and you learn.

Im surprised somebody hasnt designed a cleaner looking gasket since the whole point of frameless is that they look slick. The gasket to me is like molding - allowing for a sloppy install and covering the huge gap with something to hide it. Not very modern.

I have my entire bathroom floor gently sloping toward the drain so it doesn't matter if some water leaks, because it all goes back to the drain. Water also leaks where the glass floats a few millimeters over the floor.