The Installation of a Bathroom Stall Door

Public restrooms have doors on the stalls

Bathrooms or restrooms that you find in most public places, such as a movie theater, an airport or a restaurant, have stalls with doors. A bathroom stall is typically constructed with coated stainless steel panels. When a bathroom stall is built, the last step is to install the door into the pilaster. This will require you to first secure the hinges to the pilaster and then attach the door to the hinges.

Things You'll Need

• Tape measure
• Felt tip marker
• Power drill
• 1/4-inch drill bit
• Bolts
• Barrel nuts
• Nylon bushing
• Hinge pin
• Hammer
• Cap bolt
• Wrench

Instructions

1. Measure down from the top of the pilaster 13 1/4 inches with the tape measure. Make a mark with the felt tip marker. This is the location of the top hole for the top hinge. Measure down another 1 1/2 inches and make a mark. This is the location of the bottom hole for the top hinge.

2. Measure down from the top of the pilaster 68 inches and make a mark. This is the location of the top hole for the bottom hinge. Measure down another 1 1/2 inches and make a mark. This is the location of the bottom hole for the bottom hinge.

3. Drill a hole for the hinges, with the power drill and a 1/2 inch drill bit, on the marks you made in steps 1 and 2.

4. Set the top hinge in place over the top set of holes you drilled in step 3. Insert bolts into the holes and then hand tighten a barrel nut on each bolt. Set the bottom hinge in place on the bottom set of holes. Secure the hinge with the bolts and barrel nuts. Secure the bolts tightly with the wrench.

5. Locate the bottom of the top hinge and insert a nylon bushing.

6. Set the door onto the bottom hinge and then align the pin holes in the door and the top hinge. Insert a hinge pin into the holes and tap it lightly with a hammer.

7. Locate the hole in the bottom hinge and insert a cap bolt. Tighten it by hand and then secure it tightly with the wrench.

8. Install the knob on the door to complete the project.

Tips & Warnings

• The pilaster is the small section of bathroom stall that is attached at a right angle to one of the side partitions of the stall.

References

• Accurate Partition Corp: Installation Instructions
• diy-guides: Installing your bathroom stall doors