Acrylpro, I'm not sure what to do next....

[cx]

Ricky, it'll help if you'll keep all your project questions on one thread so folks can see what you're working on and what's been previously asked and answered. We can give it a more generic title any time you'd like to suggest one.

What do the instructions for your new shower door say about attaching it?

With a sliding door with tracks top and bottom it may not require a great deal of support on the side walls. Expanding anchors into your CBU walls may be sufficient.

My opinion; worth price charged.

[Rickytileguy]

It does suggest "wall anchors" but the anchors given are for drywall (Which is a bit strange since drywall isn't supposed to be used in shower installations). My question I suppose is more anchor related. Can I use standard drywall anchors in cement board, or are there better cement board anchors?

[Rickytileguy]

This is the shower update. I still need to caulk and add the shower fixtures.

[Kman]

I've used drywall anchors a number of times through tile. You're going to have very little force pulling on them, so I don't think you'll have anything to worry about. Just make sure they're of sufficient length so they don't pull out of the wall once the screw is in place.

[Rickytileguy]

The tile is 1/2" thick, and the cement board is 7/16" I think (may be wrong). So I purchased standard plastic anchors that are around 1.25" deep. The wall is hollow behind the board, so I saw no sense having the screw any longer.

Should I drill the hole, then fill it with silicone before I even screw in the rail?

[cx]

Yep.

[Rickytileguy]

Are you saying that I am wrong about the thickness of the board, or that I should use silicone in the hole?

[nolala]

I am curious about the tub spout at the bottom of your shower?

[Rickytileguy]

When the original builder plumbed the bathroom before my reno they had installed it. At first I thought it was dumb, but now I use it to clean my feet and fill the humidifier etc.

[Kman]

Canucks call that a toe-tester.