I removed the walls to prepare them for installation. Again, I had to forcibly jerk up on the side walls to unlock them. I had to try it several times to get them unlocked. Not a good start. Before I cleaned up the shower base to apply silicone, I checked the location of the shower door top bracket. It should be screwed into a stud. After getting the measurements from the door directions, I transferred those numbers to the shower enclosure. There was no stud located on either side. So, I installed some blocking on both sides. Now I was ready for the wall installation.
I laid down a heavy bead of silicone on the shower base along where the back wall would sit. I placed the wall onto the shower base back edge. I partially screwed the back wall just in case I needed to move or remove it again.
I proceeded to install the back side wall. I ran a heavy bead of silicone on the corner edge and on the shower base. I locked it down but did not screw it to the stud. Then I installed the front side wall. Same process: laid down silicone and locked it in.
I went to get the stainless-steel screws. As I stepped back into the shower I pushed against the back side wall to screw it down. I noticed that the bottom of the wall was not square with the base. There was a small space between the wall and base edge in the corner and it gradually got larger toward the front. I put a framing square on the corner. It was square. I checked the other side. That corner was square. Something was out of whack. I could not “live with” this problem. Unfortunately, all the walls were loaded with silicone and I needed to solve this problem.
I grabbed a roll of paper towels to help with the removal of the silicone off the walls and base. The walls needed to come off. I got on the step stool and yanked up on the back side wall. Again, I tried several times before I heard a pop. It was not the wall; it was my left shoulder. I was in extreme pain until I rolled my arm around and I felt a small bump in my shoulder joint. I think I dislocated my shoulder. The pain lessened, but I could not lift my arm over my head.
Besides the pain, I was in a sense of panic, as I needed to move fast to remove the wall. Grimacing in pain, using only my right arm, I finally removed the back side wall. I placed it on its side to limit the spread of silicone. I did the same with the other side wall. I wiped down all the walls of silicone. What a mess! I got the back wall out and wiped off the silicone. The project was put on hold.
I went to an orthopedic surgeon the following week to check on my shoulder. There was no major damage. The shoulder might have popped out of its socket, but there were no signs that it occurred. After a cortisone shot, I needed to rest my shoulder before I could tackle the shower.