The housing here is independent houses and small blocks. Mostly two to four floors, and mostly without a service lift. So we carry every panel up the stairs by hand. The turn in that staircase decides the largest piece of glass we can use. It is the measurement people never think of. Here it matters more than the bathroom does.
We measure the stairs, not just the bathroom
We measure the staircase turn on the same visit as the opening. A half landing with a tight turn will stop a panel that would fit your bathroom just fine.
If one panel will not make it, we build the enclosure as two panels joined with a connector. From a few feet away you cannot see the join.
Toughened glass cannot be cut smaller on site, so we sort this out before anything is made. The only real problem is finding it out on fitting day. That extra five minutes at the measuring visit avoids it.
The age split, street by street
These bathrooms split by age, not by address. A recently re-tiled one suits frameless, and it looks better for it. An old bathroom in a house twenty years old has usually moved a few millimetres. A slim aluminium frame hides that inside its channel.
We check with a level at the measuring visit instead of deciding early.
What really stops a leak is not the glass. It is a good seal along the door edge, plastic seals along the bottom and sides, and bathroom-grade silicone around the joins. Then about a day for it to set before you use the shower.
How the job works
- Tell us about the jobSend a few photos, rough sizes and what you need. Use WhatsApp or the form. For a repair, a short video of the door moving helps a lot.
- We call you back in about 2 minutesWe confirm what you need and a time to visit. Where we can, we give you a rough price on the call.
- We come and measureWe measure the opening and check the walls, floor and ceiling around it. Anything made to size is made to these measurements, so they must be right.
- You get a written priceIt lists each item, with GST as its own line. If anything about the job changes, we tell you before we go ahead.
- We fit itYou approve the price and pay the advance. Our own team fits the work, checks that every door and window opens and closes properly, and clears up. Most jobs are done in 3 to 4 days.
