Nearly every enclosure we fit in Neharpar is a first fitting. The flat or house is empty, the tiles are new, and there is no old screen to remove. That takes real work out of the job and it opens up choices that an older bathroom does not offer - which is worth understanding before you decide what you want.
What a first fitting removes from the job
In a fifteen-year-old bathroom, a good half of the day goes on removal: cutting out the old screen, scraping hardened silicone back to clean tile, and finding out whether the wall behind is sound.
Here none of that exists. There is no seal to break, no tile to lift, and no chance of finding damp behind something that failed years ago.
What is left is measuring, making and fitting - which is why a first-fit enclosure goes in comfortably in a day, and why the price reflects work rather than archaeology.
Frameless is genuinely a choice here
Frameless panels are cut square, so they need walls that are close to square. In an older building they usually are not, and a slim frame becomes the practical answer whether or not it was what you wanted.
In a new build the walls generally are square, so the decision comes back to how you want the room to look and what you want to clean.
Frameless has less metal, shows the tiling, and makes a small bathroom look larger. A slim frame is more forgiving, seals more reliably at the base, and costs a little less. We put a level on all three walls while measuring anyway, because finish quality varies between builders and even between floors, but here either will usually sit well.
Measure after the floor, not before
This is the most common sequencing mistake in a new house or flat and it costs a week when it happens.
An enclosure is set off the finished floor. If tiles or stone are still to go down when we measure, the level will change, and toughened glass cut to the old level cannot be trimmed to the new one - it is remade, which is another three to five working days.
So we measure after flooring. If you are working to a tight completion date we will gladly come earlier and give you a firm budget from the drawings, but the measurement the glass is actually cut from waits for the floor to be down.
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.
