Most enclosures we fit here are replacing an earlier one, which means the interesting part of the job is usually why the last one failed. That is worth establishing before fitting the same thing again in the same place, because the common causes are all avoidable.
Why the last enclosure failed
There are three usual answers, and they need different fixes.
If the glass came loose, the fixings went into something that could not hold them, and the new ones need to land elsewhere or into a resin anchor. If it leaked, the seal or the fall is wrong, not the glass. If the door dropped, it was too heavy for its hinges.
So we ask what actually went wrong before quoting. Fitting an identical replacement into the same holes is the most common way of getting the same result a second time.
Hinges are where a shower door is won or lost
The glass in a shower door almost never fails. The hinges carry all of the weight and take all of the movement.
Cheap hinges wear at the pivot, which lets the door drop a few millimetres. That is enough to make it catch on the tile, and once it catches people start lifting it, which wears the pivot faster.
So hinge quality is the part of the specification worth spending on, and it is the part people never ask about. We tell you what is being fitted rather than leaving it as a line item.
A door that has to clear the fittings
In a replacement job the bathroom is already fitted out, so the door has to work around what is there.
A hinged door swinging out needs clear floor, and the things it usually catches are the WC, the basin pedestal and a radiator or towel rail.
We check the swing against everything in the room while measuring, not just the floor area. Where it will not clear, an inward-opening or sliding layout solves it. It is a five-minute check that prevents the most annoying possible outcome.
Record the old failure before anything is removed
We photograph every fixing, seal and contact point before dismantling begins. Water marks show where leakage travelled. Polished scratches show where a dropped door rubbed. Enlarged screw holes reveal movement behind the channel.
The replacement scope then answers those exact findings. Fixings move into sound support, hinge capacity matches the measured door and seals follow the real water path. The record is also useful after completion. If another fault appears, the owner can compare it with the original condition instead of reopening the same diagnosis.
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.
