These houses mostly have a window in the bathroom, which is a real advantage for drying the room and a common complication for the enclosure. The window is frequently on the wall the shower is against, and working out how the two coexist is most of the design here.
When the window is inside the shower area
A window within the wet zone gets wet every time the shower runs, and a timber or untreated frame will not survive that for long.
An aluminium or uPVC window is fine with it; a wooden one is not.
So the first thing we check is what the window is made of. Where it is timber, the options are to move the enclosure so the window sits outside the wet area, or to replace the window with something that tolerates it. Both are honest answers and the choice is yours.
Reaching a window behind glass
If the enclosure encloses the window, opening it means reaching over or through the glass, and in practice it stops being opened at all.
That loses exactly the ventilation that made having a window worth something.
So where we can, we set the enclosure so the window stays reachable from the dry side. Where we cannot, we would rather say plainly that the window will effectively be sealed, so the extractor becomes the only ventilation and needs to actually work.
Glass meeting a window reveal
Where a screen runs up to a window reveal rather than a flat wall, there is a step, and a straight panel cannot seal against a step.
So the glass either stops short of it, leaving a gap, or is cut around it.
Cutting around a reveal and polishing the edge gives a panel that sits flat and seals properly. It costs a little more than a straight cut and it is the difference between a neat junction and a permanent silicone wedge that eventually fails.
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.
