Is this the right service for your job?
Choose this when the shower sits in a corner and its hinged door has room to open.
- If the basin blocks that swing, see the Corner Sliding Shower Enclosure. Its door slides instead.
- If the shower is between two walls, compare the Shower Glass Partition with Door. A straight run needs no corner panel.
Still deciding? Compare every shower cubicle style or check fitted shower prices.
Which bathrooms need the L-shape
Any bathroom where the shower sits in a corner and two of its sides are open to the room. This is common in larger bathrooms, and in flats where the shower is a marked-off zone rather than a full wet wall.
It is also the right shape where a straight partition would cut the room in an awkward way. Wrapping the shower, instead of dividing the room, usually leaves a more usable bathroom.
The catch is cost. An L-shape has more glass edge for the same floor area than a straight run. It also has a corner joint and a return panel. So it usually costs more than a straight partition for the same shower.
How two panels make a solid corner
The two panels meet right at the corner and are joined with a clear silicone line. There is no aluminium post between them. That is what keeps the corner looking clean.
Both panels are toughened glass, normally the same thickness across the enclosure, chosen to suit their height and width.
The corner needs the most care at fitting. Very few bathroom corners are truly square, so we check the angle at the measuring visit instead of assuming ninety degrees. Where a corner is clearly out, we adjust the panel sizes to suit it.
We seal along both wall joints, the full floor line and the corner itself, in an anti-fungal bathroom-grade silicone.
The job, with one person responsible
Send photos of both open sides and the rough sizes. We usually come back the same day with a range.
We measure after your tiling is finished. At that visit we check both corners, the slope of the floor towards the drain, and which side the door should open from.
You get a written price with the glass, the fittings and the fitting work on their own lines. Once you agree, an advance covers the materials. Most jobs are done in 3 to 4 days from measuring to fitting.
Fitting an L-shape usually takes a day. Our own team handles the job from measuring to handover, and you get one contact for it.
Why two quotes for the same enclosure can differ
Usually because they are not really the same enclosure.
The most common differences are glass thickness, whether the hinges are sized for the weight of the door, and whether the closing edge gets a proper seal or a plain plastic strip. You cannot see any of the three in a photo, and all three change the price.
The corner joint is another. A well-made glass-to-glass corner takes longer than dropping an aluminium post between the panels, and it looks much better.
We list the specification line by line. Then you can compare a cheaper quote with ours on equal terms, not on the total alone.
