Applied Frames for Existing Mirrors
This phenomenon is known as “black-edge,” and is especially a problem near the coast.
Frameless Shower Enclosures for Bathtubs
These days there are more and more people requesting frameless heavy glass enclosures for their bathtub showers. Several years ago, people began asking if this was a possibility… today, this is pretty common. There are newer innovations that incorporate sliding glass panels with heavy glass enclosures that are suitable for bathtubs. Among these are the…
Time for a Comment?
Hello, I came across your website/blog when looking for opinions on mounting a frameless shower door through glass tile. If you have a moment to offer your opinion I would appreciate it but I also understand if you don’t have time to opine on a project in Minnesota. The wall is 2×4 stud-1/2” backer board-acrylic…
Replacing a Shower Enclosure with a Frameless One
Some people want to know whether they can upgrade their existing shower enclosure to a European style “frameless” shower enclosure without having to replace their tile. We recently had a customer who had upgraded their bathroom, and had some regrets about having settled for a standard, manufactured shower enclosure. The biggest challenge to replacing a…
Protecting Shower Glass from Water Damage
I would say that the question I am most frequently asked is whether or not there is a practical way to protect shower glass from water damage. These days, customers are remodeling their bathrooms using granite, marble, and high-end tile work. They are looking for a frameless glass enclosure that will accent the beauty of…
Replacing that Old Shower Enclosure with a New One
Here are some before and after photos of a shower enclosure that we replaced this past week in Aptos. George and Jackie are a lovely couple of senior citizens who were referred to me by Josh McAuley of McAuley & Son Custom Tile (247-9856.) The couple had spoken to a few different companies about getting…
Satisfied Customers Become Repeat Customers
This past week I had the pleasure of installing a shower enclosure for an existing customer. This was the second of three shower doors that we will be installing for her. The first shower door that we installed was in the master bathroom, which had been newly remodeled. We were able to install the second…