frameless enclosures
Imagine yourself surrounded by an elegant, custom designed, heavy glass, frameless cabinet with 3/8″ thick glass, tempered for safety and polished edges, with hardware selected to match the finish and design of the cabinets. heavy glass (frameless) first became popular in high-end homes, hotels, and condos, but is now found in most newly built and remodeled homes.They are not the door of yesteryear in your granny with dark glass the feeling of a luxury spa in your own bathroom.
Frameless doors are usually hinged from one wall with a side panel (sometimes notched above a seat or half wall) with a 90° “return” panel resting on the middle of the wall. These panels can be attached to the wall with clips (the most popular application), or with a “U-channel” which is a strip of metal, which is installed in the wall on the side and bottom of the siding to accommodate the glass. The “U-channel” will match the finish on the hinges and hardware. Depending on your bathroom configuration, the panels can be full length from the floor to the specified height.
Shower enclosures like these allow you to shower with the peace of mind that you have made an excellent choice.
Modern hardware finishes come in silver/chrome, brushed nickel, and oil rubbed bronze, but other custom finishes are available.
Various glass pattern options are available; however, the most common option is clear glass to show off your newly installed tile.
semi frameless
Another option is a semi-frameless cabinet that offers a frameless door with polished edges and a custom handle that mounts through the glass. The door is attached to the perimeter frame with a continuous hinge, a hinge that runs the full length of the door glass on the hinge side. All other panels are framed with metal to match your accessories.
You get the look of a frameless cabinet without the higher cost. High-quality framed shower stalls or sliding bypass doors are also available if that’s more to your liking.
framed enclosures
Framed enclosures are the most economical and waterproof. These cabinets offer fully framed tempered glass. The door is secured with full length magnets on the lock side to ensure a proper seal along with a weatherstrip and drip bar at the bottom to make sure all the water runs into the shower instead of from to the floor. These doors/ cabinets can be the most economical and high quality with a custom looking metal finish. These doors stand up to years of use, especially in your children’s bathroom. From a safety perspective, there are no exposed glass edges like you would find with a frameless or frameless shower.
By-pass shower doors have come a long way since Granma had them. With the custom finishes and glass options you can choose from, such as custom frameless glass, through glass towel bars/handles – these doors are both beautiful and functional in areas where a hinged door is not possible, such as where the toilet is. or the sink and cabinet are too close to the tub/shower.
Cabinet Glass Options
Glass options for sliding doors are numerous and varied. Rain glass, patterned glass, glue chip and tempered glass are some of your options. Standard 3/16″ thick frameless tempered glass is the most economical, either framed or frameless and has clips on the towel bars, or another frameless version has ¼” thick glass, with towel bars through the glass or for a more personalized design. Appearance 3/8″ thick tempered glass is available for the best custom look in bypass cabinets.
An additional option that is gaining popularity is the partition consisting of one or more 3/8″ thick tempered glass panels that are mounted to the wall(s) or half of the wall(s). es), allowing for easier access.no door installed, no moving parts.
Your enclosures/partitions require expert installation and great attention to detail. They should come with a labor/installation warranty, which should also cover door adjustments or seal failure.