Bathtub And Tub Shower Doors In Ferndale, MI
Real glass over the tub you already own. Sliding panels or a swing tub door in place of the curtain, built to your tub deck and installed by our own family crew.
One Tub, One Bathroom, No More Curtain
In a lot of Ferndale houses the tub is the shower, and that bathroom is the only one in the place. It is small, everybody uses it, and a vinyl curtain is doing all the work of keeping water off the floor. It does not do that work well. The curtain sticks to you, the hem grows mildew, the bottom edge drips onto the mat every single morning, and the room reads as unfinished no matter how good the tile is. Glass changes all of it without touching the tub. The tub stays, the plumbing stays, the tile stays. The only thing that goes is the curtain and the rod holding it up.
There are two shapes this usually takes, and the tub deck is what decides between them. Sliding or bypass panels ride in a track set above the ledge and pass each other, so nothing swings out into a room with no floor to spare. A swing or pivot tub door is a single hinged panel, sometimes paired with a fixed screen, which keeps the tub open and easy to lean over. Both get built to the tub you own, because ledges vary and the walls above them in an older house are rarely straight. We sort out which one your bathroom actually wants at the free in-home measure, standing in the room with you.
Bathtub & Tub Shower Doors, measured and built for Ferndale.
Sliding Bypass Panels
Two panels in a track above the tub, sliding past one another. Nothing swings into the room, which is why this is the usual answer in a tight Ferndale bath. The rollers are what make it still feel good years from now, so that is not a place to save a few dollars. Ask what we carry.
Swing And Pivot Doors
A hinged panel, often paired with a fixed screen at the shower head end. It stops the spray where it counts and leaves the rest of the tub open, which anyone bathing a small kid or a dog will appreciate. It needs clearance to swing, and we check for that before recommending it.
The Room Feels Bigger
Not literally, but that is how it reads. A curtain chops a small bathroom in half. Clear glass lets your eye travel all the way to the back wall, so the tile does the work and the space feels wider and brighter. In a compact bath it is the most noticeable change you can make in a day.
What The Tub Deck Decides
Every tub enclosure starts at the ledge. How wide the deck is, how level it sits, and whether the tub is set tight into three walls all shape what can be built on top of it. So does the wall above it, which in an older Ferndale bathroom has usually shifted a little since the day it was tiled. We measure the ledge end to end, check the walls for plumb, and look at the tile and surround so we know what the anchors have to bite into. Those numbers are what your enclosure gets built to. Nothing is forced into place and nothing gets padded out with a bead of caulk and hope.
Then there is the water, and this is Metro Detroit, so the water is hard. Glass over a tub takes spray, soap, and mineral-heavy water every day, and a track collects whatever runs off the panels. Left alone that becomes a film, and the film becomes a haze. Handled from the start it is a wipe. Ask about easy-clean glass when you choose your enclosure, keep a squeegee on a hook, and give the track a rinse now and then. We would rather set you up correctly at the measure than have you fighting a cloudy panel a couple of winters from now.
- Built to your existing tub
- Sliding panels or a swing door
- Ledge and walls measured on site
- Tempered safety glass
- Easy-clean glass options
- Curtain and rod come down
Common questions.
Do you install tub shower doors in Ferndale?
Yes. We build and install tub enclosures throughout Ferndale from our showroom at 42624 Van Dyke Ave in Sterling Heights, which covers the Oakland County area we serve. The in-home measure and the quote are both free with no pressure. Call (586) 315-8900, text (586) 800-9481, or email sales@fortuneshowerdoors.com. The same family that measures your tub builds the glass and installs it.
Will glass fit my old tub?
Usually. Most alcove tubs will take an enclosure as long as the ledge is sound and the walls above it give us something solid to anchor into. Age by itself is not a disqualifier. That is exactly what the free measure answers. We look at the tub you have, take real numbers off the deck and the walls, and tell you straight what will and will not work in that space.
Sliding panels or a swing door in a small bathroom?
Clearance decides it. If there is no room in front of the tub, sliding panels are the safe call, because nothing swings into your path when you step out. If the layout gives you the space and you want the tub to feel open, a swing door or a fixed screen can be the better answer. We show you both at the measure and let you pick.
Do you handle the tub, the tile, or the plumbing?
No, and we will say so up front. Fortune is a glass company. We measure, fabricate, and install shower and tub enclosures, and that is where our work starts and stops. If your project also needs a new tub, plumbing changes, or tile, those are other trades and you will want them lined up first. Once their work is done, we come in and put the glass on.
How do I keep a tub enclosure clear with hard water?
Choose for it, then stay ahead of it. Ask about easy-clean glass when you order, since a treated surface gives minerals much less to hold onto. After that it is a squeegee after showers and an occasional rinse of the track. Small habits done regularly keep glass looking new, and they are far easier than trying to reverse mineral buildup later.
Put Real Glass Over Your Tub
Book a free in-home measure and quote for your Ferndale tub. Call (586) 315-8900 or text (586) 800-9481, and that curtain can finally come down for good.