Glass Shower Door Installation In Ferndale, MI
Old walls lean. Openings are rarely square. We measure yours for real, fabricate the glass to those exact numbers, and send our own crew to set it level, anchored, and sealed where it should be.
The Measure Is The Whole Job
Every installer learns something fast in a city like Ferndale. The opening in front of you is not a rectangle. Houses built in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s have had decades to settle, and the walls around a shower move right along with them. Measure the width at the top, then again down at the floor, and you can get two different numbers. A wall can lean in, lean out, or bow through the middle. None of that is a defect. It is an old house behaving like one. What it means is that a door pulled off a shelf in a standard size has no real chance of sealing against it. It gets shimmed, forced, and caulked into submission. Then it drips.
So we measure the actual opening. Width at several heights, plumb checked on both walls, level checked across the threshold, and a look at what sits behind the tile so the anchors land in something solid. Those numbers go straight to fabrication and the glass is cut for your bathroom and nothing else. Then the same family that took the measurements comes back and installs it. There is no subcontracted glass outfit and no crew seeing the job for the first time on install day. On frameless work our standard is 3/8 inch tempered safety glass, heavy enough that hanging it correctly is not optional. Anchoring, alignment, and seal placement are where a good install separates itself from a bad one.
Glass Shower Door Installation, measured and built for Ferndale.
Free In-Home Measure
We come to your bathroom, take numbers off the real opening, and talk through what the space can carry. Glass, hardware, finishes, which way the door should open. It is free and there is no pressure at the end. Bring every question you have while we are standing in the room with a tape.
Built To Your Numbers
Your glass is cut for your opening. That is the difference between a door that closes true and one that fights the wall it hangs in. In a house this old, custom fabrication is not a luxury upgrade. It is the only way the panel ends up plumb and the seals end up doing the job they were put there to do.
Set By Our Own Crew
The installers work for Fortune. They know how the piece was built because the same family built it. Anchors go into solid backing, hardware gets set true, sealant goes only where it belongs, and nothing is left half done for another trade to sort out. One company is accountable for the fit.
Where Glass Fits In Your Remodel
If you are in the middle of a project, sequence is a fair question. Glass goes last. We measure after the tile is set and finished, because the finished surface is what the door has to seal against, and the thickness of tile plus thinset changes every number we take. Call early to get on the schedule and talk through what you are planning, then we come out for the real measure once the walls are done. Doing it in that order is the difference between an enclosure that fits like it was made for the room and one that shows up a quarter inch off and never recovers from it.
It also helps to know where our work stops. Fortune does glass. We measure it, fabricate it, install it, and replace it. Tile setting, plumbing, and steam generators belong to other trades, and we will tell you that on the first call rather than after you have booked us. Line those trades up in the right order and we will come in at the end and finish the room. If you want to see glass thickness, hardware, and finishes in person before you commit, the showroom on Van Dyke in Sterling Heights is open Monday to Friday 9 to 5 and Saturday 10 to 2.
- Opening measured at several heights
- Plumb and level checked on site
- Glass fabricated to your numbers
- Anchors set into solid backing
- No subcontracted glass
- Showroom on Van Dyke in Sterling Heights
Common questions.
Who installs shower doors in Ferndale?
We do. Fortune Shower Doors is a family-owned showroom at 42624 Van Dyke Ave in Sterling Heights, and Ferndale sits inside the Oakland County area we cover. The measure, the fabrication, and the installation all happen in house with our own crew, and the in-home measure is free. Call (586) 315-8900 or text (586) 800-9481 and you are talking to the family that does the work.
My bathroom walls are not square. Can you still install glass?
Yes, and in a house of this age it is the normal condition rather than a surprise. We take the width at several heights and check both walls for plumb before anything is cut. The glass and the hardware are then chosen and built around what we actually found in the room. That is exactly why the measure happens in your bathroom instead of over the phone.
When in my remodel should I schedule the glass?
Get on the calendar early, but plan for the measure itself to happen after the tile work is complete. The enclosure seals against the finished wall, so numbers taken before the tile goes up are the wrong numbers. Once the walls are done we measure, fabricate to those dimensions, and come back to install. Holding that order is what keeps the final fit tight.
What happens at the in-home measure?
We look at the opening, measure it properly top to bottom, check what the walls will give us to anchor into, and go through your options in plain language. Glass, hardware, and the full range of finishes are all on the table. You get a quote out of that visit. It is free, there is genuinely no pressure, and nothing is ordered until you say so.
Can I see the glass and hardware before I decide?
Please do. The showroom is at 42624 Van Dyke Ave in Sterling Heights, open Monday to Friday from 9 to 5 and Saturday from 10 to 2. Seeing glass thickness and finishes in person settles decisions that photos never quite do. Call (586) 315-8900 or text (586) 800-9481 before you head out and we will have someone ready for you.
Get Your Glass Measured Right
Free in-home measure, free quote, no pressure. Call (586) 315-8900 or text (586) 800-9481, or email sales@fortuneshowerdoors.com. We will bring the tape to your Ferndale bathroom.