Glass Shower Door Installation In Madison Heights, MI
Looking for someone to actually install the glass? That is us. We measure the real opening, build the door to those numbers, and our own family crew sets it level and sealed.
Measured Right Is Half The Install
Here is something nobody tells you until the glass is already sitting crooked in your bathroom. Walls are not plumb. Not in a Madison Heights ranch that has been standing since the postwar building years, and honestly not in a house finished last spring either. Studs twist. Framing settles. Tile gets set over a wall that was already leaning a little, which quietly makes the lean worse. So the opening you think is a neat rectangle is usually wider at the bottom than the top, or out of square corner to corner by more than you would guess. A door built to a nice round number will never sit right in an opening like that.
That is why the measure comes first and why we insist on doing it ourselves, in your home, with the walls finished. We take the opening at multiple heights, check the base for level, and find out whether the wall behind the tile gives us solid backing to anchor into. Then we fabricate to those exact numbers. On frameless work our standard is 3/8 inch tempered safety glass, which is heavy enough that the fit has to be right, because heavy glass does not forgive a lazy measurement. The whole job runs on the numbers we take that first day.
Glass Shower Door Installation, measured and built for Madison Heights.
Free In-Home Measure
We come to your Madison Heights bathroom and take the real numbers in the real room. It is free and there is no pressure at the end. Bring your questions about glass, hardware, and finishes while we are standing there, because answers are easier when everyone is looking at the same wall.
Built To Your Numbers
Your glass gets cut for your opening, not pulled off a shelf in a stock size and shimmed until it more or less closes. In a small original bath where a quarter inch is visible from the doorway, that difference is the whole thing. Custom fabrication is how a door ends up sealing the way it should.
One Crew, Start To Finish
The installers are Fortune's own people. They know how the enclosure was built because the same family built it. Anchors go into solid backing, hardware gets set true, the door is checked before anyone packs up. Nothing gets handed off to an outfit that never saw your opening.
Where Glass Belongs In Your Project
If you are in the middle of a bathroom project, timing is a fair question. Glass goes last. We measure after the tile is finished, because the finished surface is what the door has to seal against, and the thickness of tile and thinset moves the numbers enough to matter. Call early so we can get you on the schedule and talk through what you are planning. Then we come out for the real measure once the walls are done and there is nothing left to change.
It also helps to know exactly where our work stops so nothing falls through a gap in your schedule. Fortune does glass. We measure it, fabricate it, and install it. Tile setting, plumbing, and steam generators belong to other trades, and we will say that up front rather than take a job we have no business taking. Line those trades up in the right order and we slot in at the end to finish the room. If you would rather see hardware and glass in person before any of that, the Sterling Heights showroom is open Monday to Friday 9-5 and Saturday 10-2.
- Opening measured at multiple points
- Anchoring checked before we build
- Glass fabricated in house
- Set level and properly sealed
- Installed by our family crew
- Glass goes in last on a remodel
Common questions.
Who installs glass shower doors in Madison Heights?
We do. Fortune Shower Doors is a family-owned showroom at 42624 Van Dyke Ave in Sterling Heights, and Madison Heights is inside the Oakland County area we serve. The measure, the fabrication, and the installation are all handled by us with our own crew. Call (586) 315-8900 or text (586) 800-9481 and you are talking to the same people who will do the work.
What actually happens during the in-home measure?
We look at the opening you have, measure it at several heights instead of once, check the base for level, and confirm the walls give us something solid to anchor into. Then we walk through glass, hardware, and the finish options in plain language and give you a quote from that visit. It is free, and nobody is going to lean on you to sign anything.
When in a remodel should I schedule the glass?
Reach out early to get on the calendar, but plan for the actual measure to happen after tile work is complete. The door seals against the finished wall, so measuring before the tile is up produces numbers that will be wrong by the time the glass arrives. Once the walls are done we measure, fabricate, and come back to install. That order is what keeps the fit tight.
Does hard water change what I should install?
It should factor into the glass you pick. Metro Detroit sits on hard water, and untreated glass will show mineral spotting no matter how well the door was hung. While we are in your home, ask about easy-clean glass and about hardware finishes that hold up to daily spray. Choosing well at the start saves you a lot of scrubbing later on.
Can I see the glass and hardware before I commit?
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. Standing in front of real glass, real hardware, and a full range of finishes settles a decision faster than any photo will. Call (586) 315-8900 or text (586) 800-9481 first and we will have someone ready.
Let Us Measure And Set Your Glass
The measure and the quote are both free, with no pressure. Call (586) 315-8900 or text (586) 800-9481 and we will come out to Madison Heights. Or email sales@fortuneshowerdoors.com.