Glass Shower Door Installation in Southfield
We measure the opening you actually have, fabricate the glass to those numbers, and send our own crew to set it. Level, tight, and sealed where it needs to be.
The install is where a shower door is won or lost
Every glass shower door starts with one uncomfortable truth. Walls are never plumb. Not in a house from the 1960s, not in a condo, not in new construction. They lean, they bow, they settle, and the opening is almost never the same width at the top as it is at the bottom. Southfield housing stock makes this especially real, because a lot of these homes have had decades to move, and plenty of them have had a bath touched up along the way, which adds its own quirks behind the tile. A stock enclosure ignores all of that and asks your bathroom to be a rectangle. Custom glass does the opposite. We take the opening as it is, write down what it really measures, and build to those numbers.
That is why we keep the whole job in house. The same company measures, fabricates, and installs, with our own crew. Nobody hands your numbers to a subcontracted installer who never saw the opening and has no idea why the left side is a sixteenth wider than the right. If something on site is unusual, the person who took the measurement is the person who knows about it. Fortune Shower Doors is a family owned showroom in Sterling Heights, and we run Oakland County work the same way we run everything else. Show up, measure right, build right, install right.
Glass Shower Door Installation, measured and built for Southfield.
Measured on site
The measure happens in your bathroom, not over the phone. We check width at multiple heights, check the walls for lean, look at how the curb or threshold sits, and note what the surfaces are. Those readings drive the fabrication, which is the whole reason a custom door closes evenly instead of binding on one corner.
Set by our own crew
The installers work for us. They know the glass, they know the hardware, and they know what the measure notes mean, because they came from the same shop. That continuity is why the anchoring lands where it should, the door hangs true, and the sealed joints are sealed in the right places rather than everywhere.
Clean work, clean finish
An install should not leave a project behind. We protect the space, take our debris with us, and leave the glass wiped down and the hardware adjusted. Before we go, you open and close the door yourself so you can feel that it swings or slides the way it is supposed to.
How install day actually goes
First we protect the room and the path to it, which matters more than people think in the multi-level and condo layouts common around Southfield, where the bath is often up a flight of stairs. Then the old enclosure comes out if there is one, and the mounting surfaces get cleaned and checked. The hardware goes in on layout, the glass gets set, and everything gets brought into level and adjusted. Sealant goes only where water needs to be stopped, not smeared along every edge, because a bead in the wrong place traps water instead of shedding it. Last comes the walkthrough, where we hand you the door and let you work it.
One thing worth planning for is the cure time on sealant. We will tell you at the install how long to stay out of the shower so the joints set properly, and following that is the cheapest insurance there is. After that, the maintenance conversation is short and it is really about our water. Hard water is the enemy of clear glass in Metro Detroit, and a quick squeegee or wipe after showers does more for the look of the glass than any product you can buy. If you want to make that even easier, ask about easy-clean glass while we are taking the measurements.
- Exact on-site measurements
- Glass fabricated to your numbers
- In-house installers, no subs
- Hardware set on layout and leveled
- Sealed only where water needs stopping
- Walkthrough before we leave
Common questions.
Do you install glass shower doors in Southfield?
Yes. We install throughout Oakland County out of our showroom at 42624 Van Dyke Ave, Sterling Heights, MI 48314. Start with a free in-home measure in Southfield, which comes with a no-pressure quote. Call (586) 315-8900 or text (586) 800-9481 to set it up, or come see the glass and hardware in person Mon-Fri 9-5 or Sat 10-2.
Why do you have to measure in person?
Because the opening in your bathroom is not a clean rectangle. Walls lean, tile surfaces vary, and the width at the top rarely matches the width at the bottom. Those differences are small on paper and very visible in finished glass. Measuring on site is how the panel ends up sitting tight and even, and it is how we catch anything unusual before the glass is cut.
Do you use subcontracted installers?
No. We measure, fabricate, and install in house with our own crew. The people setting your glass are from the same shop that took the measurements and built the door, so nothing gets lost in translation. If a detail on your opening needed special attention, the installer already knows about it before the truck pulls up to your house.
How thick is the glass and can I get easy-clean?
Our standard heavy glass is 3/8 inch tempered, which is what gives frameless and minimal-hardware installs their solid feel. Easy-clean glass is available, and with Metro Detroit hard water it is worth asking about. It does not make cleaning optional, but it makes the routine wipe-down go further and helps the glass stay clearer between cleanings.
Can you install if my bathroom is on an upper floor?
Yes. Plenty of Southfield homes and condos have the main bath upstairs, and that is normal work for us. We plan the path in, protect floors and corners along the way, and handle the glass with the right number of hands. Access details like tight stairwells or a narrow landing are the kind of thing we note during the in-home measure.
Let us measure your opening
Free in-home measure anywhere in Southfield, with a no-pressure quote and honest numbers. Call (586) 315-8900 or text (586) 800-9481 to pick a time that works.