Custom Glass Shower Enclosures & Shower Doors

Frameless doors use thick tempered glass, usually 3/8" or 1/2", held by hinges and clamps. No metal frame means less to clean and a clear view of your tile.

Semi-frameless doors have metal on the fixed panels. Framed, semi-frameless and frameless systems are available; glass is typically 3/8 or 1/2 inch, with the specification selected for the chosen system.

Sliding doors run on rollers along a top bar. They don't swing into the room, which makes them the go-to for tubs and tight bathrooms.

A neo-angle shower sits in a corner with an angled front. Instead of a door and one return panel meeting at 90°, it uses three pieces of glass: a side panel off each wall and a door on the angled face between them. The panels meet at 135°, which cuts the corner off the shower and gives the bathroom back floor space.

It's one of the most common layouts we replace and build in Northern Virginia primary baths, usually tucked beside a soaking tub. Every neo-angle we install is built for your corner: our technicians measure each face and each angle, and every panel is manufactured to the exact size.

Frameless and framed neo-angle glass

• Frameless neo-angle: Tempered glass. The panels are joined with 135° clamps, and the door hangs on 135° glass-to-glass hinges off one of the side panels. No metal frame, so the tile stays the focus.
• Framed neo-angle: metal around every panel. The gold and brass framed neo-angles from the 1990s are the ones homeowners ask us to replace most.

We use tempered safety glass, and protective coating is standard on every shower enclosure we install.

On a curb, a half wall or to the ceiling

Neo-angle glass is planned around what's already in the room:

• On a tiled curb: glass set on the finished curb.
• On a half wall: one or both side panels sit on a tiled half wall (a pony wall), with the glass above it.
• Beside a tub deck: the side panel is notched and cut to fit around the tub ledge.
• With a header bar: a bar across the top ties the three panels together.
• To the ceiling: for a steam shower. See steam shower enclosures.

Sizes and measuring

The most common neo-angle bases are 36", 38" and 42", and larger tiled showers run well past that. The door sits on the angled front, so the width of that face sets the door size.

Tiled corners are almost never perfectly square or plumb. That's why our technicians measure a neo-angle after the tile is finished, checking each wall, each face and each angle. The panels are then manufactured to the exact size, including the angle where each panel meets the wall and where the door closes against the side panel.

Neo-angle or a 90° corner shower?

Why homeowners choose neo-angle: it saves floor space, fits a corner beside a tub, and puts glass on two sides so the tile shows. The trade-off: there are more glass joints to wipe down than on a 90° corner, and the angled front sets how wide the door can be. We'll show you both layouts at the consultation.

Replacing an old neo-angle shower door

Most older neo-angles have a gold, brass or silver frame and a narrow framed door. We replace old enclosures with new frameless glass measured for the opening.

Repair first. No pressure.

1. Consultation. We look at the space, talk through style, glass and hardware, and give you a free, itemized estimate.
2. Final measure after tile. Frameless glass fits within fractions of an inch, so our technicians measure after all tile and stone work is complete.
3. Glass manufactured to the exact size. Your panels are cut, tempered and finished to the measurements.
4. Install day. Our technicians set the panels and hardware, level and adjust the door, and install the seals and sweep.
5. Walkthrough. We show you how to care for the glass and the protective coating.

If you're remodeling, book the consultation early, and we'll schedule the final measure for when your tile setter is done.