What does neo-angle mean on a shower enclosure?

A corner enclosure with an angled front, so from above it looks like a square with one corner clipped off. Two short panels meet a door set on the diagonal. It uses less floor than a square enclosure and gives the door room to open, so it suits ensuites and suite bathrooms alike.

At what stage of our renovation should the glass pro come to measure?

Once the tile, grout and curb are finished. Tempered glass can't be trimmed later, so it's sized to the final surfaces. An earlier chat about layout and hinge blocking helps before the walls close, but the measurement that sets the order comes last.

Does frameless glass take more work to keep clean?

Usually less. With no frame or track, there are fewer corners for soap and minerals to collect. The glass spots like any shower glass, so a squeegee after use matters more than the style. Watch the silicone at the base and replace it when it discolours.

Where should the door go on a walk-in or corner shower?

Where you can reach the controls before stepping in, away from the spray, and where it can swing clear of the toilet, vanity and bathroom door. On a walk-in, keep the opening at the dry end. The pro checks the swing when measuring.

Custom showers · Brampton

Custom shower enclosures for walk-ins, corners and ensuites

A custom enclosure is glass made for a tiled shower: a walk-in panel, a corner with an angled door, a steam room that has to seal. We're a free referral service, not a glass shop. We pass your photos or drawings to an independent local glass professional who does custom shower work, and they measure, quote and install. Replacing a door on a tub or base? See shower glass doors.

Walk-ins, neo-angle corners and steam enclosures
Measured once the tile is finished
Large ensuites and compact suite baths

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One fixed panel and no door: the simplest walk-in layout to keep clean.

Layouts

Walk-in, neo-angle, inline and steam-ready layouts

The layout follows where the shower sits in the room.

Walk-in

Fixed glass and no door. It needs enough length to keep the spray inside.

Neo-angle

A corner shower with an angled front and a door on the diagonal. It saves floor space.

Inline

A panel and a door in one line across an alcove.

Drawing of a steam shower with glass front, door and transom, red lines tracing every sealed edge

Steam-ready

Glass from curb to ceiling, often with a transom, sealed all round. The glass pro and the steam-unit installer should agree on details before ordering.

Illustration: every edge marked in red has to seal.

The glass

Glass choices: clear, low-iron, frosted, protective coatings

Whatever the look, the glass is tempered: Ontario's Building Code allows only safety glass in a shower or bathtub enclosure (OBC 9.6.1.4).

Clear or low-iron

Clear glass has a green edge; low-iron glass doesn't. It shows most on large, thick panels, like those in the bigger ensuites of Castlemore's estate homes, and hardly at all on a small corner unit.

Frosted or patterned

Privacy in a shared bathroom, and it hides water spots.

Protective coating

Helps water sheet off. Ask what care it needs.

Timing

Measuring after the tile is done

Tempered glass can't be trimmed, so it's sized to the finished surfaces, not the drawings.

Finish the tile and curb
Fixtures in, tile and curb done. Renovating with a contractor? See how we work with contractors.
The pro measures or templates
They check plumb and level and mark the hinges.
Glass is made to order
Each panel is cut, drilled, then tempered.
Install and cure
Glass is set and sealed; the installer says when to shower.

Hardware

Hardware finishes and hinge vs sliding systems

Hinged doors

Need solid blocking behind the tile and room to swing.

Sliding systems

The door rolls along a bar. Good for long inline showers.

Finishes

Chrome, nickel, black or brass tones. If several people shower every morning, ask about sturdier hinges.

Before and after

A steam room gets its glass front

A frameless front and door close a tiled steam shower to the ceiling.

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Small spaces

Tight spaces: suite bathrooms and sloped ceilings

Suite showers often sit under a bulkhead; some upstairs ones sit under a sloped roofline. Custom glass can follow a slope or stop short of a bulkhead, and a sliding door works where a hinged one can't swing. Big panels also have to get down the stairs, so the pro checks the route.

What affects the quote

What goes into a custom enclosure quote

There's no fair price before someone measures. These move it most:

Layout: walk-in panel, inline, neo-angle or full steam
Glass area, thickness and type
Hinged or sliding hardware, and its finish
Sloped ceilings, benches or bulkheads to cut around
Access: stairs, landings and carrying distance

A written quote should list each panel's size and glass type, the hardware, sealing, removal, and who stands behind the work.

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Whole house

The ensuite and the basement-suite bathroom in one request

If the house needs glass in more than one shower, say the ensuite and a new suite bathroom downstairs, put them in one request, with a vanity mirror if you like, and get one quote.

A grown child can book for parents, or an owner for the tenant's bathroom; give your number and say who will be home. The form has a preferred-language field; we pass it on but can't promise every pro speaks it. Asking is free. This isn't a government program, and nobody from us comes knocking.

Upkeep

Care and resealing

Dry the glass after use. When the silicone yellows, peels or holds mould, cut it out and reseal. A door that drifts usually needs a hinge adjustment, not new glass. The rest of what we match is on the services page.

Questions

Custom shower questions

Explore your options

Custom shower glass is fitted across the city, including Castlemore, Snelgrove, Springdale and Professor's Lake.

Share the tile-finished sizes and a photo of the shower

Send each opening's width and height once the tile is done, a photo of the shower and any drawing. We'll pass it to a local pro who does custom shower glass.