Arlington Heights, Illinois

Shower Doors & Custom Glass in Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights is a teardown town. We've watched whole blocks south of Northwest Highway flip from 1950s ranches to four-bedroom moderns over the last decade. We work in both — the original homes with character we want to preserve, and the new builds where the GC has framed the bath specifically with frameless glass in mind.

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Why Local Matters

Old and new sit side-by-side here

One day we're installing a frameless inline panel in a 1924 bungalow off Eastman Street where the bathroom is original and tight. The next day we're across town in a 2023 new-build with a 100-square-foot wet room and ¾-inch low-iron glass running floor to ceiling. Both jobs require the same skill — careful measurement, precise fabrication, clean install — but the conversations couldn't be more different.

On the older Arlington Heights homes, the question is almost always 'how do we make this work without the door looking like an afterthought?' On the new builds, the question is 'what do we put in that justifies the rest of the bathroom?' We give honest answers to both.

Neighborhoods

Where we install glass in Arlington Heights

A short tour of the pockets we work in most often.

Scarsdale

Older brick Cape Cods and mid-century ranches near the Metra. We do a lot of frameless inline panels and pivot doors here where space is tight.

Stonegate

Late '70s and '80s colonials with reasonable-sized primary baths. Frameless walk-ins and hinged-door configurations are the bread and butter.

Greenbrier

Custom split-levels and ranches from the '60s, many now in their second or third remodel. Curbless walk-ins are increasingly common.

Surrey Ridge & Volz Park

1990s and 2000s homes with prepped wall blocking. The easiest installs in town.

Downtown Arlington Heights

Older bungalows being modernized for empty-nesters who downsized from Stonegate. Smart, compact bathrooms with high-end finishes.

Tear-down rebuilds south of NW Highway

Big primary baths, big budgets, ½″ low-iron everywhere.

Recent Work

Projects in & around Arlington Heights

A sample of the kinds of installs we do locally.

The projects below are representative of the work we do in Arlington Heights. For current photos and references in your specific neighborhood, call us at 224-427-9199 and we'll share a current portfolio at your estimate.

Project 01

Frameless inline panel, Scarsdale bungalow

A 1928 bungalow near Park Street had a second-floor bath the owners had retiled in subway and hex but still had an original framed door on. Opening was barely 32 inches wide and out of plumb by almost ⅜ inch. We fabricated a single 32″ inline panel in ⅜″ glass and installed it with two concealed clamps and a single header to take up the plumb.

Project 02

Frameless 90-degree return, Stonegate primary

A 1985 colonial near Forest Park had a primary bath with a corner shower the original builder had glazed with a fully framed bronze unit. New owners had retiled in large-format porcelain and wanted nothing framed. ⅜″ frameless 90-degree return: hinged door on one wall, 36″ fixed return on the adjacent wall. Hardware in matte black.

Project 03

Floor-to-ceiling fixed panel, new-build off Hickory

A 2024 tear-down rebuild had a 6×4 walk-in shower with a linear drain and no curb. The architect specified no door — just a single fixed panel and an open entry. ½″ low-iron panel running from the finished floor to the 9-foot ceiling. Continuous polished-chrome floor channel, upper clip into the ceiling joist.

Trends

What's selling in Arlington Heights this year

Three things. No-door layouts on walk-ins big enough to support them — clients love the visual continuity. Aged-brass hardware on traditional and transitional bathrooms, almost always paired with cream marble or warm beige tile. And fluted or reeded glass as an accent panel — usually in powder rooms and water closets rather than full showers, but it's showing up.

Still on the fence about frameless vs semi-frameless? Our comparison guide walks through the trade-offs that actually matter.

FAQs

Arlington Heights shower-door questions

Do you do new-construction work for builders?

Yes — we work directly with several GCs and design-build firms in Arlington Heights. If your builder hasn't picked a glass installer yet, have them call us and we'll coordinate measure and install around the rest of the trades.

Can you replace just the glass on an existing frame?

Sometimes. If the framing and hardware are still solid and the issue is cracked, etched, or foggy glass, we can fabricate a replacement panel. We'll evaluate at the estimate — sometimes a full replacement actually costs less than a one-off panel.

How do you protect the rest of the bathroom on install day?

We bring our own drop cloths, runner protection for hallway floors, and a HEPA shop vac. Walls and finishes adjacent to the work area are taped if there's any risk. Everything gets cleaned up before we leave.

Do you guarantee your installs?

Yes. Hardware carries the manufacturer warranty, and we stand behind the install workmanship. If anything shifts or seals fail in the first year, we come back and fix it.

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Arlington Heights, IL

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