Lake Forest is where the budgets are real, the homes are established, and the bathrooms are large enough that the shower glass is usually the focal point of the room rather than a utility object. The installs we do here tend to be considered, technical, and built to last for decades.
Lake Forest clients don't remodel often, but when they do, they do it properly. The glass we install here is typically ½-inch low-iron, with custom-finished hardware that's been specified months in advance. The conversations are about decades of use, not seasons of trend.
Many of our Lake Forest projects are part of larger renovations that involve relocating walls, raising ceilings, and rebuilding plumbing. We're often consulted at the framing stage so the wall blocking and glass geometry can be planned together. That's the difference between an enclosure that fits perfectly and one that looks like it was added at the end.
A short tour of the pockets we work in most often.
Historic estates. Multi-panel frameless enclosures with custom-finished hardware.
Newer luxury construction. Steam enclosures and oversized walk-ins.
Established mid-century homes. Frameless walk-ins and 90-degree returns.
Larger lots with custom builds. Curbless layouts, transom panels, ½″ low-iron throughout.
Older character homes. Pivot doors and inline panels in carefully preserved baths.
A sample of the kinds of installs we do locally.
The projects below are representative of the work we do in Lake Forest. 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.
A historic home near Sheridan Road had its primary bath rebuilt with an 8×6 shower zone, built-in bench, and 10-foot ceilings. Four-panel ½″ low-iron frameless layout: hinged door, inline panel, 90-degree return, and sealed transom above. Hardware was custom-finished in oil-rubbed bronze to match the existing fixtures.
A custom home off Conway Farms Road had a dedicated steam shower with built-in seating and dual rain heads. Full ½″ low-iron frameless steam enclosure: hinged door, two fixed panels, sealed transom, continuous gasketing. Hardware in satin nickel.
A 2020 build off Ridge Road had a primary suite designed around a 9×6 curbless wet room with a linear drain at the wall. Two ½″ low-iron panels — one floor-to-ceiling at the entry, one as a splash divider — no doors. Continuous polished-chrome floor channel.
The dominant Lake Forest install is the multi-panel frameless enclosure with custom-finished hardware — three or four panels of ½-inch low-iron glass, hardware that's been blackened, brassed, or otherwise treated to fit the rest of the bathroom exactly. Steam-rated assemblies are common; curbless wet rooms are increasingly common in newer builds.
For a more standard primary bath, our comparison guide covers the trade-offs between frameless and semi-frameless.
Yes — many of our Lake Forest projects come through architects and design-build firms. We engage at the framing stage when possible.
Yes — we work with several finishing partners for blackened bronze, satin brass, and other custom treatments. Lead time is 4-5 weeks.
½″ low-iron is the default for any Lake Forest primary bath install. Standard ⅜″ is used only for smaller secondary baths.
Depends on scope. Glass-only replacements need neither. Larger remodels with framing changes typically involve your existing design team.
Lake Forest estimates are scheduled around your design team's timeline.