Oltendorf Crossings
Late-90s subdivision with reasonable primary baths. Frameless walk-ins are the most common upgrade.
Streamwood grew up fast — most of the housing stock here went in between the late 1960s and early 1990s, with subdivisions rolling out one after another. We work in pretty much all of them, and the bathrooms tend to share a similar DNA: builder-grade originally, retired tub-surrounds today, and a real appetite for clean modern glass that doesn't blow the budget.
Homeowners here ask great questions. They want to know what lasts, what looks good, and what the actual cost-per-year of the install will be over twenty years. We respect that, and we quote accordingly — no upsell, no scare tactics, just honest options for the bath you actually have.
The housing stock works in your favor. Most Streamwood primary baths were framed reasonably square, walls are drywall, and there's almost always solid wood behind the tile for our clamps to bite into. That keeps install times short and prices fair. The most common job we run here is a frameless inline panel over a tub-to-shower conversion, finished in a single afternoon.
A short tour of the pockets we work in most often.
Late-90s subdivision with reasonable primary baths. Frameless walk-ins are the most common upgrade.
1980s split-levels with tight master baths. Bypass sliders and inline panels do the most.
Early 2000s with prepped framing. Easiest installs in town.
Mix of older ranches and townhomes. Bypass sliders are the everyday request.
1990s tract homes. Frameless 90-degree returns work well in the typical corner-shower layouts.
A sample of the kinds of installs we do locally.
The projects below are representative of the work we do in Streamwood. 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 homeowner on Brookside Drive had pulled an alcove tub and rebuilt the footprint as a 60″ curbed shower in subway tile. ⅜″ frameless inline panel, polished-chrome hardware, single header. On-site install in about three hours.
A second-floor bath off Park Boulevard still had the original framed slider from 1989 — bent track, foggy glass, scratched vinyl. Replaced with a frameless ⅜″ bypass slider in brushed nickel. One visit, no demo.
A 2003 build off Park Avenue had a corner shower the builder had glazed in semi-frameless. Owner had upgraded the tile to large-format porcelain and wanted nothing framed. ⅜″ frameless corner return, matte-black hardware.
Bypass sliders are still the volume product — fast, affordable, dramatic improvement over a curtain or old framed door. Frameless walk-ins are the upgrade most owners go for when they're remodeling anyway. Brushed nickel and matte black remain the everyday finishes; brushed gold is the request when homeowners want something that feels more designed.
If you're not sure whether frameless is worth the upcharge over semi-frameless, our comparison guide walks through the math.
If we have the size in stock, often within the week. Custom sizes are 2-3 weeks from measure.
We custom-cut to your actual opening. Standard widths are 56-60 inches; we handle anything from 28 to 72 inches.
Yes — most of our Streamwood installs are over existing tile. We measure to the finished surface and anchor through tile with masonry-rated bits.
Most Streamwood bypass installs run $1,200-$1,800 complete, including removal and disposal of the old door.
We can usually be at your door within the week.