Wheeling has a wide range of housing — older single-family near downtown, townhomes and condos throughout, newer single-family subdivisions on the west end. We install glass into all of them, and the most common project type here is the bypass slider replacement on a tired framed door from the late '90s.
A meaningful portion of Wheeling housing is townhome and condo stock, and the standard configuration is an alcove tub with a framed sliding door. When those original doors hit 20-25 years old, they start to look tired — discolored frame, foggy glass, peeling vinyl. The fastest, highest-impact replacement is a frameless bypass slider.
We do plenty of full frameless walk-ins in the newer single-family stock too. But the volume product in Wheeling is bypass sliders, and we've installed hundreds of them. Most are done in a single 2-3 hour visit with no demo, no permit, and no follow-up needed.
A short tour of the pockets we work in most often.
Townhomes throughout. Bypass sliders are the standard.
Newer single-family. Frameless hinged doors and walk-ins.
Condo and townhome stock. Bypass sliders and pivot doors.
Older single-family with modest masters. Inline panels and tub-to-shower conversions.
Mix of newer construction. Frameless walk-ins after gut remodels.
A sample of the kinds of installs we do locally.
The projects below are representative of the work we do in Wheeling. 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 off Heather Lane had a tired 1998 framed slider — bent track, discolored vinyl. Frameless ⅜″ bypass in brushed nickel, single visit, three hours total.
A 2005 build off Lexington Drive had its master tub pulled and rebuilt as a 60″ curbed walk-in. ⅜″ frameless inline panel with polished-chrome hardware.
An older home near Dundee Road had a tight second-floor bath the owners had recently retiled. Single ⅜″ pivot panel anchored to wall, brushed-nickel hardware.
Bypass sliders are still the volume product here — they solve the tired-door problem for a reasonable budget. Frameless walk-ins are the upgrade most owners go for when they're remodeling anyway. Brushed nickel and polished chrome remain the everyday finishes; matte black is the choice when homeowners want something more current.
If you're weighing the upgrade to fully frameless, our comparison guide covers the trade-offs.
Yes — that's one of the most common Wheeling jobs. Single-visit install, typically $1,200-$1,800 complete.
Yes — old hardware and glass are removed and disposed of as part of the install.
We custom-cut to your actual opening. Standard alcove widths are 56-60 inches; we handle 48-72.
Often within the week for sliders. Custom frameless work is 2-3 weeks from measure.
We can usually be at your Wheeling door within the week.