Bathtub & Tub Shower Doors in Warren
Trade the curtain for glass over your existing tub, with bypass panels that glide or a single hinged tub screen. Fortune measures your Warren tub, builds the glass in house, and installs it with our own crew.
Better Than a Curtain, Built for Your Tub
Most bathrooms in Warren still have a tub, and most of those tubs still have a curtain. A vinyl liner clings to your arm, it sheds water onto the floor, and it never quite looks clean no matter how new it is. Glass fixes all three. A tub door closes the opening properly, so the water stays in the tub, and it makes a standard alcove bath look finished instead of temporary. It goes over the tub you already have, so nobody is tearing out fixtures or touching tile. Pound for pound, it is one of the biggest visual upgrades you can make in a bathroom.
There are two ways to do it, and the right one depends on your tub and your room. Bypass panels are the classic tub setup. Two glass panels ride past each other on a track or a slim header, so nothing swings out into a tight Warren bathroom. A tub screen is the other option, a single hinged panel that covers part of the tub and leaves the rest open, which suits a bathroom where you also bathe kids or a dog. Fortune walks your bathroom, measures the tub deck and the walls above it, and helps you pick the setup that actually works in the space.
Bathtub & Tub Shower Doors, measured and built for Warren.
Goes Over Your Tub
The tub you have stays right where it is. We mount the glass to the walls and the tub deck, so there is no fixture swap and no tile work involved. Fortune is a glass company, and this is the cleanest way to modernize a Warren tub bath without opening up the room.
Bypass or Tub Screen
Two sliding panels cover the whole tub and keep the floor clear, which is why they are the standard in tight bathrooms. A hinged tub screen covers part of the opening and leaves easy access for bathing kids. We will show you both at the measure and help you choose.
Cut to Your Tub
No two tub openings are quite the same, especially in homes built decades ago. We measure the actual length of your tub, the height you want the glass to reach, and the walls on either side, then cut the panels to fit so the seams stay tight and the water stays inside.
Warren Is a Tub Town
Drive through Warren's neighborhoods and you will find block after block of postwar ranches, and inside most of them is a main bath built around a standard alcove tub. That tub is not going anywhere. Families still need it for kids, for soaking, and for resale. So the question is not how to get rid of it, it is how to make it look and work better. A glass tub door does that. It changes the whole feel of the room without changing the room itself, and it keeps the water off your floor.
Tub doors take a little care in Metro Detroit, because hard water and soap like to collect where the panels meet the track. Quality rollers and hardware make that easier, a quick wipe after showers makes it easier still, and an easy-clean coating on the glass helps it shed water instead of holding spots. Fortune measures, fabricates, and installs every tub enclosure with the same family crew, working out of the Sterling Heights showroom at 42624 Van Dyke Ave, a short drive up Van Dyke from Warren. No subcontracted glass, ever.
- Fits your existing bathtub
- Bypass panels or tub screen
- No tile or fixture work
- Tempered safety glass
- A full range of finishes
- Measured and installed in house
Common questions.
Do you put glass doors on bathtubs in Warren?
Yes. Fortune installs glass doors over existing bathtubs throughout Warren, working from our Sterling Heights showroom at 42624 Van Dyke Ave, just up Van Dyke. We measure your tub in your home, fabricate the glass in house, and install with our own family crew. Call (586) 315-8900 or text (586) 800-9481 to book a free measure and quote.
Do I have to replace my bathtub to get glass doors?
No. The glass mounts to the tub deck and the walls above it, so your existing tub stays exactly where it is. We do not remove tubs, re-tile, or touch plumbing. Fortune measures, fabricates, and installs glass. If your tub and its surround are in sound shape, glass is all this job needs.
Bypass panels or a tub screen, which is better?
It depends on how you use the tub. Bypass panels cover the full opening and never swing into the room, which is ideal in a tight Warren bathroom. A hinged tub screen leaves half the tub open, which many parents prefer for bathing kids. We look at your space during the measure and give you a straight recommendation.
How do I keep the track clean with hard water?
Metro Detroit's hard water leaves minerals wherever water sits, and on a bypass tub door that is usually the bottom track. Start with quality hardware that wipes out easily, pass a cloth through the track now and then, and wipe the glass after showers. An easy-clean coating helps the glass shed water so fewer spots ever form.
How tall do the glass panels go over a tub?
That is one of the things we settle at the measure. The glass has to be tall enough to contain the spray from your shower head and low enough to look right in the room, and the walls above your tub set the limits. We measure the real opening in your Warren home and recommend a height that keeps water in without boxing the room in.
Retire the Shower Curtain for Good
See what glass does for your Warren tub. We measure free, with no pressure. Call (586) 315-8900 or text (586) 800-9481 and we will come take a look.