Custom shower doors in Berkley.
We measure, fabricate and install frameless, sliding and swing glass enclosures for Berkley homes. The same family, start to finish.
A real glass shop, close to home.
Berkley's tree-lined streets are full of older bungalows and updated baths, and most of them deserve better than a builder-grade enclosure. We build custom glass shower doors that fit your opening exactly, with no off-the-shelf compromises.
Our showroom sits a short drive away on Van Dyke Ave in Sterling Heights, so Berkley is easy ground for us. The same family that takes the measurements also fabricates the glass and installs it. Nothing gets handed off to a sub-contractor.
One full bath, built around the tub.
Berkley is a city of well-kept houses built across the 1920s through the 1950s, and the bathrooms inside them were sized for that era. Plenty of these homes still run on one full bathroom, so the same room handles the morning rush, the kids and the company. It is compact, it takes a beating every morning, and there is usually no second bath to fall back on while you think about changing it.
In most of those houses the shower is an alcove tub tucked between three walls, with a curtain doing all the work of keeping water off the floor. That opening is more capable than people assume. Most alcove tubs here will carry a glass enclosure as long as the tub ledge is sound and the walls give us something solid to anchor into, and that is one of the first things we check when we come out to measure.
Then there are the rooms that do not follow the rule. Layouts in these older houses can be genuinely unusual, with a shower set into a corner, a stall built on an angle, or walls sitting nowhere near square after decades of settling. Those are the openings a stock door and panel will never sit right in, and they are also the ones that change the most once the curtain is gone and light from the window can carry across the whole room.
- Well-kept houses built across the 1920s through the 1950s
- One full bathroom carrying the entire household
- An alcove tub between three walls, with a curtain doing the sealing
- Stalls tucked into corners or set on an angle
- Settled walls that no longer finish plumb around the opening
Three ways to enclose your shower.
Frameless
3/8" tempered glass with minimal hardware, the clean, open look that makes a Berkley bath feel bigger and brighter.
Sliding (barn-style)
Smooth top-mounted rollers on a single track. A space-saving fit for tubs and tighter alcoves common in older homes.
Swing / hinged
A solid hinged glass door that opens wide and seals clean. Pictured here in brushed nickel for a soft, warm finish.
Berkley at a glance.
Measured, built and installed by us.
Every Berkley project starts with a free, no-pressure quote. We come out, take precise measurements of your real opening, and walk you through glass and hardware options in plain language.
- Free in-home measure & quote
- Glass: clear, low-iron, frosted or rain
- Finishes: black, gold, chrome, nickel
- All 3/8" tempered glass
- Fabricated in-house
- Installed by the same family
Three walls and a tub decide most of it.
Start with the tub, because in Berkley that is usually the whole question. In a narrow bath, a door that swings out has nowhere to go, so sliding shower doors in Berkley are the space-smart answer across an alcove opening, and where the tub is the shower, bathtub shower doors are the entire project.
The walls decide the rest. In a bungalow bath that has settled, framed shower doors in Berkley are often the smarter call rather than the consolation prize, because the framing carries a wall that no longer runs true, and plenty of homeowners would rather aim the budget at better tile or the fixture they actually wanted. Semi-frameless shower doors sit in the middle when you want a cleaner line without going all the way, and where the walls and the ledge cooperate, frameless shower doors let your eye reach the back tile so a compact Berkley bath reads noticeably larger.
For the rooms that will not take a standard door and panel, custom glass shower enclosures are the honest answer, whether that means a corner, a neo-angle, an inline door and panel, or an open walk-in built to the true shape of the room. Where there is clear swing room in front of the opening, hinged shower doors open wide and seal clean. If the unit in there now is dated and you already know what belongs in its place, start at shower door replacement.
Water finds the low corner first.
In a house that has been settling for decades, the opening around a tub is rarely level end to end, and a stock enclosure never quite sat right in it. The gap opens up on one side, water works past the sweep, and the low corner is where it shows first, as a soft spot at the base of the wall or a stain on the floor that keeps coming back. Add mineral haze on the glass, a bottom track packed with crust, and rollers that drag instead of glide, and cleaning the thing stops feeling worth the effort.
What that means for the replacement is straightforward. We measure the real opening instead of a nominal one, confirm the tub ledge is sound and that the walls give us something solid to anchor into, and build the glass to those numbers. The old enclosure comes out and leaves with us. The new one goes into the opening you already have, so the tile and the plumbing stay put, and it is left sealed and square with the details lined up the way they should be. Tile, plumbing and waterproofing work belongs to other trades, and we will say so plainly if the wall behind the glass needs their attention first.
Berkley is regular ground in Oakland County.
Berkley is a short drive from the shop, and it is ground our crew covers regularly, so a job here is routine work for us rather than a special trip. It starts with a free in-home measure at your Berkley house and a quote with no pressure attached, and the same family that takes those numbers cuts the glass and hangs it. Nothing is handed to a subcontractor, and the old enclosure goes out with us.
If you would rather put your hands on framing profiles, hardware and glass before you decide, the showroom is at 42624 Van Dyke Ave in Sterling Heights, open Monday through Friday from 9 to 5 and Saturday from 10 to 2. Call (586) 315-8900, text a photo of your opening to (586) 800-9481, or email [email protected].
Around Berkley.
Berkley sits inside our regular Oakland County run, and the neighboring cities are covered the same way, with the same crew and the same free measure. That includes Royal Oak, Clawson, Southfield and Birmingham.
Everything runs out of one showroom, which is the point: the same family measures in Berkley, fabricates the glass in our own shop and installs it, whichever city the job is in. The full list of communities we cover is on the service area page, and if you do not see yours, call the showroom and ask.
Common questions.
Do you install shower doors in Berkley, MI?
Yes. Berkley is well within our service area. Our showroom is on Van Dyke Ave in Sterling Heights, and we regularly measure, build and install across Macomb and Oakland County.
Will custom glass really fit my older Berkley bathroom?
That's exactly why we measure in person. Older homes rarely have perfectly square openings, so we cut and fabricate each enclosure to your real dimensions instead of forcing a stock door to fit.
What does a quote cost?
Quotes are free and no-pressure. We'll come to your Berkley home, take measurements, and show you glass and hardware options. Call (586) 315-8900 to set it up.
What kind of glass and finishes can I choose?
All of our enclosures use 3/8" tempered glass: clear, low-iron ultra-clear, satin frosted, or rain-textured. Hardware comes in matte black, brushed gold, polished chrome and brushed nickel.
Will my alcove tub take a glass enclosure?
Most of them will. The two things we look at are the tub ledge and the walls. The ledge has to be sound, and the walls have to give us something solid to anchor into. Both get checked at the free in-home measure, before anything is ordered or built.
Our bathroom walls are not plumb. Does that rule glass out?
No. Older Berkley houses have been settling a long time and very few shower openings finish plumb. We measure what is actually there and build to those numbers, then talk through which style suits a wall that runs off, since framed and semi-frameless handle that condition easily.
Can you enclose a shower that sits in a corner or on an angle?
Yes. Corners, neo-angles, an inline door and panel, or an open walk-in all get designed around the true shape of the room by our own family crew. If your Berkley bathroom will not take a standard door and panel, a custom enclosure is how the space gets closed in cleanly.
We only have one bathroom. What happens on install day?
The old enclosure comes out and leaves with us, and the new glass goes into the opening you already have, so the tile and the plumbing are not disturbed. It is left sealed and square. We walk you through what to expect at the measure so nothing about the day is a surprise.
Is a framed door a step down in an older Berkley bath?
Not in these houses. Where the walls have moved, framed is often the smarter answer rather than the consolation prize, because the frame carries the run of the wall. Plenty of homeowners here would rather put the difference toward better tile or the fixture they actually wanted.
Can I see the framing profiles before I commit to anything?
Yes, and it is worth the drive over. The showroom on Van Dyke Ave in Sterling Heights keeps profiles, hardware and glass out where you can handle them, Monday through Friday from 9 to 5 and Saturday from 10 to 2. Bring photos and rough dimensions of your opening.
Get your free Berkley quote.
Call (586) 315-8900 and we'll measure your opening and walk you through every glass and hardware option.