Thursday, July 18, 2013

Shower glass panel - choosing local

A while back I spoke about our glass panel options for the walk-in shower. 
After a lot of weighing things over and over in terms of budget vs. looks vs. practicality, we decided to go with our original plan and ordered a custom glass panel. Call me “old school”, but  the idea of ordering something this big and fragile online made me cringe. The fact that there was no “real” store to go to in case we run into any issues simply didn't agree with me.

So we decided to stick to local. In my pursuit of a good glass shop around the city I came across “Mirror Works”. They handled my request with professionalism and enthusiasm. After the measurements took place, we were suggested to extend the panel to the full height (instead of our original 80-inches plan) of the ceiling to be safe and for the look to be more solid. Now that we see it up, we are super happy we listened to the experts. On the installation day, the guys handled the glass with extra care and took their time carrying it through our very narrow entrance and staircase (and the hallway for that matter). The whole thing sits on three chrome brackets that are attached to the ceiling, the wall and the ledge of the shower. I'm super happy that the brackets match our chrome shower head, faucets and the chrome strip that we used for shower ledge and baseboards: The installation took less than an hour, but they made sure the panel was leveled and secured well:To be honest, I didn't expect the result to be so neat and simple. It's exactly how I envisioned it and I'm glad we went with this option.
I would highly recommend this shop if you have some glass ideas for your home that need realization. Having a positive experience like this made us think of other places we could apply glass to in our house. We know it won’t happen right away, but how about a glass staircase railing or backsplash in the kitchen?

Possibilities are endless, and now I know a great place to go to make those projects happen.

5 comments:

  1. Gorgeous! And thanks for the review of the service you received with Mirror Works. Noted! ~M

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    1. Thank you, thank you! We haven't used it yet (have to wait for the silicon to dry properly), but I can't wait to report back on their practicality. Fingers crossed it will pass!:) I also asked the guys if they install these "half panels" often. To my surprise, they told me that they do quite often since these are more affordable than full enclosures with doors.

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  2. Your shower looked clean and fresh with that glass panel! And it made the ambience more sophisticated. It was a nice idea to have only one side with the glass to save space. Good thinking! Anyway, I hope you share more of your home renovations with us. Cheers!

    Lillian Jenkins @ EnterpriseGlass

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