Shower Doors
Overview
A well-installed frameless shower disappears into the room and elevates it at the same time. Five Star Glass builds and installs hinged doors, sliders, splash guards and grid enclosures across New Jersey and the greater New York area.
Every panel is templated on site, every fitting hand-finished, every hinge set by a craftsman who has installed thousands of them. The result is a shower that looks effortless and lasts decades.
The why
Twenty years ago a glass shower meant a chrome track at the floor, a chrome track at the ceiling and four vertical posts that quietly aged your bathroom by a decade. Frameless construction did away with all of that. A single panel of tempered glass, half an inch thick, sits on a hand-set channel and pivots on two solid-brass hinges. There is nothing else in the way of the room.
The result is a bathroom that looks larger, lets in more light, and reads as a single calm space rather than a series of compartments. It is the simplest possible expression of a shower, and arguably the most beautiful.
Four styles, one standard
A single pivoting panel anchored to the wall or to a fixed inline glass. The cleanest possible profile, ideal for walk-in showers and tub conversions. We carry concealed-hinge and surface-mount hinge options in brass, brushed gold, polished chrome, matte black and oil-rubbed bronze.
Bypass sliders for tub enclosures and barn-style sliders for walk-in showers, mounted on hand-aligned tracks with silent gliders and anti-jump panels. A practical, narrower-footprint alternative when a swinging door would clash with a vanity.
Fixed glass panels mounted alongside freestanding tubs and wet-room showers to keep adjacent walls dry while preserving the room's openness. Available in clear, low-iron and fluted glass.
Architectural Crittall-inspired enclosures with welded steel grids, powder-coated in matte black, bronze or custom RAL colors. A perfect partner for transitional and industrial-leaning bathrooms.
The glass itself
Standard clear tempered glass is the most popular choice and the most affordable. Low-iron, sometimes called "ultra-clear", removes the faint green tint at the edges and is worth the upgrade for any glass that sits next to a white marble or a pale natural stone.
Fluted, reeded and frosted glass introduce privacy and texture without sacrificing light, and we keep a small library of decorative patterns from our European suppliers for clients who want something more expressive. We will walk you through samples in your home before anything is ordered.
Ready when you are
Send us photos and a few dimensions and we will come back with a free consultation, a fixed quote, and a clear timeline.
The hardware
We carry hardware from a short list of manufacturers we trust to last as long as the glass itself. Solid-brass hinges with concealed adjustment, silent gliders for sliders, header locks, anti-jump panels, reversible headers and integrated towel bars are all available, in finishes selected to coordinate with your faucets and lighting.
The hardware we install is rated for at least one million cycles, and is covered by both the manufacturer's warranty and our own workmanship guarantee. If anything ever needs an adjustment, you call one number and the same craftsman comes back to fix it.
Our process
01
We talk through your room, your hardware preferences and your timeline. Most consultations happen by phone, with photos.
02
A senior installer visits your home, laser-measures every surface and confirms hardware finishes and glass type with you in person.
03
Your glass is cut, tempered, polished and edge-finished to the exact templated dimensions. Lead times are typically two to three weeks.
04
Two craftsmen install in a single day, sealing every edge, leveling every hinge and leaving your bathroom cleaner than we found it.
Craftsmanship
Stone walls are rarely plumb and tile is rarely perfectly square. Our templating process accounts for every quarter-degree of variation in your enclosure so the glass arrives cut to fit, not cut to a standard.
Edges are polished to a soft chamfer that catches the light and is safe to brush against. Holes for hinges and handles are drilled before tempering, so the panel arrives ready to install and ready to last.
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Pricing
The cost of a custom shower door depends on the size of the opening, the thickness and type of glass, the hardware finish and the complexity of the install. Most residential projects in our area land between fifteen hundred and four thousand dollars, fully installed.
If you have a written quote from another reputable installer, bring it to us. We will beat it by ten percent without compromising on either the glass or the hardware. That promise has held for more than a decade.
FAQ
How long does the entire process take?
From the first measurement to the installed glass, plan for two to three weeks. The install itself is a single day for almost every residential project.
Do you handle the demolition of an old enclosure?
Yes. We remove and dispose of your existing shower door and any associated framing at no additional charge, as part of every install.
Is the glass safe for children?
All of our glass is tempered to ANSI Z97.1 standards. If it ever breaks, it crumbles into small, blunt pebbles rather than dangerous shards.
How do I clean a frameless shower?
A weekly wipe-down with a microfibre cloth and a vinegar-based glass cleaner is enough. We will leave you a care guide on install day.
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