When a bathroom doesn't have the floor space for a door to swing open, two panels that bypass on a slim top track solve it. That situation is common in Lodi's compact baths and wide tub alcoves. We measure the opening for free, cut the glass in our Industrial Rd shop and install it ourselves.
A bypass enclosure runs two glass panels past each other on a header track, so the door never leaves the footprint of the opening. Nothing swings into the vanity, nothing hits the toilet, and you keep the full floor. We build these in the same heavy tempered glass we use everywhere else, with the track and rollers finished to match your fixtures rather than left as a chunk of raw aluminum.
Wide openings are the other reason to go this way. A long tub alcove is too much span for a single hinged panel, but it splits neatly into two bypassing pieces. You can have the track in chrome, brushed nickel, matte black, oil-rubbed bronze or any of the fifteen finishes, add low-iron glass if you want it ultra-clear, and take the easy-clean coating so hard water has less to hold onto.
Housing here leans to capes, colonials and two-families on small lots, and the bathrooms came out of that era small. Often there's a tub against one wall, a vanity a step away, and no honest place for a hinged door to open. Bypass panels sidestep the whole problem. The opening stays exactly as wide as it was, and you get glass instead of a curtain without giving up an inch of standing room.
There's a practical upside to us being in the borough, too. If you want to see how the panels ride and how the track looks up close, the showroom is on Industrial Rd, minutes off Route 46 and easy to reach from anywhere in town. Bring a photo of your tub and we can tell you on the spot whether bypass or a hinged door is the better call for that wall.
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Come by the showroom at 80 Industrial Rd in Lodi, NJ 07644 and slide one yourself. Hours are Monday through Friday from 9 to 5 and Saturday from 9 to 4, and Saturday tends to be the easy one for people who work during the week. You'll see how the track sits, how the panels overlap and what each of the fifteen finishes looks like next to the glass. Call or text (201) 460-1313.
We don't quote a number without seeing the opening, and any company that does is guessing. The price follows glass thickness, how wide the opening is, whether you want standard clear or low-iron glass, and the hardware finish on the track and pulls. After a free measure you get a priced-out breakdown with nothing hidden in it. Monthly payment options are available if you'd rather spread it out.
The measure takes maybe half an hour. After that, fabrication runs about 1 to 2 weeks, since your panels and track are cut to the opening rather than pulled off a shelf. The crew usually finishes the install in a single visit. With the shop in town there's no shipping leg between fabrication and your bathroom, which takes a chunk of the waiting out of the middle.
The old ones did, because they ran in a deep bottom channel that collected everything. Modern bypass hardware uses a much slimmer track and the panels hang from above, so there's far less place for buildup to sit, and what does land wipes off easily. If spotting on the glass is your worry, we can add the protective easy-clean coating, which helps the surface shed water instead of holding it.
Almost always, yes. A single hinged panel that wide gets heavy, puts real strain on the hinges and needs a lot of clear floor to open. Two bypassing panels split the span, each one is a manageable weight, and nothing swings out at all. We'll confirm at the measure, since the tub height, the ceiling and where your fixtures land all factor into it.
Yes. A bypass set over a tub is one of the most common jobs we do, and it beats fighting a liner that sticks to you. The panels sit at the tub deck and run on a track above, so you keep the tub for baths and get real glass for showers. Bring measurements or a photo and we can confirm whether your tub deck will take the bottom track cleanly.
Send Jessica the width of your opening and a photo, and we'll set up a measure that costs you nothing.
Send Jessica the width of your opening and a photo, and we'll set up a measure that costs you nothing.
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