A steam shower only works if the steam stays put. That means glass to the ceiling, a transom panel above the door and a sealed edge everywhere the enclosure meets tile. We build steam enclosures for Midland Park homes and template every one ourselves. Start with a free in-home measure.
A standard enclosure is built to let air move: a gap at the top, a little clearance at the hinge, water goes down and steam goes out. A steam enclosure does the opposite. The glass runs floor to ceiling, a fixed transom closes the space above the door, and the header, jambs and every panel joint get sealed so vapor cannot slip out into the rest of the bathroom.
Many transoms are hinged or set to vent, so you can crack the top open after a session and let the room dry out. That detail matters as much as the seal does. The measure is fussier too: we need the ceiling height at several points, the tile thickness and the exact door position, because a steam enclosure has no slack in it anywhere. Heavy tempered glass, hardware in the finish you choose.
A steam shower is almost always part of a bigger primary-bath renovation, and Midland Park has no shortage of homes ready for one: colonials, capes and split-levels from decades back, now getting their first serious update. The catch in a house that age is that the ceiling is rarely dead level, and steam glass has to meet it tightly along its entire length.
So we template it rather than trusting a tape measure and a drawing. We take the height in several spots, check the walls for lean and cut the transom and panels to the room as it really sits. One thing worth saying plainly: we do the glass. Your contractor handles the steam unit, the tile and the plumbing, and we coordinate so the enclosure lands after the wet work is finished.
Browse sealed steam enclosures and transom details from projects near Midland Park and neighboring Bergen County towns.
More custom glass in Midland Park: frameless shower doors, sliding & bypass shower doors, semi-frameless shower doors, shower door replacement, custom mirrors, custom glass shower enclosures, bathtub shower doors, glass railings, commercial glass. See everything on our Midland Park, NJ page. Steam Shower Enclosures nearby: Lodi. Learn more about our steam shower enclosures statewide, or read the Shower glass thickness: 3/8″ vs 1/2″ and The ultimate guide to custom shower doors guides.
You do, and that is deliberate. The showroom is at 108 Greenwood Ave, Midland Park, NJ 07432, and we run it by appointment so someone is there to walk you through it instead of leaving you to browse alone. Call or text (201) 507-5918 to pick a time. It is the right place to see how a transom sits above a door before you commit to anything.
We will not throw a number at you over the phone, because steam pricing moves with glass thickness, the height of the run to the ceiling, the transom, the size of each panel, the hardware finish and the glass type you pick. After a free in-home measure you get a itemized number in writing. Monthly payment options are available if you would rather spread it out.
Plan on roughly one to two weeks in our Lodi shop after the measure, the same as our other custom work, then a single install visit in most cases. The part that sets the schedule is your renovation, not us: the tile and the steam unit need to be finished before we can template accurately, so we usually measure once the wet work is complete.
If you want the steam to work, yes. Without a panel closing that gap the vapor climbs straight out the top and the shower never holds temperature. The transom is a fixed or venting piece of tempered glass sitting between the door head and the ceiling. Venting versions let you open the top afterward so the enclosure dries out instead of staying damp all day.
That is mostly a templating question. We map the ceiling and the walls first, then cut the glass so the gaps are tight enough for the seals to actually do their job, and we detail every jamb and joint. Where an older wall leans, we account for it in the panel rather than forcing the glass flat against it. Sloppy measuring is what makes steam enclosures leak.
Usually. Plenty of older bathrooms have modest ceiling height, which is fine: we simply build the glass shorter and keep the transom in proportion so it still looks intentional. What we check is whether the ceiling holds a consistent height across the enclosure and whether the door still has clean swing room. Anything that will not work, we flag before you order glass.
Send Jessica the ceiling height and a photo of the shower, and we will get a free in-home measure on the calendar.
Send Jessica the ceiling height and a photo of the shower, and we will get a free in-home measure on the calendar.
Text Jessica directly and she'll get right back to you. To speed things up, include:
