A steam enclosure has one job a normal shower door never has: keep the steam in. That means glass to the ceiling, a fixed transom panel above the door and every edge sealed on purpose. We build and install them for Ridgewood primary suites, and we start by measuring the room at no charge.
A standard enclosure is built to let air move. A steam enclosure has to stop it. The glass runs all the way to the ceiling instead of ending at seven feet, a fixed transom panel closes the gap above the door, and the door is fitted with full-length seals and sweeps so vapor is not bleeding into the room while you are sitting in it. What you get is a sealed box that stays warm.
The details are where these succeed or fail. Steam finds any gap, so panel seams, the header joint and the whole perimeter get sealed, and the hardware has to be set for a door swinging in a hot, wet room every day. Most owners add a small vent in the transom they can crack open afterwards so the enclosure dries out. We work alongside whoever is setting your generator and tile, and the glass goes in last.
Steam almost never turns up in an untouched 1920s bathroom. It turns up when a Ridgewood family finally builds the primary suite the house never had: a rear addition, a reworked second floor, or an attic level opened up with a proper bath at the end of it. At that stage the ceiling height, the tile and the mechanicals are all still on paper, and that is the right moment to plan the glass.
Getting in early matters more here than on an ordinary shower door. Ceiling height decides whether the transom is a slim strip or a full panel. Framing and blocking decide where the hinges and header can anchor, and in a house that has been settling for a century that is worth knowing before tile goes on. We will talk it through with you and your contractor, then template once the finished walls are set.
See sealed full-height steam glass from primary suites near Ridgewood and across Bergen County.
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The nearest is our Midland Park showroom, 108 Greenwood Ave, Midland Park NJ 07432, only about five minutes from Ridgewood. It is open by appointment, so call or text (201) 507-5918 first and we will book you in. The main Lodi showroom at 80 Industrial Rd, (201) 460-1313, keeps regular hours Monday through Friday 9 to 5 and Saturday 9 to 4 and sits about twenty minutes away.
We quote it once we have seen the room. A steam enclosure uses more glass than a standard one, adds a transom and extra sealing work, and the price also moves with thickness, hardware finish and whether you want low-iron glass with no green tint. Ceiling height changes the number as well. You get an itemized quote after a free measure with no obligation, and monthly payment options are available.
Fabrication generally runs about one to two weeks after we template, and the install is usually a single visit. The bigger variable is your project. Steam glass fits a finished room, so we measure once tile and ceiling are done and nothing is moving again. If you are mid renovation, tell us the schedule early and we will slot the measure so the glass is not what holds everything up.
You want the transom. A door tall enough to reach the ceiling would be heavy and awkward, so the standard build is a normal-height door with a fixed glass panel sealed in above it. That closes the enclosure without turning the door into something you wrestle with every morning. A vent in the transom is a common addition, letting you open the top after a session so the space can dry.
That is exactly why the sealing detail matters in a house like this. A properly built enclosure holds vapor inside the glass rather than letting it roll out into a room with plaster walls and original woodwork. We seal the perimeter, the panel seams and the header, and fit the door with sweeps. Ventilation for the bathroom itself belongs to your contractor, and we are glad to coordinate with them.
The glass side, yes. If your contractor is rebuilding the shower as a steam room and handling the ceiling, tile and generator, we supply and install the sealed full-height enclosure and transom that make it hold steam. We do glass only, so the mechanical and tile work stays with your remodeler. Send us the plan or have us walk the space with you and we will price the glass.
Text Jessica your ceiling height and a plan or photo, and we will arrange a free measure.
Text Jessica your ceiling height and a plan or photo, and we will arrange a free measure.
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