Busy Haulin' Glass: A Quick Update.

Hello Clients, Contractors, and Citizens!

We have been very busy as of our last blog post. I wanted to welcome everyone to our site and to us as a business. As you may have seen, we have been in the glass game for over 85 years and haven't slowed down since! That being said I, Alex, have been unable to post consistently like I used to. Please be patient as I work on new posts that include past jobs, ongoing projects, and general info. If you have any questions regarding the site, the work we do, or just some general info, please call or email us. Despite the lack of content on the blog, we are a wealth of knowledge in our field and we want you to not only benefit from said knowledge but to also receive the best in glass products and customer service.

Thank you, from the myself and the rest of our fantastic staff. 

Curve your enthusiasm with bent glass.

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Bent glass railing in Hillsborough. Also pictured is resident photographer amateur Marcos Canizales. 

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Bent stair glass meeting floor railings attached to custom posts made in house. 

It should be no surprise to anyone reading this that we provide this custom, elegant, and stunning option to our glass. Bent glass is another service we provide on top of our overflowing pile of "things we do and excel at".

Having bent glass in the home is a great way of showing off your unique style and a truly original look to railings, frame-less showers, wine rooms, or whatever else you want! The options are limitless. We can add any hole, notch, or cut into the glass to best accommodate any situation to try and give you the tightest fit possible. 

Bent glass cannot be less than 3/8" thick, but it can be laminated and tempered. 

As always, please feel free to look at our work, our other products, or contact us!

Protecting Your Glass! Cleaning methods, Diamond Seal, and Showerguard.

Often we are asked how we keep glass as clean as we do and how do customers keep it clean. There is no industry secret or complicated methods, but just simple maintenance and a single spray.

We often see dirty glass, silicone, and tile. Mold, soap scum, and water stains are fairly common and most people don't know how to prevent it! We suggest you do the following, whether you have a frame-less or semi-framed unit:

• Wipe off the glass after every shower with a squeegee or microfiber cloth.
• Make sure there is no standing water on the unit or silicone.
• Purchase Diamond Seal or Showerguard if it is a new unit or a very clean existing unit.

We sell an industry standard cleaning spray called Hi-Sheen. We use it to clean all of our glass products and other glass surfaces. It can be used as needed with a micro fiber cloth. in conjunction with that, we always recommend a water repellent product such as Diamond Seal or Showerguard.

Diamond Seal is a liquid polymer coating we apply onto the glass which helps water bead off of the glass. It seals the pores of the glass so contaminants cannot enter the pores. It does require minor maintenance depending on use. We provide all customers with a kit that includes reactivation liquid, water stain remover, glass cleaner, sponge, and micro fiber wipe. We also provide Showerguard glass. It does the same thing, however, instead of a liquid film, the formula is baked into the glass. 

For glass that has already been stained, we also sell "Gamma Cream", which is a rough fluid meant to try and remove water stains that have not had time to settle into the glass. 

All of our cleaning fluids and sprays can be purchased in the office or shipped to your location.

If you follow these methods and recommendations, your glass will look like new years down the line! 

As always, please feel free to look at our work, our other products, or contact us!

preparation is crucial

Whenever we do a job, we do all that we can to ensure the unit goes in the first time. It requires a lot of preparation and the proper set up to make that happen. I was fortunate to receive this job from Bay Marin Construction that required me to use my creative skills and knowledge to make sure a relatively simple Regency 90 degree unit with saloon doors fit in very unique tile. 

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The first image shows the tile is actually two parts: The main piece and a rectangular one in the center. The contractor and I had managed to come up with pushing the center one flush with the raised portion of the tile to make sure the glass had no gaps against the wall.  

After all was said and done, there was a rush to get this unit in. Luckily Alicia, our head of scheduling and miracle worker, made sure to get this unit in as soon as possible. The home owner had a large house warming party and our shower had to be in. Thanks to the proper preparation, attention to detail, and the extra mile, Junior & Sergio installed this unit without flaw.

In the end, it came out beautiful. Utilizing 3/8" and 1/2" Starphire glass, the unit ties everything together and shows off the unique tile. 

As always, please feel free to look at our work, our other products, or contact us!

A beautiful job in sonoma

A picture may say a thousand words but a video such as this leaves people speechless.  We did work in this beautiful home and this video showcases our scope. We did multiple frame-less Regency enclosures as well as large 1/4" mirrors. As shown in the main photo gallery on our website, we install our products in many large homes such as this; however, the quality pictured here echoes throughout all of our work, no matter the job size. Below are the stills of the video which depict our work!

Thank you to Eames Construction for the opportunity to work on such a beautiful home!

If you like what you see here, please call, email, or stop by our shop and request a free estimate!