One New Home, Multiple Glass Requirements: A Cumming, GA New-Construction Project
Choosing shower doors is a small part of the glass in a new home. In this Cumming, Georgia house, the openings called for different solutions from one bathroom to the next, and from the primary shower to the sauna door beside it. Apex Glass Industries completed multiple frameless glass shower enclosures and a separate sauna glass door for this new-construction home in Cumming, Georgia.
The video below follows Apex Glass Industries through the different glass applications completed for this new-construction home in Cumming, Georgia.
Different Bathrooms Call for Different Glass Solutions
The bathrooms in this home don't share a template. The enclosures differ in layout, in how the shower meets the floor, in whether a transom is included, and in hardware finish. Black hardware is used in some bathrooms and a gold-tone, brass-like finish in others, with clear tempered glass throughout.
Nothing was repeated just for the sake of uniformity. Each opening was addressed according to its own conditions, which is the main reason a new home with several bathrooms is a different job from a single shower replacement.
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Zero-Threshold and Standard-Threshold Shower Glass
The home includes both. A standard-threshold shower has a curb, and the glass sits against it. A zero-threshold shower has no raised curb, so the glass meets the finished floor directly. That changes what has to be measured. The floor, the drain, and the tile height at the opening all affect how the glass sits and how a door clears the surface.
In a new-construction bathroom, the opening is measured as built. That is why each shower here was measured on its own instead of being assumed to match the one before it.
The Primary Suite: Frameless Shower and Sauna Glass
The primary suite has two distinct glass applications. One is a large frameless shower. The other is a separate glass door for the sauna adjoining it.
They sit side by side but do different jobs. The shower is an enclosure, and the sauna door is the entry to a separate room. The point isn't that either one is a feat of engineering. Each opening was measured and fabricated for itself, and both were installed as part of the same suite.
Why One Glass Company Matters in New Construction
When a home has several bathrooms, each opening still gets its own measurement. What changes with one glass company is who carries the work from one opening to the next: measurement, planning and drafting where the layout calls for it, fabrication, installation, and accountability for how it all turns out.
Apex technicians installed the glass in this home. Hardware finishes could be kept deliberate across the house, black in some rooms and gold-tone in others, instead of being decided one door at a time. If something needs adjusting afterward, there is one team to call.
Same Community, Same Builder, Different Glass
This isn't the only new-construction home Apex has glazed in this Cumming community. Another home in the same community, from the same builder, called for a very different glass scope: a full-height glass partition, glass railings on a floating staircase, steam room glass, shower enclosures, and custom mirrors. That project has its own write-up, Large-Scale Architectural Glass Installation for a New Construction Home in Cumming.
Put the two homes side by side and the pattern is clear. Same community, same builder, and the glass needs still differ from house to house. These homes aren't cookie-cutter, and each opening gets its own measurement and its own solution. This home's scope was multiple showers and a sauna door. The other home's was a partition, railings, a steam room, showers, and mirrors.
Glass Requirements Beyond the Bathroom
This home included showers and a sauna door. It did not include glass railings, partitions, a wine cellar, or mirrors. Those are other scopes Apex provides for new-construction projects, listed here as examples and not as part of this house.
Apex Glass Industries provides frameless showers, glass railings, glass partitions, wine cellar glass, and other architectural glass for new-construction projects in Cumming and throughout Georgia.
For Builders, Designers, and Developers: Bring Apex In Early
On a new-construction project, the glass scope is easier to plan before the openings are finished. Apex can review:
Plans and openings
Shower layouts and door locations
Glass configurations and transom requirements
Threshold conditions
Hardware selections
Other places in the home where architectural glass could be used
Apex is not the architect, engineer, or general contractor. The role is to review the glass scope and help determine the right approach for each area.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can one glass company handle several different shower enclosures in a new home? Yes. In this Cumming home, Apex completed multiple frameless shower enclosures with different layouts, threshold conditions, transoms, and hardware finishes, with each opening measured and fabricated individually.
Do homes from the same builder in one community need the same glass? No. Two new-construction homes in the same Cumming community, from the same builder, had different glass scopes. One had multiple showers and a sauna door. The other had a partition, railings, steam room glass, showers, and mirrors.
What is the difference between a zero-threshold and a standard-threshold shower? A standard-threshold shower has a curb, and the glass sits against it. A zero-threshold shower has no raised curb, so the glass meets the finished floor directly.
Can a sauna have a glass door? Yes. In this project, Apex installed a separate glass door for the sauna adjoining the primary shower.
Do all the showers in a home need to use the same hardware finish? No. This home uses black hardware in some bathrooms and a gold-tone finish in others. The finish can be chosen to suit each room.
When should a builder involve the glass company in new construction? Early. Reviewing plans, openings, shower layouts, door locations, and threshold conditions before the openings are finished helps the glass scope be planned for each area.
Does Apex Glass Industries install frameless showers in Cumming, Georgia? Yes. Apex completed multiple frameless glass showers and a sauna glass door for a new-construction home in Cumming, and also completed other architectural glass for a separate Cumming home.
Planning Glass for a New-Construction Project?
Building a new home or managing a new-construction project in Georgia? Bring Apex in early. Our project managers can review the plans, identify the glass needed throughout the home, and help develop the right approach for each area.
Apex Glass Industries is licensed, insured, and warranty-backed, a BBB Accredited business, a National Glass Association member, a two-time Best of Georgia Glass Contractor (2024 and 2025), and Best of Houzz 2026.
Complimentary design consultations and estimates are available at our Design Center, online, or by phone or text.
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