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Mr-Glass Construction in San Mateo, CA | San Bruno Construction
We’re San Bruno Construction, an independent General Contractor in San Mateo that installs and services Mr-Glass shower enclosures and door systems across the county. The one thing that makes our Mr-Glass work here different: we account for the marine air, the small post-war bathrooms, and the design-review realities that shape how glass enclosures actually perform on the Peninsula. If your Mr-Glass door drags, leaks, or shows corrosion at the hinges, call (866) 472-1908 and we’ll assess it honestly. We’re not a manufacturer-authorized program, and we won’t pretend otherwise.
Why San Mateo Residents Choose Us for Mr-Glass Service
We’ve run Mr-Glass installations in enough San Mateo bathrooms — including our Belmont Mr-Glass service area — to know these enclosures don’t age the way a showroom brochure suggests. The frameless sliders and Neo-Angle corners that look perfect on day one meet fog, salt air, and forty-year-old framing on day two. Noel Carvalho, who owns San Bruno Construction, grew up off El Camino Real in San Bruno and trained in construction technology at Skyline College. He’s spent two decades reading the load paths and wall conditions behind bathroom enclosures, not just the glass itself. That matters when your Mr-Glass pivot is pulling out of a stud wall that’s been quietly absorbing moisture since the Eisenhower administration.
We take care of Mr-Glass sales & service with OEM-compatible rollers, pivots, sweeps, and seals. We reseal and re-hang a sound enclosure before we recommend replacement. When a door drags or a sweep fails, we’d rather fix the glide profile than sell you glass you don’t need.
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Common Mr-Glass Construction Problems We Solve in San Mateo
- Dragging or hopping frameless sliders on fog-belt bathrooms. The humid coastal air drives hard-water film into the roller tracks of Mr-Glass barn-door style sliders. Within a few years the door starts to bind. We replace the OEM rollers and clean the track profile so the glide matches the original build.
- Pitted and flaking hinge hardware from marine salt air. San Mateo’s coastal influence corrodes chrome and brushed-nickel hinges faster than inland towns. We see pitting at the pivot points on Neo-Angle enclosures regularly, and we swap in corrosion-resistant hardware that holds up better here.
- Moisture wicking behind improperly set wall jambs. Tight 1940s and 1950s bathrooms often have wall framing that isn’t square or dry. If the jamb wasn’t set correctly, fog-season condensation seeps behind the glass and rots the stud wall. We open it up, replace the framing and backer, and reset the enclosure on a cured, plumb surface.
- Worn bottom rollers and degraded sweeps on old bi-pass tub doors. Homeowners mistake a failed sweep for a full replacement need all the time. The vinyl sweep cracks, water leaks onto the sill, and the door looks worse than it is. A new sweep and proper roller adjustment usually solves it.
- Custom glass for converted garages and first-floor additions. San Mateo’s design review pushes many remodels into garage conversions, and those slab walls were never plumbed for a wet room. A stock enclosure kit won’t fit. We cut Mr-Glass panels to the actual wall dimensions and detail for moisture before the glass goes up.
Mr-Glass Service in San Mateo: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Here’s the thing most enclosure companies won’t tell you about San Mateo: the city’s design review caps second-story massing and floor-area ratio on the small post-war lots. That’s why so many Highlands remodeling jobs push bathroom space into first-floor additions and converted garages rather than up. And a converted-garage shower needs a custom-cut Mr-Glass panel sized to a slab wall that was never plumbed for a wet room. The concrete isn’t square. The framing is whatever the original builder left in 1962. A stock enclosure kit with fixed panel dimensions will leave gaps that leak, bind, or pull anchors loose within a year. We measure the actual wall, cut the glass to fit, and waterproof the substrate before the first panel is set. Good construction doesn’t announce itself – it just works, year after year.
Mr-Glass Models & Products We Service in San Mateo
We work on the full Mr-Glass lineup: frameless sliding shower doors with barn-door style glides, Neo-Angle frameless corner enclosures, semi-frameless bi-pass tub and shower doors, and fixed glass panels with custom-cut heavy-duty doors. We keep OEM Mr-Glass rollers, pivots, sweeps, and seals stocked so a dragging door in San Mateo doesn’t wait on a parts order. When an OEM part is discontinued, we use quality aftermarket hardware only if the dimensions match the original glide profile. Our service area covers San Mateo service area including the Highlands, Baywood, Parkside, and the neighborhoods off El Camino Real.
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What you’ll pay depends on the condition of the wall behind the glass, which enclosure you have, and whether you’re repairing or converting. Here are the ranges we quote for San Mateo jobs:
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Shower Replacement | $3,000 – $8,500 |
| Full Bathroom Remodeling | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
A tub-to-shower conversion in a 1950s ranch will often hit the higher end because the drain line, wall framing, and waterproofing all need rework once the tub comes out. A simple roller and sweep replacement on an existing Mr-Glass slider lands at the low end. Call (866) 472-1908 for a free, itemized estimate. We’ll walk the bathroom, check the wall condition, and tell you what the enclosure actually needs, not what’s easiest to sell.
Serving San Mateo, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Mateo area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – Mr-Glass Construction in San Mateo
Yes, and most of the time that’s the right call. We stock OEM Mr-Glass rollers and sweeps, so a dragging door gets the exact glide profile it was built around. If the glass is sound and the wall framing is dry, there’s no reason to replace the enclosure. Call (866) 472-1908 and we’ll assess it.
It does. Salt-laden coastal air corrodes chrome and brushed-nickel finishes faster than inland conditions, and we see pitting at the pivot points on Mr-Glass enclosures throughout San Mateo and in our Foster City Mr-Glass service area. That’s why we recommend corrosion-resistant hardware for homes closer to the bay and the fog line. Call (866) 472-1908 for an exact assessment.
Yes, but it won’t come from a stock kit. The slab wall in a converted garage is almost never square or plumb, so the glass must be custom-cut to the actual wall dimensions, and the substrate needs waterproofing before the panel is set. We’ve done this work throughout San Mateo’s design-review-driven remodels and our Mr-Glass repair in Hillsborough. Call (866) 472-1908 and we’ll measure it.
If the enclosure replacement is part of a larger remodel that moves plumbing, drain lines, or wall framing, yes. San Mateo pulls permits through the city’s building department, and a shower enclosure alone generally doesn’t require one, but the waterproofing and framing behind it often sits within the permit scope. We’ll handle the permit path and tell you what’s required before work starts. Call (866) 472-1908 to discuss your project.
If the tub surround and valves are in good shape and you use the tub, repairing the bi-pass doors with new rollers and sweeps is the cheaper and simpler path. If the tub is rarely used and the surround is failing, a tub-to-shower conversion gives you a Mr-Glass walk-in that’s easier to maintain and worth more in San Mateo’s remodel-driven housing market. Call (866) 472-1908 for a free estimate.
Service Areas Near San Mateo
We run Mr-Glass service across the Peninsula from our base in San Bruno. That includes Mr-Glass service in Noe Valley, Mr-Glass service in Highlands-Baywood Park, South San Francisco, Millbrae, Burlingame, Brisbane, and Colma. If your shower enclosure is dragging or leaking, we’ll come out and look at it.
Book Your Mr-Glass Service in San Mateo Today
If your Mr-Glass enclosure is binding, leaking, or showing corrosion, call (866) 472-1908. We’ll schedule a walk-through, assess the wall and the hardware, and give you a free estimate. Same-week service is available for most San Mateo repair calls.
Written by Noel Carvalho, Owner at San Bruno Construction, serving San Mateo and the Peninsula since 2003.