What does a shower screen cost in Sydney?
The five things that move the price, and how to get an accurate quote fast.
“How much for a shower screen?” is the question we get most, and the honest answer is that it depends on five things. Here they are, in the order they affect the price.
1. The style
Fully framed screens are the most affordable: 6mm toughened glass in an aluminium frame, forgiving of an out-of-square opening. Semi-frameless sits in the middle — a framed fixed panel with a frameless door. Frameless is the dearest: 10mm toughened glass, precision hinges and no frame to hide any variation in the tiling.
2. The size and shape of the opening
A standard alcove with one door is the cheapest configuration. Add a return panel, a walk-in fixed panel, a curved or angled corner, or a screen over a bath and both the glass and the labour go up.
3. The hardware finish
Our four standard colours — polished silver (chrome), matt silver, white and black — are standard-priced. Other finishes, such as brushed brass, are price on application, and lead times can be longer.
4. How square the bathroom is
Older bathrooms move. If the walls lean or the floor falls away, a frameless screen has to be cut to that shape, and the measure has to be exact. This is why we measure on site after tiling rather than quoting off a plan.
5. What has to come out first
Removing and disposing of an old screen takes time, and silicone left behind by someone else takes more. We include removal in our quotes so it is not a surprise line item.
How to get an accurate price quickly
- Photograph the whole bathroom, then the shower opening straight on.
- Measure the opening width and the height you want the screen to finish at.
- Tell us the style and the hardware finish you like.
Send those three things with a shower screen quote request and we will give you a price range the same business day, then confirm it with a free on-site measure.
Is a cheap screen worth it?
A framed screen installed properly will outlast a frameless screen installed badly. What matters more than the style is that the glass is toughened to AS/NZS 2208, the wall fixings go into something solid, and the silicone is done neatly and left to cure.