Allenby is the midtown Toronto pocket west of Yonge between Eglinton Avenue West and the south edge of Chaplin Crescent, threading along Avenue Road and the Lascelles and Strathallan residential interior. The neighbourhood takes its name from Allenby Junior Public School and reads as 1920s-1940s brick on tree-lined residential blocks. We install frameless shower enclosures, glass railings, and custom mirrors across Allenby, every job backed by our 5-year workmanship warranty.
What Allenby homes ask of glass
The Allenby housing stock is dominated by 1920s-1940s brick detached and semi-detached homes — typically 2,000 to 3,400 sq ft on 30 to 40 foot lots, two and a half storeys with a finished basement. The current renovation cycle is steady — gut renovations on the larger detached homes and ensuite-plus-stair packages on the semis. The neighbourhood also sees a meaningful share of full tear-down rebuilds replacing original homes with new 4,000 to 5,500 sq ft custom builds on the same lots.
Major streets anchoring the neighbourhood include Avenue Road on the west, Eglinton Avenue West on the north, Lascelles Boulevard and Strathallan Boulevard on the residential interior. Allenby Junior Public School gives the neighbourhood its name and serves the family base. The glass work pattern reflects the renovation cycle — tear-down rebuilds get the full new-build glass suite, partial renovations get a single ensuite re-glass plus an interior stair, and original homes get smaller projects.
Frameless shower enclosures in Allenby
The Allenby primary ensuite on a tear-down rebuild is typically 12 to 16 square metres with a defined shower zone of 1.6 to 2.0 metres on the long axis, often with a freestanding tub and a back bench inside the wet zone. Frameless shower glass is a three- or four-panel run with custom notches, with 12 mm tempered as the rebuild standard for any fixed panel over 1.1 metres unsupported. Panel heights are 2.2 to 2.4 metres.
On a renovation of an original home, the ensuite is smaller — 8 to 12 square metres — and the spec drops to 10 mm tempered with a two-panel fixed-and-swing run at 2.1 to 2.3 metres tall. Pricing for Allenby shower enclosures spans the full residential band, with the upper range applying on rebuild ensuites and Starphire low-iron specifications.
Glass railings in Allenby
Interior stair railings are the second-largest category. Tear-down rebuilds get the full new-build stair guard package — usually 4 to 6 metres of open stair plus 4 to 5 metres of upper-hall guard, base-shoe anchored to the new stringer and sub-floor system. Renovations on the original homes replace wood-and-spindle balustrades with frameless or top-railed glass on a 3 to 5 metre run.
Exterior rear-deck guards are a steady secondary category. Allenby rear yards are well-treed and sheltered, so standard residential wind load applies. Typical runs are 6 to 10 metres of 10 mm tempered with a base-shoe detail.
Custom mirrors in Allenby
Vanity mirrors in Allenby ensuites are wide on the rebuilds — typically 2.2 to 2.8 metres of continuous mirror across a double-vanity wall. On the renovations of original homes, widths are smaller — 1.4 to 2.0 metres. We cut to the wall, polish all edges, and back-mount with adhesive and concealed clips. Concealed LED perimeter strips are common on the rebuilds.
Why a recent install in Allenby matters
A recent install in Allenby was a 2022-completed tear-down rebuild on Strathallan Boulevard. The primary ensuite was 14 square metres with a 1.8-metre curbless shower zone on the back wall, a freestanding tub on the opposite side, and a 12 mm fixed panel of 1.4 metres width separating them. The challenge was the linear drain in the curbless shower — the floor had been pitched at 1 per cent toward the drain over the full 1.8-metre run, which meant the fixed panel had to land on a sloped floor plane. We notched the bottom edge of the panel to follow the drainage slope, kept the top edge dead-level at 2.4 metres, and the panel reads horizontal from inside the room. The fall is invisible.
Have a project in Allenby?
We do free in-home consults across the GTA. Call 416-897-0767 or message [email protected].
Areas we also serve nearby
- Chaplin Estates — adjacent south along Avenue Road
- Yonge-Eglinton — east hub
- North Toronto — east on the Yonge corridor
- Forest Hill — west premium neighbour
- Lawrence Park — north toward Lawrence Avenue
- Toronto city pillar
- Frameless shower enclosures
- Glass railings
FAQs about glass work in Allenby
Do you serve Allenby?
Yes. Allenby sits inside our core Toronto Midtown service area. We work across the neighbourhood from Avenue Road east to the Yonge-Eglinton edge, and from Eglinton Avenue West south to Chaplin Crescent.
How long does a frameless shower take in an Allenby renovation?
About three weeks from template to install on a renovation, three to four weeks on a tear-down rebuild. Fabrication is 10 to 14 business days, install a half-day to a full day depending on panel count.
What glass thickness do you recommend for an Allenby ensuite?
10 mm tempered on standard runs. 12 mm on fixed panels above 1.1 metres unsupported, which is most rebuild ensuites in Allenby. Starphire low-iron is the regular upgrade for light marble or large-format porcelain.
Can you install a frameless panel on a curbless shower with a linear drain?
Yes. The floor pitch toward a linear drain runs at 0.5 to 1.5 per cent. We notch the bottom edge of the fixed panel to follow the drainage slope while keeping the top edge dead-level, so the panel reads horizontal from inside the room.