The Cricket Club neighbourhood, also known as Armour Heights, is the premium north Toronto pocket west of Yonge along Wilson Avenue, anchored by the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club. The housing reads as a mix of 1950s-1970s estate originals on deep lots with a substantial current cycle of major additions and tear-down rebuilds. We install frameless shower enclosures, glass railings, and custom mirrors across the area, every job backed by our 5-year workmanship warranty.
What Cricket Club homes ask of glass
The Cricket Club and Armour Heights housing stock is the premium end of north Toronto west of Yonge — typically 3,200 to 5,500 sq ft on lots of 60 to 100 feet wide, two storeys with a finished basement, original primary baths of 7 to 11 square metres. The current cycle is dominated by tear-down rebuilds and substantial additions pushing into 5,500 to 8,500 sq ft custom configurations.
Major streets anchoring the neighbourhood include Avenue Road on the east, Wilson Avenue threading east-west through the middle, and Wilson Heights on the west. The Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club is the civic and cultural anchor on Wilson Avenue, and Armour Heights Park provides the public green-space. The neighbourhood threads alongside Highway 401 on the north, which defines the boundary. The glass work pattern reflects the scale — gut renovations and rebuilds get the full glass suite at upper-range and premium spec.
Frameless shower enclosures in the Cricket Club
The Cricket Club primary ensuite on a tear-down rebuild is 14 to 22 square metres with a defined shower zone of 1.8 to 2.2 metres on the long axis, often with a freestanding tub on the opposite wall 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 standard for fixed panels over 1.1 metres unsupported. Panel heights are 2.3 to 2.5 metres — rebuild ceilings are tall.
On a renovation of an original 1960s estate, the ensuite is 10 to 14 square metres with a 1.4 to 1.8 metre shower zone, 10 mm to 12 mm tempered depending on panel widths. Pricing for Cricket Club shower enclosures sits in the upper-range and premium residential band, with Starphire low-iron as the steady upgrade.
Glass railings in the Cricket Club
Interior stair railings on the rebuild stock are a substantial category. Open stair runs of 5 to 7 metres with upper-hall guards adding 4 to 6 metres, base-shoe anchored to the new stringer and sub-floor system. Engineering review applies on the longest unsupported spans.
Exterior rear-deck, pool-deck, and front-entry guards are a meaningful secondary category. The deep estate lots support extensive rear-yard glass guard work — pool decks and second-storey rear terraces are common. Runs of 10 to 20 metres of 12 mm tempered with base-shoe and top-cap detail. Standard residential wind load applies on the sheltered rear-yard installs.
Custom mirrors in the Cricket Club
Vanity mirrors in Cricket Club ensuites are wide on the rebuilds — 2.4 to 3.0 metres of continuous mirror across a double-vanity wall. We cut to the wall, polish all edges, and back-mount with adhesive and concealed clips. Concealed LED perimeter strips are standard on the rebuild ensuites. Dressing-room and gym mirror walls are a regular secondary category.
Why a recent install in the Cricket Club matters
A recent install in the Cricket Club was on a 2024-completed rebuild near the Toronto Cricket Club on Wilson Avenue. The primary ensuite was 18 square metres with a 2.0-metre curbless shower on the back wall, a freestanding tub on the side, and a 12 mm low-iron Starphire fixed panel of 1.8 metres separating them. The challenge was the bench inside the wet zone — the bench had been built into the wall with a tile waterfall edge that projected 30 mm from the wall plane. The fixed panel needed to land flush against the wall above the bench and notch around the bench projection below. We cut a 35 mm relief into the panel at bench height with a polished edge profile, and the panel reads as a single clean run from outside the wet zone. The bench notch reads as an intentional design detail.
Have a project in the Cricket Club?
We do free in-home consults across the GTA. Call 416-897-0767 or message [email protected].
Areas we also serve nearby
- Lawrence Manor — adjacent south
- York Mills — east toward Bayview
- Lawrence Park — east premium neighbour
- St. Andrew-Windfields — east pocket
- Bayview Village — east hub
- Toronto city pillar
- Frameless shower enclosures
- Glass railings
FAQs about glass work in the Cricket Club
Do you serve the Cricket Club and Armour Heights?
Yes. The Cricket Club and Armour Heights area sits inside our core Toronto North service area. We work across the neighbourhood from Avenue Road west to Wilson Heights, and along the Wilson Avenue corridor.
How long does a frameless shower take in a Cricket Club rebuild?
About three to four weeks from template to install on a premium-spec rebuild ensuite. Fabrication is 10 to 14 business days, install a half-day to a full day depending on panel count and custom notch complexity.
What glass thickness do you recommend for a Cricket Club rebuild ensuite?
12 mm tempered is the rebuild standard given the regular long unsupported fixed panels and taller ceilings. Starphire low-iron is the steady upgrade on premium-spec installs.
Can you cut a frameless panel around a built-in wet-zone bench?
Yes. The bench projection from the wall plane is typically 20 to 35 mm. We cut a matching relief into the panel at bench height with a polished edge profile, and the panel reads as a single clean run from outside the wet zone.