Princess Anne Manor is a quiet pocket of west Etobicoke bounded by Islington Avenue along the east, the Humber River ravine along the west, and Eglinton Avenue West along the south. The interior threads along Princess Anne Crescent, Wimbleton Road, and Edgehill Road. The neighbourhood mixes 1950s-60s ranch and side-split builds with a steady cycle of larger rebuilds. Glass work here leans toward larger frameless showers, interior stair guards, and wide vanity mirrors, with every install carrying our 5-year workmanship warranty.
What Princess Anne Manor homes ask of glass
The Princess Anne Manor housing stock reads as 1950s-60s original brick ranches and side-splits on generous interior lots, with a 1990s-onward wave of tear-down rebuilds inserted across the neighbourhood. The original ensuites were small — often 4 to 6 square metres — and the most common project we are called for is the renovation of that footprint into a 10 to 14 square metre wet zone with a curbless shower and a freestanding tub. The rebuilds add a second project profile — 14 to 18 square metre wet zones with larger shower runs and double vanities.
Major corridors anchoring the neighbourhood include Islington Avenue along the east, Eglinton Avenue West along the south, and the Humber River ravine along the west. Inside the boundary, Princess Anne Crescent, Wimbleton Road, and Edgehill Road are the three interior streets most homeowners will reference. The Humber River ravine along the western edge gives a meaningful share of properties a rear-yard view down into the valley.
Frameless shower enclosures in Princess Anne Manor
The Princess Anne Manor primary ensuite shower zone is typically 1.5 to 1.8 metres long with a curbless entry. On the larger rebuilds the wet zone extends to 1.9 metres with a back bench and a corner niche. Frameless shower glass is most often a three-panel run with 10 mm tempered as the standard and 12 mm where a fixed panel exceeds 1.1 metres unsupported. Panel heights are 2.1 to 2.3 metres on renovations and 2.3 to 2.4 metres on the higher-ceiling rebuilds. Templating runs longer than on a new-build because the 1950s-60s walls are rarely true-square — out 5 to 9 mm over a 2.2 metre panel height is common. We template on-site after tile, mark every clip location, and confirm swing clearance against the freestanding tub or vanity face before we cut. Pricing for Princess Anne Manor shower enclosures sits in the mid-to-upper range, with the upper range applying when low-iron Starphire is specified.
Glass railings in Princess Anne Manor
Interior stair railings are the largest railing category. The original 1950s-60s wood-and-spindle systems are increasingly being replaced with frameless or top-railed glass. The open stair run is usually 3.5 to 5 metres with an upper-hall guard adding another 3 to 5 metres. We base-shoe anchor to the stair stringer and the floor system, and where the homeowner wants to keep the existing newel posts we coordinate the clip positions accordingly. Exterior rear-deck guards are a smaller category on the interior-lot homes — well-treed yards and standard residential wind load. On the properties backing onto the Humber River ravine along the western edge, the railing brief moves toward exposed-edge structural calcs and laminated glass on the most exposed runs. Pool-fence glass is an occasional sub-category on the rebuilds — tempered glass guard sections, base shoe anchored, with gate-side self-closing hardware coordinated with the pool sub.
Custom mirrors and partitions in Princess Anne Manor
Vanity mirrors in Princess Anne Manor ensuites are typically 2.0 to 2.6 metres on the double-vanity wall after renovation. We cut to the wall, polish all visible edges, and back-mount with adhesive and concealed clips. Sconce locations are cut into the mirror where the homeowner mounts the sconce through the glass.
Why a recent install in Princess Anne Manor matters
A recent install in Princess Anne Manor was a primary ensuite on a 1962 side-split that had been renovated rather than rebuilt. The original ensuite footprint had been extended by 1.4 metres into an adjacent closet, opening the wet zone to 2.0 metres. The fixed panel at 1.3 metres unsupported put us at 12 mm. The catch at template was the original masonry wall along the back of the wet zone — out 10 mm over the panel height because the brick had been furred and drywalled by an early renovator who took the easy line. We shimmed the clip mounting and re-cut the fixed-panel bottom edge with a 5 mm taper so the finished panel read vertically true. Heritage renovations aren’t easier than rebuilds; they’re differently complicated.
Have a project in Princess Anne Manor?
We do free in-home consults across the GTA. Call 416-897-0767 or message [email protected].
Areas we also serve nearby
- Humber Valley Village — adjacent south
- Princess Margaret — south across Eglinton
- Edenbridge — adjacent east
- Thorncrest Village — west across Islington
- The Kingsway — south-east
- Etobicoke pillar
- Frameless shower enclosures
- Glass railings
FAQs about glass work in Princess Anne Manor
Do you serve Princess Anne Manor?
Yes. Princess Anne Manor sits inside our core Etobicoke service area. We’ve worked across the neighbourhood from Islington Avenue west toward the Humber River ravine, and from Eglinton Avenue West north into the interior streets.
How long does a frameless shower take in a Princess Anne Manor renovation?
About two to three weeks from template to install. Template runs 45 to 60 minutes because the 1950s-60s walls require careful capture. Fabrication is 10 to 14 business days, and install is a half- to full day on a three-panel run.
What glass thickness do you recommend for a Princess Anne Manor ensuite?
10 mm tempered as the standard. 12 mm where any fixed panel exceeds 1.1 metres unsupported. Starphire low-iron is the optional upgrade where the tile or stone justifies the cleaner read.
Do you handle ravine-edge railings on properties backing onto the Humber?
Yes. The west-edge properties get exposed-edge structural calcs and a base shoe system. We spec laminated glass on the sections most exposed to wind off the ravine.