Inside the Shop: What We Make Ourselves and What We Order In
Most customers picture us going to a warehouse, grabbing pre-made glass off a shelf, and bringing it to a job. That’s not how this works. A real glass company makes a lot of what it installs. Here’s a quick tour
How to Get an Instant Glass Quote: Our DIY Cut-to-Size Pricing Tool
Sometimes you need a piece of glass, and you don’t want to play 20 questions to get a price. You know the dimensions. You know roughly what you want. You just want a number. For those situations, we built a
How Long Does a Shower Glass Install Actually Take? A Real Timeline
When you’re planning a bathroom remodel, every contractor has a different answer for what the shower install timeline will look like. Some say a week. Some say six. The truth is somewhere in the middle, and it depends on a
Glass Services You Didn’t Know Star Glass Offers
Most people know us for two things: shower glass and windshields. Those are our highest-volume services, so that’s what people see first. But if you ask any of our customers what surprises them most, it’s usually how much else we
Most-Asked Glass Questions: We Answer the 10 We Hear Every Week
When you talk to as many customers as we do every week, the same questions come up over and over. Most of these have straightforward answers — but most glass company websites bury them or don’t address them at all.
Hurricane Season Prep for New Orleans Businesses: Your Glass Checklist
Residential glass takes a hit in hurricane season. Commercial glass takes more. Storefronts are large and exposed, bearing the brunt of debris and wind pressure. Entry doors get slammed. Sealed window units fail. And when business glass goes down in
Choosing the Right Shower Glass: Every Option Explained
You’re remodeling a bathroom — maybe a primary bath in Old Metairie or a guest bath in the Garden District. You’ve got everything else figured out — tile, fixtures, paint — and then you hit the shower glass options. Frameless
Windshield Repair vs. Replacement: How to Tell the Difference
You catch a rock on I-10 between Kenner and Metairie, and now you’ve got a chip in your windshield. The question every driver asks: Do I need a full replacement, or can this be repaired? The answer matters. Repair is
Why We Started Quoting Glass Projects from Photos
Most glass companies still send someone out to look at every project before quoting it. That’s a truck, a tech, an hour of drive time, an hour of measuring — for every single quote. The customer waits. The company absorbs
Why Your Shower Glass Looks Foggy: Hard Water Etching Explained
You squeegee. You spray. You scrub. And still, your shower glass looks foggy — like there’s a permanent film you can’t get rid of. The frustrating reality is, you might be right. What looks like soap scum is often something
Hurricane Season Starts Now: 5 Glass Issues to Fix Before the Storm
If you’ve spent a summer in New Orleans, you already know hurricane season isn’t a maybe — it’s a question of how many and how close. June 1 marks the official start, but the smart move is to handle the
Commercial Glass Entrance Doors in New Orleans: Storefront and Office Options
Commercial glass entrance doors are among the most visible elements of any business — they’re the first thing customers interact with, and the last impression they have when they leave. For retail storefronts, office buildings, restaurants, and other commercial spaces