He flew on a 65.00 dollar round trip flight to New Mexico and came back with a project, a huge vanity that fit nothing here, product samples, adhesives etc. It was cheaper to get certified than to pay to have it installed at the time. Perhaps Joseph Corlett can offer suggestions for a good base.ĭH got certified in Avonite when SS was pretty new. On the other hand I have been in solid surface showers in hotels that I found to be quite slippery. Love the cast iron, hate the non slip crap Kohler uses. I am still debating whether to go with solid surface or a cast iron pan. The one thing I will never ever do again is use a preformed fiberglass or acrylic shower base. However our next shower surround will be a solid surface for all the reasons the above two posters gave. We have a tile shower DH custom designed and installed maybe 20 years ago. I don't want to initiate a new home mortgage every ten years due to needing updates on major, heavy systems! I'll bet this huge-walk-in-shower-with-basically- a-tiled-room trend will be out in about 5-10 years when folks realize the maintenance nightmare these showers are and the cost to get rid of them with heavy demolition, removal, and replacement. Every grout line is a failure possibility. But they are cold showers that don't concentrate steam well, they must be squeegeed each time or water spots make them look awful, and don't even get me started on the nightmares possible if they are not PERFECTLY installed and waterproofed, or if you have movement in your floors that flex, etc. Huge over-sized tiled showers with plate glass walls are all the rage now and they look terrific in magazine shots. Tile fashions change and then you are stuck. Of course, once the grout gets discolored, you seal the discolor in, too. You are supposed to re-seal the grout every six to twelve months - what a maintenance joke. Every grout line is a chance to crack and leak and mildew. In my previous house, I had a tiled shower and tiled shower pan. It is light, bright, clean looking, and timeless. In that time, I've re-done the silicone caulk seams once (last year) and installed an updated rimless rain-textured glass door unit. I have had pure white plate Corian walls in a shower surround for 20 years.
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