If your looking for an attractive alternative to tile this is it!
We’ve built solid surface showers since 2010, and many of our clients LOVE it. With no grout, and no sealing required, solid surface saves time and hassle on maintenance, while looking great and feeling, well – solid.
Solid surface has a few other benefits as well:
Solid surface shower remodels can be built up to 50% faster.
Because it installs faster, solid surface has a lower price point (even though the material is often more expensive than tile).
Solid surface lasts forever. This is NOT true of most tile showers – except, of course, those we build.
Selections are easier, and you don’t have to go to a tile store. We’ll bring samples to you, and help you coordinate with the rest of your bathroom.
In short, solid surface is a thick, non-porous building material (hence, the name “solid” surface) that is ideal for bathroom remodeling. The non-porous nature of this product keeps microorganisms, dirt, and grime on top of the material, versus allowing them to embed inside the surface, as more porous materials do. In addition, for most shower remodels, each shower wall can be made from a single slab of solid surface, which cuts down on seams.
The solid surface product we work with is made by The Onyx Collection, a family-owned manufacturer, right here in the USA.
It is formulated with a base of 63% alumina trihydrate, along with 37% polyester resins, and other ingredients. This is the same base ingredient as DuPont’s Corian®, which you commonly see in kitchen and bath countertops. And while Corian is great, Onyx’s solid surface is easier to clean and has a better guarantee. This is why we install and recommend Onyx.
Solid surface is not a layered or printed material like acrylic, porcelain slabs, and Kohler’s Luxstone® (formerly known as Choreograph). If damaged, printed surfaces are not repairable. Instead, solid surface is the same material all the way through. Onyx makes its product with a factory-applied gelcoat on top, which makes your daily cleaning much easier, and allows most scratches to be buffed out.
Onyx solid surface shower walls are almost 3/8″ thick, which is three times thicker than the beefiest acrylic shower walls. The bases are also made with much, much thicker construction than acrylic bases. This is partly why acrylic showers can be installed in a day or two, where this product can not.
Solid surface materials provide firm and substantial shower surfaces, without the “give” common to acrylic and fiberglass shower trays and wall surrounds.
If properly installed and maintained, you’ll never need to replace this type of shower. The hard water we experience in the golden triangle, along with soap scum, body oils, etc., are not a problem for this material.
What is Solid Surface?
